Make sure that your document has the desired view and zoom when you
save and close it; this should still be in effect the next time you
open the document. Otherwise, you can use AutoOpen and AutoNew macros
to force the desired settings:

Sub AutoNew()
With ActiveWindow.View
.Type = 3
.Zoom.Percentage = 100
End With
End Sub

Sub AutoOpen()
With ActiveWindow.View
.Type = 3
.Zoom.Percentage = 100
End With
End Sub

In the above code, you can choose another percentage than 100. In
addition, you can use a different type than 3, which means Print
Layout View. For example, you can use 1 for Normal View.

If you need help installing the macros, please see:
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm


--
Stefan Blom


"theatrefan" wrote in message
...
when I open many of my word files, they have to be clicked to "print
layout"
in order to read them properly, so is there a way to default all my
word
files to "print layout" in the view tab? Thanks.