A document will always open in the view in which it was saved (provided it
was really saved in that view; see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm) unless the recipient
has "Allow starting in Reading Layout" checked on the General tab of Tools |
Options, and there's nothing you can do about that if the recipient isn't
willing to change settings.
I believe, also, that Reading Layout only kicks in when a document is opened
directly from an attachment, which is never a good idea, anyway; otherwise,
it seems like every document would open in that view. So if you can persuade
your recipients to disable Reading Layout and/or save the document to the HD
before opening, it should open in Print Layout view.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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