I think you're confusing the issue he

1. The view is saved with the document; therefore, if it is saved in Print
Layout view, it will open in that view (on any machine) barring
interference.

2. The "interference" is caused by Reading Layout view. If the user has not
disabled "Allow starting in Reading Layout" (Tools | Options | General),
then a document opened directly from an attachment will open in that view.

There are several ways around this:

1. A macro, which the OP doesn't want, for sensible reasons.

2. A suggestion that the recipient save the document to the HD before
opening (which is only prudent and reasonable, but many users don't do it,
to their cost).

3. A suggestion that the recipient disable Reading Layout view.

The last option is quite presumptuous; if the recipient *wants* to read the
document in that view, it should be his/her choice. But many users *don't*
want to read documents in RL view and just don't know how to disable it.
Therefore, if the document is to be emailed, I would combine options 1 and
2: in the cover email, point out that, if the recipient wants to see the
document as it was intended to be seen, it is best viewed in Print Layout
view, which will be the result if the document is saved before opening;
otherwise, exiting RL view (using ESC) or disabling it (provide
instructions) is a workaround.

If the document is not to be emailed, the situation does not arise; it will
open in Print Layout view.

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"Tony Jollans" My Forename at My Surname dot com wrote in message
...
I want my users to be able to open the documents
without having to go through this step.

What do the users themselves want?

One reason for asking is that the View is saved with the document so that
if
they always work in Print View, documents should always be in that view
without any effort or your part - or theirs. If they don't always use that
view, why do you want to impose it on them?

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Enjoy,
Tony


"Kevin" wrote in message
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I've seen other posts in this discussion group that explain how to use a
macro to force the print layout view, but what if i don't want to use a
macro
for this?

The reason why I don't want to use a macro is because of the
potentially-confusing security message that often ensues, depending upon
the
user's security level. I want my users to be able to open the documents
without having to go through this step.

Is there another way?

Thanks,