Document View

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ergeordie

How do i set the default view for a document in Word 2000?
Right now when I open a document it is in Printlayout. I
would like it to open with Normal as the default view.
Thanks,
ergeordie
 
T

Tom Smith

You can do it by editing normal.dot. You have to open normal.dot as a
*template* and not just a document based on that template. I personally find
that least messy to do by navigating to normal.dot with windows explorer,
then right-clicking on it and selecting 'open' from the context menu. Then
you can switch views. Then you need to type in a character and delete it so
that you can 'save' the changes. Close out. Next time you open word you'll
be in the view you've selected. HTH. TomS
 
S

sherry

Open a new document - change it to normal view. Do file
save as... in the "save as type" block select "Document
Template". Save it as a file name such as Normal2 (so as
not to mess up the original Normal template that came with
the software). The next time you start a new document it
should open in Normal view. Did that work?
 
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ergeordie

Thanks for the idea but...I tried your suggestion and no
go! It seems to have changed the view when I open a
new .doc but if I open an existing .doc it stills opens in
the same view, PrintLayout or Header3. Any other
suggestions? Thanks,
ergeordie
 
G

Graham Mayor

When Word is reluctant to hold the required view, you can force the issue
with a couple of macros:

Sub Autonew()
ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdNormalView
End Sub

Sub AutoOpen()
ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName
ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdNormalView
End Sub

The extra line in the second macro adds the filename/path to the Window
title bar. You can delete it if not required.
See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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R

Roberta

Yes that worked! Thanks

----- sherry wrote: ----

Open a new document - change it to normal view. Do file
save as... in the "save as type" block select "Document
Template". Save it as a file name such as Normal2 (so as
not to mess up the original Normal template that came with
the software). The next time you start a new document it
should open in Normal view. Did that work
 
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