> I guess I'm not making myself clear. Nowhere did I say anything about
> creating a document. Your description of the view in which it was saved
> ("The doc looked like a doc, margins, and all") sounded like Print Layout
> view. If the document was in fact saved in Normal view, then it will open in
> Normal view unless there is some macro present to force Print Layout view.
> If this were Word 2003, I'd think you might be opening in Reading Layout
> view, but that's a horse of a different color.
>
> It is also possible to open a document, change the view, and "save" it, but
> the document is not actually saved in that (different) view unless you have
> made some other change in the document. See
>
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm>
> If you like, send me one of the documents that you say is saved in Normal
> view but opening in Print Layout view, and I will tell you what view it
> opens in on my machine.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> "seoulguy" <seoulguy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F0CE7880-6DE9-4ACE-B50D-F6CB5554154B[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for the note, but I guess I'm still not making myself clear. I'm
> NOT
> > creating a Word document; I'm uploading a Word doc from my hard drive, and
> it
> > DOES NOT OPEN IN WORD THE WAY IT WAS SAVED; it WAS NOT SAVED IN PRINT
> VIEW;
> > IT DISPLAYS IN PRINT VIEW, but thanks anyway.
> >
> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> >
> > > Your OS is irrelevant here. Your description of the previous page view
> ("The
> > > doc looked like a doc, margins, and all") sounds like Print Layout view,
> not
> > > Normal view, which does not show margins.
> > >
> > > Regardless of view, page numbers never advance as you scroll until you
> move
> > > the insertion point. As you scroll down through a document (using the
> slider
> > > on the scroll bar or clicking below it) the IP stays where you left it.
> If
> > > you press the spacebar, you will insert a space back on page 1 or
> wherever
> > > you were. If you use the browse arrows instead, you actually advance the
> IP
> > > to a new page.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > > Words into Type
> > > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > > Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org> > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> newsgroup so
> > > all may benefit.
> > >
> > > "seoulguy" <seoulguy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:AE4D29CF-D644-42DC-898F-0819A2B471EC[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > > > Followup to Ms. Barnhill:
> > > >
> > > > 1. My Word 2002 runs on XP Home. Until a few days ago, ALL docs
> opened
> > > in
> > > > the way they were saved; suddenly all docs DO NOT open in the way they
> > > were
> > > > saved; they ALL (including my own previous correspondence, resumes,
> etc.)
> > > > open IN PRINT VIEW.
> > > >
> > > > 2. Page numbers on the horizontal bar, say 1/9, 2/9, 3/9, etc. DO NOT
> > > MOVE
> > > > as the doc is scrolled. Page 1 and 1/9, for example, stay Page 1 and
> 1/9,
> > > > even as the doc is scrolled to the end.
> > > >
> > > > 3. View is set to Normal.
> > > >
> > > > 4. I've never had to adjust the views previously and never have used
> > > print
> > > > layout, except when measuring a letter of my own for print pages.
> > > >
> > > > But thanks for the note.
> > > >
> > > > David Martin
> > > >
> > > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I'm confused by your description, and I suspect so are you. Some
> things
> > > that
> > > > > may help:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. Normal view shows continuous text on a solid window in your
> chosen
> > > window
> > > > > color, interrupted by dotted lines showing page breaks.
> > > > >
> > > > > 2. Print Layout view shows the entire page against a gray
> background; if
> > > you
> > > > > have suppressed white space, you will get a continuous document with
> > > lines
> > > > > where the headers and footers should be (see
> > > > >
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm).> > > > >
> > > > > 3. Documents are displayed in the view in which they are saved
> (mostly);
> > > the
> > > > > "white space" setting is an exception; see “WD2002: Rules for ‘Hide
> > > white
> > > > > space between pages’†at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297564> > > > >
> > > > > 4. The status bar should be displayed in all views if you have it
> > > checked on
> > > > > the View tab of Tools | Options.
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't understand what you mean about pages not moving with the
> scroll.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > > > > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > > > > Words into Type
> > > > > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > > > > Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org> > > > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> > > newsgroup so
> > > > > all may benefit.
> > > > >
> > > > > "seoulguy" <seoulguy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:E5F35447-E6CE-4CE1-A798-EE5F97B0D94B[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > > > > > I edit client docs (scientific). These are uploaded to my hard
> drive,
> > > > > then
> > > > > > downloaded to Word. Up to now, no problem. The doc looked like a
> > > doc,
> > > > > > margins, and all, plus page counter. I just clicked TRK and went
> to
> > > work.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Suddenly, all docs opened in print layout, despite using \a and
> > > numerous
> > > > > > other troubleshooting devices. Changing to normal, lower
> horizontal
> > > bar
> > > > > > shows, but pages don't move with the scroll; in fact, page breaks
> show
> > > > > > instead. This isn't normal.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And, yes, I renamed normal.dot -- didn't help.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Anyone had a similar occurrence?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
>
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