Set Default "view" to "Final" vs. "Final Showing Markup"

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Tracy

Does anyone know how to FORCE Word 2003 to open
with "Final" as the default display view versus "Final
Showing Markup". I've tried adding the registry
entry "SetDefaultPrintViewToFinal" into
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Options. That
might fix printing but doesn't correct editing. This
issue didn't seem to exist until I installed Office 2003.
 
I

Ian Baird [MS]

Hi Tracy

Final Showing Markup is the default view for Word. This is simply the way
Word is designed. You can however use a macro to set it to Final.

'WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS EXAMPLE IS 'AT YOUR
OWN RISK.
Microsoft provides this macro code "as is" without warranty of 'any kind,
either
express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of
'merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.


Sub autoOpen()

With ActiveWindow.View

.ShowRevisionsAndComments = False

.RevisionsView = wdRevisionsViewFinal

End With



End Sub

You could also put the following code in the template's Document_New event:

'WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS EXAMPLE IS 'AT YOUR
OWN RISK.
Microsoft provides this macro code "as is" without warranty of 'any kind,
either
express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of
'merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

Private Sub Document_New()
With ActiveWindow.View
.ShowRevisionsAndComments = False
.RevisionsView = wdRevisionsViewFinal
End With
End Sub

This could be done globally with a COM Add-in. However, it must be
installed on each user's machine.

Regards,

Ian Baird
Microsoft PSS

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Suzanne S. Barnhill

On the Security tab of Tools | Options, there is an option to "Make hidden
markup visible when opening or saving." Clearing this check box will
accomplish what you say you want to do, but I suspect it may not be what you
really need. If there is markup in the document, you *want* to be able to
see it. If what you want is to remove the markup, you need to accept/reject
all changes.
 
J

John Voldal

This seems to be the solution I have been looking for, but I am not familiar with creating Macros. Can you provide step-by-step instructions for creating this Macro?
 
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