word documents to desktop

[lsf kin]

I'm a little slow when it comes to computers. I had OS 9, and when
I'd create a word document it would automatically appear in icon form
on my desktop for easy access.

I switched to OS X and it doesn't do this any more. Any ideas how to
make this happen so I don't have to go through the four steps with the
project gallery regime just to open a document? Please excuse lack of
computer saavy in advance. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED AS I'M
WORKING ON WRITING A SCREENPLAY AND THIS IS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT!

Thank you in advance.

lsf kin

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

The doc only gets an icon when you save it, so you need to save it to the
desktop. In the first Save dialog, make sure you are saving it to the
desktop. (you may need to click on the blue arrow next to the filename box
to see a full Save dialog that lets you pick a location).

But, because why clutter up a pretty OS X desktop? you should really
consider organizing your documents in folders. And note that you can put an
entire folder on the dock for easy (right-click or control-click) access to
its contents.