In Word2002, the view should be the same as the last time you saved the document.
So I guess you use Word2003?
You'd probably need a macro solution in Word2003 to make the document open in the view you want.
You could save the current settings (.ActiveWindow.View.RevisionsView, .ActiveWindow.View.ShowRevisionsAndComments) in an AutoClose macro, and restore them in an AutoOpen macro.
Or just set them to "Final" in AutoOpen.
If you need help with that, ask in one of the VBA groups.
Regards,
Klaus
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