[Glenn Dale]

How do I force Word to open each and every document, no matter the source,
using the NORMAL "view" rather than a "view" of Word's own choosing?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Any document opens in the view in which it was saved. To force them to open
in Normal view, you'll need a macro.

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"Glenn Dale" Glenn wrote in message
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How do I force Word to open each and every document, no matter the source,
using the NORMAL "view" rather than a "view" of Word's own choosing?

[Graham Mayor]

As for the macro, you'll need an autonew and an autoopen macro in normal.dot
each containing (at least) the line

ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdNormalView
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Any document opens in the view in which it was saved. To force them
to open in Normal view, you'll need a macro.


"Glenn Dale" Glenn wrote in message
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How do I force Word to open each and every document, no matter the
source, using the NORMAL "view" rather than a "view" of Word's own
choosing?