I am using MS Office 2003 on Windows XP Professional 2002 and each time I
open a Word doc, Word puts it in the reading layout view. Also, Word
automatically removes buttons in the top tool bar if I do not use them every
time. The reading view is annoying because I would never view a document that
way. The button removal is annoying because I have to continually add the
buttons that I want to use to the tool bar. Is there some way to make Office
2003 act like an older Office version to prevent these "improvements" from
working?

1. Tools Options General (tab)
Uncheck "Allow starting in Reaidng Layout"

2. Tools Customize Options (tab)
Check "Show Statndard and Formatting Toolbars on two lines"

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Enjoy,
Tony


"James_S" wrote in message
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I am using MS Office 2003 on Windows XP Professional 2002 and each time I
open a Word doc, Word puts it in the reading layout view. Also, Word
automatically removes buttons in the top tool bar if I do not use them
every
time. The reading view is annoying because I would never view a document
that
way. The button removal is annoying because I have to continually add the
buttons that I want to use to the tool bar. Is there some way to make
Office
2003 act like an older Office version to prevent these "improvements" from
working?