If you have "Allow starting in Reading Layout" checked on the General tab of
Tools | Options, it will be automatic when you open an email attachment. But
that is the only way it can be achieved (short of a macro). I don't believe
documents can be saved to open in that view.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Jeff Reimer" Jeff
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Hi,
I need to have word open in reading view mode in 2003. Does anyone knw
how
to make this happen. No one seems to know how to do this