how do I get word to show up on my desktop as an icon?

[Jay]

I have recently installed office enterprise 2007. I can't find an icon in
either programs/office list or on the desktop. If i double click on a word
document word 2007 appears and opens the document. Thus far we have opened
old documents and created new to make a new document.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I have recently installed office enterprise 2007. I can't find an icon in
either programs/office list or on the desktop. If i double click on a word
document word 2007 appears and opens the document. Thus far we have opened
old documents and created new to make a new document.

Use Windows Explorer (variously called "My Computer" or "Computer" depending on
your Windows version) to get to the folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office12. Right-click the file Winword.exe, and choose Send To > Desktop.
That will create a desktop icon.

If you want, you can copy that icon; then right-click the Start menu and choose
Explore; and paste the shortcut into an appropriate folder under Start
Menu\Programs. That will put an item in the corresponding submenu of the Start
menu.