How to control Word to open files in Draft layout and Document Map

[Ross_123]

I can't find how to control this. Sometimes for a long period all documents
open in Draft mode which is what I want but sometimes they open in other
layout modes and I have to constantly switch to Draft layout mode. Also the
same happens with the Document Map view that appear on the left side. I used
to have all documents open with that Document Map view but currently for
about a month all documents open with Thumbnails view and I have to always
switch to Document Map view every time.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I can't find how to control this. Sometimes for a long period all
documents open in Draft mode which is what I want but sometimes they
open in other layout modes and I have to constantly switch to Draft
layout mode. Also the same happens with the Document Map view that
appear on the left side. I used to have all documents open with that
Document Map view but currently for about a month all documents open
with Thumbnails view and I have to always switch to Document Map view
every time.

You can use a macro like this:

Sub AutoOpen()
With ActiveWindow
.DocumentMap = True
.Thumbnails = False
.View.Type = wdNormalView
End With
End Sub

and a similar one named AutoNew(). Read
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm for explanation of this and other
things you can do when opening a document.

You should also look at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

 

[Stefan Blom]

The view is saved with the document--so documents open the way they were saved.

The display of the Document Map, on the other hand, seems to be "global" in
Word: the setting that was last used remains throughout the current session (and
possibly even if you exit and restart Word). But note that the Document Map may
be visible in Print Layout view and hidden in Draft view.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Note also that documents, even if saved in Draft view, will not open in
Draft view unless you have explicitly selected that option in Office Button
| Word Options | Advanced: General: "Allow opening a document in Draft
view."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org