[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The main difference is that Web Layout view wraps to the window. Normal view
doesn't do this by default, though you can choose the "Wrap to window"
option in Tools | Options | View. When it is not enabled, Normal view wraps
the text at the margin width. The chief difference, though, is that Web
Layout view is intended to give a preview of how a document would look in a
Web browser (that is, as a Web page), whereas Normal view is based on a
printed document (though it doesn't show everything that will print).

In my view, the best of both worlds currently is Print Layout view with
white space between pages hidden. You still get a continuous flow of text
(without header and footer), but you can see objects in the drawing layer as
well.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Paul" wrote in message
...
I've been using the web layout view lately, and had forgotten that there
was
a normal view. I like web layout because it looks a lot like outline
view,
which I've been using, but I get too distracted with the various
formatting
marks in outline view.

I had a look at normal view today, and I couldn't really tell any
difference
between web layout and normal view. I looked web layout up in the Word
Help
files, and all I got was this, that I'm not sure I understand:
In Web layout view, backgrounds are visible, text is wrapped to fit the
window, and graphics are positioned just as they are in a Web browser.

For normal view, I read:
In normal view, page boundaries, headers and footers, backgrounds, drawing
objects, and pictures that do not have the In line with text wrapping
style
do not appear.

Anyways, what I want is "outline view" without the formatting marks in
front
of the headers that distract me (which is why I've been using web layout
view). Is there a good reason why I should switch to normal view, or stick
with web layout? When I'm in Word, I never make html--I have Kompozer for
that.

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Paul

MS Office Pro 2003
XP Home
Dell Inspiron 1501