This article provides a detailed guide on how to open an existing document in Word.

To open a pre-existing document, follow these steps:
Step 1: Navigate to the File -> Open tab:

Step 2: Options to open existing documents:
- Recent Documents: Open the most recently used documents.
- OneDrive: Open documents on OneDrive.
- Computer: Open documents existing on your computer.
- Add Location: Open a document from a location of your choice.
For example, to open a recently used document, click Recent Document -> Recent Word files appear on the right side of the dialog. Simply choose the document you want to open:

- If you want to open a document on your computer, select Computer -> click Browse to choose the path to the file you want to open:

- The Open dialog appears -> choose the path to the file to open -> click on the file name -> select Open:

- After selecting Open, customize the opened document according to your preferences:

This provides a detailed guide on how to open an existing document in Word.
Wishing you success!