Is it possible to rename an open Word document without closing it?

Question

I just ask this question as I do not believe that after so many versions of Word, it wouldn't exist. Usually when I'm working on a document and I realize I have to rename it, I have to close the document down, go to file explorer and then rename it, and then opening it up again.It's a procedure that's so ingrained in my usage pattern that I didn't realize until now that I'm actually having to open and close multiple windows/applications etc. simply to rename a file. Surely, it's the year 2012, I should be able to do a simple thing like that with a few clicks right? So is there a way to just rename the file name of a word/excel /office document without having to close it first?

Answer 1

The only way I can think of doing this is simply saving as a different file. You cannot rename them easily due to how the computer saves information when it is open.

Once you've saved it as a different document, you can remove the old file if you'd like.