Need to open in Draft

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Fabrisse

I find the standard Word Layout difficult to parse. I need it to open or at
least save Draft as a permanent preference. It's frustrating to have to use
the mouse to set to draft every time I open a document whether new or
existing.

I can't find any way to do it through Word Options and there's no longer a
Set Preferences. I'll write a macro if someone can guide me.

Failing that is there a keyboard shortcut for setting the style to draft?

Thank you,
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

There is a check box to allow starting in Draft view; it's buried somewhere
in Office Button | Word Options.
 
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Fabrisse

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I have searched Word Options and
can't find any option for opening in draft view. Even the Layout Options
list under Advanced Options doesn't seem to have draft view available. Is
there something else draft view could be called?
 
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Stefan Blom

It's in the Advanced category, under "General": "Allow opening a document in
Draft view."

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Fabrisse

Thank you very much. It still won't allow Document 1 to open as a draft, but
anything I save in draft form opens that way. It's a huge improvement.

Again, thank you.
 
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Stefan Blom

Have you tried opening the normal.dotm template and changing its view to
Draft? Add and delete a space (to mark the file as modified), and then save
and close normal.dotm.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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