See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm. Documents open in
the view in which they were saved. You can override this with an AutoOpen
macro.

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"Douglas Adams" wrote in message
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When I open a new document, I always open in Normal view.

I have several other Word documents that sometimes open in Normal view but
most often opens in Print Layout view.

How can I make Normal view the default setting for all my documents?

Thanks.