word 16 doesn't keep docs open in Sierra

[anewman143]

With Word 2011, I got used to keeping 3 or 4 documents open so that every time I opened Word 2011, those documents were automatically open. My understanding is that was part of Mac OS

Jump to now - installed Word 2016 as well as Sierra - in the general tab of the system preferences, there is a check box that if checked, closes all open windows when an app is quit and will not restore them to open when the app is re-launched.

So it is UN-checked on my system.

But Word 2016 doesn't keep the docs open. I can re-open them under the "recent" item in the file menu, but I'd really prefer that the original functionality be there. Given that it appears to still be there in Sierra's system preferences, I can only conclude that Word 2016 doesn't obey.

Or that I'm doing something wrong.

HELP!

 

[anewman143]

With Word 2011, I got used to keeping 3 or 4 documents open so that every time I opened Word 2011, those documents were automatically open. My understanding is that was part of Mac OS

Jump to now - installed Word 2016 as well as Sierra - in the general tab of the system preferences, there is a check box that if checked, closes all open windows when an app is quit and will not restore them to open when the app is re-launched.

So it is UN-checked on my system.

But Word 2016 doesn't keep the docs open. I can re-open them under the "recent" item in the file menu, but I'd really prefer that the original functionality be there. Given that it appears to still be there in Sierra's system preferences, I can only conclude that Word 2016 doesn't obey.

Or that I'm doing something wrong.

HELP!

I should add that TextEdit, for example, behaves properly. So not sure if this is a Word 16 issue alone, or some combo of how Word 16 and Sierra are interacting (or not interacting)