Whenever I open a document someone has sent me it opens in 'Reading Layout'
so I thne have to click 'view' and 'print layout' then I close the 'Getting
started' box, which all seems like a lot of hassle!?!

On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 09:21:49 -0700, Darryl
wrote:

Whenever I open a document someone has sent me it opens in 'Reading Layout'
so I thne have to click 'view' and 'print layout' then I close the 'Getting
started' box, which all seems like a lot of hassle!?!

In Tools Options General, uncheck the box for "Allow starting in
Reading Layout".

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

I keep reseting the checkbox but it keeps coming back like a bad headache. I
agree with other posters, why on earth did Microsoft chose the reading layout
as the default? It makes no sense.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 09:21:49 -0700, Darryl
wrote:

Whenever I open a document someone has sent me it opens in 'Reading Layout'
so I thne have to click 'view' and 'print layout' then I close the 'Getting
started' box, which all seems like a lot of hassle!?!

In Tools Options General, uncheck the box for "Allow starting in
Reading Layout".

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

If your options are not being saved, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm for instructions on
rebuilding the Word Data key in the Registry. Alternatively, it's possible
that an add-in is changing your settings.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"eeg0323" wrote in message
...
I keep reseting the checkbox but it keeps coming back like a bad headache.
I
agree with other posters, why on earth did Microsoft chose the reading
layout
as the default? It makes no sense.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 09:21:49 -0700, Darryl
wrote:

Whenever I open a document someone has sent me it opens in 'Reading
Layout'
so I thne have to click 'view' and 'print layout' then I close the
'Getting
started' box, which all seems like a lot of hassle!?!

In Tools Options General, uncheck the box for "Allow starting in
Reading Layout".

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Also, Reading Layout is *not* the default view except for documents opened
from Outlook attachments (which itself is a horrible idea that causes data
loss if you edit and think you've saved). If you're opening documents
directly from files saved on your disk and they're coming up in Reading
Layout, something is wrong with your installation.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
If your options are not being saved, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm for
instructions on rebuilding the Word Data key in the Registry.
Alternatively, it's possible that an add-in is changing your settings.


"eeg0323" wrote in message
...
I keep reseting the checkbox but it keeps coming back like a bad
headache. I agree with other posters, why on earth did Microsoft
chose the reading layout as the default? It makes no sense.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 09:21:49 -0700, Darryl
wrote:

Whenever I open a document someone has sent me it opens in
'Reading Layout' so I thne have to click 'view' and 'print layout'
then I close the 'Getting started' box, which all seems like a lot
of hassle!?!

In Tools Options General, uncheck the box for "Allow starting in
Reading Layout".

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org