Why exactly can't Microsoft Word close if there's a dialogue box open?

Question

I occasionally get the error that Word gives when trying to close a document with another dialogue box open but I've never been able to figure out *why* it happens.

Answer 1

Sometimes MS Word opens two windows when opening a document. In that case you have to try closing both windows. If you still get this error message, then I suggest running Task Manager and close Word from there.