If you have Microsoft Word or the entire Microsoft Office package installed on Microsoft Windows, you can find Microsoft Word in your Start menu.


Keep in mind that new computers do not include Microsoft Word. It must be purchased and installed before it can be run on your computer. If you do not want (or cannot afford) to purchase Microsoft Word, you can use a limited version for free at www.office.com.
Note There are also free word processing programs you can try that are very similar to Microsoft Word.
If Microsoft Word is installed on your computer, but you can't find it in your Start menu, use the following steps to manually launch Microsoft Word:
  1. Open My Computer.
  2. Click on or select the C: drive. If Microsoft Office is installed on a drive other than the C: drive, select that drive instead.
  3. Navigate to the Program Files (x86) folder, then the Microsoft Office folder.
  4. In the Microsoft Office folder, if there is a root folder, open that folder. Then open the OfficeXX folder, where XX is the version of Office (e.g., Office16 for Microsoft Office 2016). If there is no root folder, look for and open a folder having "Office" in the name.
  5. Look for a file named WINWORD.EXE and click or double-click that file to start the Microsoft Word program.