MS Word offers several different views in which you can read
and work on documents.
The view you are using when you save a document will be the
default view when you open that same document the next time.
Likewise, if you open a document created by someone else,
the view in which they saved it will be the default for that file unless you
change it and save it again.
You can change your default Word template, though, so that
new Word documents always open in the view of your choice.
Close any Microsoft Word documents or windows on your computer.
Locate the \"Normal.dot\" file on your computer.
This is the default template for all new Word documents. If
you are using Windows XP, navigate to \"c:\\documents and
settings\\username\\application data\\Microsoft\\templates\", changing
\"username\" to your user name on the computer.
For Windows Vista or Windows 7, go to
\"c:\\users\\username\\appdata\\roaming\\Microsoft\\templates\",
again, changing the username to your user name on Windows.
Right-click \"Normal.dot\" and select
\"Open.\"
A new Word document will open, which is actually the default
document template.
Change the view to the one you desire.
To do so in Word 2003, go to the \"View\" menu and
click on the view you want to use.
In Word 2007 or 2010, go to the \"View\" tab and
select a view.
Type something into the document and then delete it.
This allows Word to recognize that a change has been made to
the template without adding any unwanted items.
Click the \"Save\" button or press the
\"Ctrl\" and \"S\" keys to save the changes to your default
Word template.
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm
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