Change Word default (opening attachments from Outlook) from reading layout to print layout?

[KR]

At work we just upgraded to Office2003. When I create new documents in Word,
they come up in "print layout", which is my desired working view.

When I open Word attachments from Outlook, they often come up in "reading
layout" (2 page, side-by-side) which in most cases messes up the tables and
other info, actually making it harder to read.

Is there a setting somewhere that I haven't found yet that will
automatically make all documents open in print layout?

Thanks,
Keith

 

[JulieD]

Hi Keith

annoying isn't it

tools /options / general - untick "allow starting in reading layout" (top
right of screen)

Cheers
JulieD

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

There's no setting that will make documents open in Print Layout view (they
will, by default, open in the view in which they were saved), though you can
accomplish this with a macro. To keep them from opening in Reading Layout
view, however, clear the check box on the General tab of Tools | Options.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Graham Mayor]

Tools > options > general > uncheck allow starting in reading layout.
Documents should open in the view in which they were saved. To override this
requires an autoopen macro

Sub AutoOpen()
ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName
With ActiveWindow.View
.Type = wdPrintView
.Zoom.Percentage = 100
.ShowFieldCodes = False
.DisplayPageBoundaries = True
End With
End Sub

see http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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[TF]

Tools, Options, General tab and clear the option 'Allow Starting in Reading
layout' (which you would think belongs under the View Tab!)

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


: At work we just upgraded to Office2003. When I create new documents in
Word,
: they come up in "print layout", which is my desired working view.
:
: When I open Word attachments from Outlook, they often come up in "reading
: layout" (2 page, side-by-side) which in most cases messes up the tables
and
: other info, actually making it harder to read.
:
: Is there a setting somewhere that I haven't found yet that will
: automatically make all documents open in print layout?
:
: Thanks,
: Keith
:
: --
: The enclosed questions or comments are entirely mine and don't represent
the
: thoughts, views, or policy of my employer. Any errors or omissions are my
: own.
:
:

 

[TF]

Grief! Four answers inside 11 mins! OK, the server is slow to update!

tf


"TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: Tools, Options, General tab and clear the option 'Allow Starting in
Reading
: layout' (which you would think belongs under the View Tab!)
:
: --
: Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: http://word.mvps.org/
:
:
: :: At work we just upgraded to Office2003. When I create new documents in
: Word,
:: they come up in "print layout", which is my desired working view.
::
:: When I open Word attachments from Outlook, they often come up in "reading
:: layout" (2 page, side-by-side) which in most cases messes up the tables
: and
:: other info, actually making it harder to read.
::
:: Is there a setting somewhere that I haven't found yet that will
:: automatically make all documents open in print layout?
::
:: Thanks,
:: Keith
::
:: --
:: The enclosed questions or comments are entirely mine and don't represent
: the
:: thoughts, views, or policy of my employer. Any errors or omissions are my
:: own.
::
::
:
: