Force a doc to always open in reading pane view

[gersemale]

Hi folks,

Do you know is it possible using VBA or otherwise to force a document to always open in reading pane view, independant of their user settings?

Thanks,

Ger

[MOS MASTER]

Would that be in Office 2003?

[TonyJollans]

I really hate people overridong my personal settings and don't know why you would want to do this but you you can put code in the documents's opene vent ..[vba]Private Sub Document_Open()
Me.Windows(1).View.ReadingLayout = True
End Sub[/vba]

[spaz9876]

I have the same problem. Every document I open, opens as Reading Layout and I always have to change it to Print Layout. Everyone in my department has the same problem. How do you get it to switch the default to Print Layout?

[fumei]

I agree with Tony. The issue however, is documents that are sent to and from others.

The solution is to make code in the Document_Open event of your normal.dot. That way, whatever settings YOU want will always occur, regardless of whatever someone else has done. Well that is not strictly true, you could code a way around it. Nevertheless, put this in the Document_Open event of your normal.dot. All opening document will open in PrintLayout. Oh, but as version was not mentioned...this is may not work for some versions of Word. Syntax changes. The solution is to simply record a macro changing it to Print View, and then take THAT code and put it in the Document_Open event of normal.dot.
[vba]ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdPrintView[/vba]

[TonyJollans]

I have the same problem. Every document I open, opens as Reading Layout and I always have to change it to Print Layout. Everyone in my department has the same problem. How do you get it to switch the default to Print Layout?

That is the opposite of the original question and easily dealt with.

Under Tools > Options > General (tab), uncheck "Allow starting in Reading Layout"

[spaz9876]

Oh my gosh I can't believe it was that easy. - Thank you Tony

[MOS MASTER]

I really hate people overridong my personal settings and don't know why you would want to do this

Amen to that buddy!

[fumei]

Which is precisely why just about the only code I have in my normal.dot (rather than in either a document template, or a global template) is the code to make darn sure than documents DO open in MY settings.

[MOS MASTER]

Which is precisely why just about the only code I have in my normal.dot (rather than in either a document template, or a global template) is the code to make darn sure than documents DO open in MY settings.

No need for that from my site...Our IT desk doesn't know a local Normal.dot overides the one in (Shared) Workgroup templates. (So my customizations are still mine and mine alone)

[fumei]

[MOS MASTER]

Are you the computer and am I the little yellow nono??