Save the settings you want in normal.dot - eg
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm
Some settings will be saved with documents. To override those you'll need to
set your preferences in an autoopen macro

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saving my display settings wrote:
I only want certain toolbars displayed when I open a new document.
How do I keep it from reseting itself everytime I open word, or
saving the display to a document.