Reading Layout View

If you are opening a Word document or e-mail attachment primarily to read it, reading layout view optimizes the reading experience. Reading layout view hides all toolbars except for the Reading Layout and Reviewing toolbars.

Because the goal of reading layout view is to increase legibility, the text is automatically displayed using Microsoft ClearType technology. You can easily increase or decrease the size in which text is shown without affecting the size of the font in the document.

Pages represented in reading layout view are designed to fit well on your screen; they do not represent the pages you would see if you were to print the document. If you want to view the document as it would appear on the printed page, without switching to print layout view click Actual Page    on the Reading Layout toolbar.

Reading layout view is particularly useful if you use the Tracked Changes option.