John,

I use a AutoNew and AutoOpen macro in my document templates to
"harness" annoying display and toolbars. Something like:

Sub AutoNew()
ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName
With ActiveWindow.View
.Type = wdPrintView
.Zoom.PageFit = wdPageFitBestFit
.FieldShading = wdFieldShadingAlways
.ShowHiddenText = False
End With
With CommandBars
.Item("Reviewing").Visible = False
.Item("Mail Merge").Visible = False
.Item("Forms").Visible = False
End With
End Sub