How do you set the default template for all new docs to "Draft"? in Word General Questions    |   |  Help   Search For:     In:   Office   Word     Word General Questions     Word New Users     Word Application Errors     Word Drawing and Graphics     Word Mailmerge and Fax     Word Page Layout     Word Programming     Word Tables              LJC 6/4/2007 8:58 AM PST   Question   In Word 2007, how do youi set the template to "Draft" instead of "Print Layout"? I keep having to manually set all docs I create and/or open to "Draft", and it's becoming really annoying.     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Suzanne S. Barnhill 6/4/2007 9:25 AM PST   Answer   The first hit in Google (searching for "default Draft view Word 2007) is http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919599, which says: To change the default view to Draft view when a Word 2007 document is opened, follow these steps: 1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options. 2. Click Advanced. 3. Under General, click to select the "Allow opening a document in Draft view" check box. 4. Click OK. 5. On the View tab, click Draft in the Document Views group. -- 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. "LJC" <LJC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D51AB84D-BB1F-4F5A-9702-F3CDB3F886DF@microsoft.com... > In Word 2007, how do youi set the template to "Draft" instead of "Print > Layout"? I keep having to manually set all docs I create and/or open to > "Draft", and it's becoming really annoying.     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Essephreak 9/22/2008 7:08 AM PST   Interesting. You use Google, not MSN, or your own support site search in order to find your own kb info. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > The first hit in Google (searching for "default Draft view Word 2007) is > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919599, which says: > > To change the default view to Draft view when a Word 2007 document is > opened, follow these steps: > > 1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options. > > 2. Click Advanced. > > 3. Under General, click to select the "Allow opening a document in Draft > view" check box. > > 4. Click OK. > > 5. On the View tab, click Draft in the Document Views group. > > -- > 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. > > "LJC" <LJC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:D51AB84D-BB1F-4F5A-9702-F3CDB3F886DF@microsoft.com... > > In Word 2007, how do youi set the template to "Draft" instead of "Print > > Layout"? I keep having to manually set all docs I create and/or open to > > "Draft", and it's becoming really annoying. > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Graham Mayor 9/22/2008 7:23 AM PST   This is a peer group and nothing to do with Microsoft, beyond the fact that they host the forum. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Essephreak wrote: > Interesting. You use Google, not MSN, or your own support site search > in order to find your own kb info. > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > >> The first hit in Google (searching for "default Draft view Word >> 2007) is http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919599, which says: >> >> To change the default view to Draft view when a Word 2007 document is >> opened, follow these steps: >> >> 1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options. >> >> 2. Click Advanced. >> >> 3. Under General, click to select the "Allow opening a document in >> Draft view" check box. >> >> 4. Click OK. >> >> 5. On the View tab, click Draft in the Document Views group. >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> "LJC" <LJC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:D51AB84D-BB1F-4F5A-9702-F3CDB3F886DF@microsoft.com... >>> In Word 2007, how do youi set the template to "Draft" instead of >>> "Print Layout"? I keep having to manually set all docs I create >>> and/or open to "Draft", and it's becoming really annoying.     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Suzanne S. Barnhill 9/22/2008 7:33 AM PST   It's not my KB, as I do not work for Microsoft, but I'd bet you'd be hard-pressed to find many Microsoft employees willing to claim ownership of the KB, either. I suspect that even most Softies use Google, as KB search has been badly broken for quite some time now. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Essephreak" <Essephreak@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B8517DCC-3154-42E4-B20F-AB0144DCC62B@microsoft.com... > Interesting. You use Google, not MSN, or your own support site search in > order to find your own kb info. > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > >> The first hit in Google (searching for "default Draft view Word 2007) is >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919599, which says: >> >> To change the default view to Draft view when a Word 2007 document is >> opened, follow these steps: >> >> 1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options. >> >> 2. Click Advanced. >> >> 3. Under General, click to select the "Allow opening a document in Draft >> view" check box. >> >> 4. Click OK. >> >> 5. On the View tab, click Draft in the Document Views group. >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> "LJC" <LJC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:D51AB84D-BB1F-4F5A-9702-F3CDB3F886DF@microsoft.com... >> > In Word 2007, how do youi set the template to "Draft" instead of "Print >> > Layout"? I keep having to manually set all docs I create and/or open to >> > "Draft", and it's becoming really annoying. >> >> >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top         Return to Microsoft Communities   Notify me of replies