Starting word always in normal mode?

[Sean]

I've set up Word 97 to start up in Normal instead of Page
Outline. This works fine when I open it with a blank
document, however whenever I try to open a .doc that I
downloaded it goes back to Page Outline.

Is there a way to force Word to stay in normal no matter
what?

 

[TF]

Sean

Normally Word will open a document in the same View that it was last saved
and closed in. To achieve what you want, you will have to create an AutoOpen
macro that switch Word into Normal View on opening any document.

Terry


: I've set up Word 97 to start up in Normal instead of Page
: Outline. This works fine when I open it with a blank
: document, however whenever I try to open a .doc that I
: downloaded it goes back to Page Outline.
:
: Is there a way to force Word to stay in normal no matter
: what?

 

[Naelphin]

Sean

Normally Word will open a document in the same View that it was last
saved and closed in. To achieve what you want, you will have to create
an AutoOpen macro that switch Word into Normal View on opening any
document.

How would I go around doing this? I'm not a programmer and this sounds
intriguing.

 

[TF]

Sean

See this Faq for the full low-down:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

: TF on 18 Sep 2004 wrote in <:
: > Sean
: >
: > Normally Word will open a document in the same View that it was last
: > saved and closed in. To achieve what you want, you will have to create
: > an AutoOpen macro that switch Word into Normal View on opening any
: > document.
:
:
: How would I go around doing this? I'm not a programmer and this sounds
: intriguing.
:

 

[Sean]

Sean

See this Faq for the full low-down:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm

I've followed those instructions, and it doesn't affect documents I've
downloaded from the internet. If I make a new document it appears in normal,
as it should.

A third-party document however always appears in Page Layout for me, and that
page doesn't help. You mentioned that a macro could do it, how would I make
one?