How do I stop windows automattically opening to a "split window"

[Loouisiana Bob]

I use Word 2003. When I open a new document, or an existing document, the
screen is split. The left 25% show a small full page duplicate of t he open
document. To remove the split, I go to menu bar "window", and slect "remove
split". This is aggravating. How can I insure that when I open an new or
old document, it will open to a full screen and not a split screen?

 

[Jay Freedman]

On Sat, 1 Nov 2008 11:56:05 -0700, Loouisiana Bob <Loouisiana

I use Word 2003. When I open a new document, or an existing document, the
screen is split. The left 25% show a small full page duplicate of t he open
document. To remove the split, I go to menu bar "window", and slect "remove
split". This is aggravating. How can I insure that when I open an new or
old document, it will open to a full screen and not a split screen?

Instead of Window > Remove Split, click View > Thumbnails to turn off that view.