If you work in desktop publishing or otherwise produce documents for printing, you probably prefer Print Layout. Word offers no direct way to set Print Layout as the default view.

How to Open a Word Document in Print Layout. One of the features of Microsoft Word 2013 is that documents downloaded from a website or attached to emails are automatically displayed in read mode.

How to Display the Microsoft Ruler in the Draft Layout in Word If you prefer to work in the Draft layout, rather than the Print layout, the ruler works similarly in that view.

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.

Later versions of Microsoft Word do not allow users to Edit text in Print Preview. Rather, the Edit mode only lets you edit the print preview without returning to the document.