On Behalf Of Robert Kingett Sent: Monday, Ma7:12 AM To: Subject: Draft view in Microsoft word. Then, immediately switching the view to draft view, then makingįormatting changes, then saving the template, but it still opens to I've also tried opening the normal template through Microsoft word, Does anyone know of another way to always open in draft view? Writer requirement things for literary markets, switching the view toĭraft view after making all the changes, then, saving by hitting CTRL S,īut upon opening a new, blank, document, the view defaults to print

Microsoft word, making changes to it, adding header text, doing all the I've tried editing the Normal template directly by opening it through Keep running into is getting word to open in draft view, rather than The beta, I tried draft view in MS word 2016, Office 365, and it is, inįact, much speedier to edit documents and otherwise, but the problem I Per a few other blind writers, and the suggestion in the what's new for Therefore, the macros are especially useful in Word 2013 and later versions but they can be useful in earlier Word versions too.Subject: Draft view in Microsoft word. In Word 2013 and later versions this is no longer possible. You can also set up the macros so you can easily run them whenever you want.Īs described in the article How To Open Word Documents With A Specific Zoom And View, Word 2010 and earlier versions let you manage how individual documents open without using macros. You will also find information that can help you modify the macros to open with precisely the zoom and view type you want. You will find macros ready for use that will force Word to open new or existing documents with a specific zoom or view plus a couple of other macro examples. This article explains how the different zoom and view options work and provides information about how to manage the zoom and view settings via VBA macros. In addition, the Views group on the View tab of the Ribbon lets you select from a number of different view types. The Zoom dialog box which you can open via View tab > Zoom or by clicking the zoom percentage value in the bottom-right corner of the document window in Word includes a number of zoom options you can use to define how document pages are to be displayed and arranged on the screen.

How to open draft view in word