Word 2003 and Reading Layout

[Rosebud]

Word 2003 defaults to the Reading Layout whenever I open a document. I can find nothing good about Reading Layout and want to change this default to Print Layout but can't find out how. Any suggestions?

Rosebud

 

[Blujacket]

Click the View button on the Menu bar and choose which way you want to view the page/s.

If you want the defaults loaded with Word, close Word and do a file search of the hard drive and delete the file normal.dot, it will be recreated when opening Word, may take twice to do it.

 

[Rosebud]

Thanks, Blujacket, for your prompt reply. I may not have explained myself very well. I know how to change the view once Word opens - and Word's default is to display in Reading Layout and I don't want that default. I want to change the default to Print Layout. Are you suggesting that I create a new normal.dot with the Print Layout view and, from then on, all docs I open - even those that come as e-mail attachments, will open in Print Layout?

Rosebud

 

[Blujacket]

I delete the normal.dot file, open Word and set it the way I want it.

Then I go to Tools, Options, the Save tab and put a checkmark in the 'Prompt to save Normal template' box and click OK to save the setting.

Then I close Word and answer No to save the document but Yes to save the template.

If all is well the next time I open Word, I go back and uncheck the 'Prompt to save Normal template' box, don't usually need to save again unless I want to change my preferred display, etc.

 

[Rosebud]

Deleting normal.dot didn't make any difference when I opened e-mail attachments. But I found the solution: in Word, go to Tools-Options-General and clear the "Allow Starting in Reading Layout" checkbox.

Rosebud