A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
Hello Kate
I am Prakash and happy to help you with your question, I'm a Microsoft consumer like you.
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1.Open Word App -> then Click on "File" in the top left corner.
2.Go to "Options" at the bottom of the left-hand menu.
- Click "General" -> The option for "Show the Start screen when this application starts" and uncheck the box next to it. > Press OK
- Close Word application.
- Log from your Computer then login back again then Launch Word again. In case of additional questions, reach out back to us, and we will be happy to help and try our best to resolve your issue.
Best Regards, Prakash