I've seen other posts in this discussion group that explain how to use a
macro to force the print layout view, but what if i don't want to use a macro
for this?

The reason why I don't want to use a macro is because of the
potentially-confusing security message that often ensues, depending upon the
user's security level. I want my users to be able to open the documents
without having to go through this step.

Is there another way?

Thanks,