Once you have saved a document, you can then close the active document without closing the Word program. There are two ways to exit an active document.

First, you can click on the Close button. A window will appear asking if you want to save the document before closing (this window will only appear if you have done some editing after saving the document).

Another way to exit the document is by going to File and clicking on Close. If the document has not been saved before closing, a window will appear asking you whether to save the document.