Sometimes when I open Word 2000, it's in Web Layout view. I'd like it
to always open in Normal view, but I don't see anything in Tools
Options that would accomplish this. ??? Thanks!

Steve

Word will open in the same view that it was last closed in.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

"Steve" wrote in message
...
: Sometimes when I open Word 2000, it's in Web Layout view. I'd like it
: to always open in Normal view, but I don't see anything in Tools
: Options that would accomplish this. ??? Thanks!

"TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote:
Word will open in the same view that it was last closed in.

Thanks Terry, guess it must somehow be changing to Web Layout without
my noticing it...

If it happens consistently, then there may be a problem with normal.dot, but
it is more likely some third party influencing this. However, I wasn't quite
accurate in what I said. I meant to have said that the view is remembered as
you close a document and it should open in the same view it was closed in.
If this is the normal (blank) document that is opening in web view, then you
need to switch it to print Layout (or normal) view, but you also need to
make the document 'dirty' so that Word will save the changes to normal.dot.
Just change the view and then add a character and delete it. Then close
Word.

Terry

"Steve" wrote in message
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: "TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote:
: Word will open in the same view that it was last closed in.
:
: Thanks Terry, guess it must somehow be changing to Web Layout without
: my noticing it...
:
:

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm (but note that you
may still need an AutoExec macro to enforce this).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote in message
...
If it happens consistently, then there may be a problem with normal.dot,
but
it is more likely some third party influencing this. However, I wasn't
quite
accurate in what I said. I meant to have said that the view is remembered
as
you close a document and it should open in the same view it was closed in.
If this is the normal (blank) document that is opening in web view, then
you
need to switch it to print Layout (or normal) view, but you also need to
make the document 'dirty' so that Word will save the changes to
normal.dot.
Just change the view and then add a character and delete it. Then close
Word.

Terry

"Steve" wrote in message
...
: "TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote:
: Word will open in the same view that it was last closed in.
:
: Thanks Terry, guess it must somehow be changing to Web Layout without
: my noticing it...
:
:

If you want to open all documents in normal view regardless of what they
were saved in, then the auto macros become necessary. Change the zoom
setting if required.

Sub AutoNew()
With ActiveWindow.View
.Type = wdNormalView
.Zoom.Percentage = 100
End With
End Sub

Sub AutoOpen()
ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName
With ActiveWindow.View
.Type = wdNormalView
.Zoom.Percentage = 100
End With
End Sub

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm (but note
that you may still need an AutoExec macro to enforce this).


"TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote in message
...
If it happens consistently, then there may be a problem with
normal.dot, but it is more likely some third party influencing this.
However, I wasn't quite accurate in what I said. I meant to have
said that the view is remembered as you close a document and it
should open in the same view it was closed in. If this is the normal
(blank) document that is opening in web view, then you need to
switch it to print Layout (or normal) view, but you also need to
make the document 'dirty' so that Word will save the changes to
normal.dot. Just change the view and then add a character and delete
it. Then close Word.

Terry

"Steve" wrote in message
...
"TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote:
Word will open in the same view that it was last closed in.

Thanks Terry, guess it must somehow be changing to Web Layout
without my noticing it...