Don't want Normal View

[Bruce]

Hi All,

I have researched this question for a while and haven't found an answer.
Several months ago, everytime that I open a word document, either a new
document or an existing one, it always opens in normal view. I prefer print
layout, and have to manually do it each time I open a document. This happens
even though the document is saved in print layout or reading layout. I
suspect this started when I opened a document in an email that was set to
normal view and something happened that makes it open always in open view. I
never use normal view and need to fix what is causing this. Anyone have any
idea what's going on? Thanks in advance.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm. Note that you
can't save a document in Reading Layout view; that view is used by default
only when a document is opened directly from an email attachment (and only
if you have the option enabled in Tools | Options | General).

 

[Bruce]

Thanks Suzanne. I'm having the problem even opening existing documents, not
just new ones. Does the normal.dot template have anything to do with this?
I do often use the reading layout, and normally close it in this view. Could
this be the problem?

Bruce

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you close in Reading Layout, then I guess there's no telling what you
might get the next time out. Try switching to Print Layout before your final
save.

 

[Graham Mayor]

You could create an autonew and an autoopen macro in the normal template to
force you preferred view regardless of what is saved with the document - see
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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