I don't see how to set Word to open in Print Preview without the help of a
macro, so if that is really what is happening you need to investigate what
is in your autonew macro. I suspect however that the document is opening in
Reading Layout view, which you can disable from tools > options > general.
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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