ESC should close it in any version. To disable it entirely, look in your
preferences (this setting is in Options | General in Word versions). If you
need more Mac-specific help, try posting at
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/communi...pid=newsgroups
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"WAArnold" wrote in message
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I have Office 2008 for Mac. I get a dual page view (reading view) when I
open email attachment. Prior edition had a close button. Cannot find
info
about disabling this function in 2008 version.