How to Change the Default Open View in MS Word. When you open one of your business documents in Microsoft Word 2010, it is displayed in the Print Layout view, which is the default view. You can ...

Word is fine for newb computer users who don't know better. But if you are used to something that actually works, it is absolutely disgusting what Word does. The inconsistent behavior kills me.

Microsoft Word opens documents using whichever view their last editors used. For example, if your document's author saved the file in Normal View, the file will appear in Normal View when you open it.

How to switch to single-page view in Microsoft Word Word offers a choice between Print Layout and Draft. With a document open, click the View menu.