Create a document in Word for the web
With Word for the web running in your web browser, you can:
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Create documents to add and format text, images, and page layouts.
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Get to your documents from your computer, tablet, or phone.
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Share and work with others, wherever they are.
Notes:
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This Quick Start is for Word for the web . For the desktop version of Word for Windows, see the Word Quick Start .
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For Word on a Mac, see the Microsoft 365 for Mac Quick Start and Word for Mac Help .
Tip: If you have a subscription to Microsoft Copilot you can have the AI help you draft your content. For more information see Draft and add content with Copilot in Word.
Create and open a document
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Go to office.com/login and select Word .
![Create a file](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/202f0a14-4500-43f1-9d63-5d1c5e531954/b5a1583196907cbefc35dda095beaefd5e19e721.jpg)
Rename a document
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Select the title at the top and type a name.
Your changes are saved automatically in Word for the web .
![Name/Rename a file](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/training/neutral/439348e3-a83e-4203-b2fd-e15e2e94c91a/56dfca5a7cc7987907b80e0ef75df7c1c4786e2c.jpg)
Note: If you can’t edit the name, you might be in Reading View . Select Edit Document > Edit in Browser .