Opening Word in last view mode

HarriedHistorian 

You can make use of some auto macros that adds a bookmark at the edit location when you save your document. When you re-open a document, an auto macro will select the content of that bookmark. Macros have been created by MVP Graham Mayor. 

Add the following sub routines to your Normal template (if you already have sub routines with those names, add the code to them instead): 

Sub FileSave()
On Error Resume Next
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Add Range:=Selection.Range, name:="OpenAt"
ActiveDocument.Save
End Sub

Sub FileSaveAs()
On Error Resume Next
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Add Range:=Selection.Range, name:="OpenAt"
Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs).Show
End Sub


Sub AutoOpen()
If ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Exists("OpenAt") = True Then
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("OpenAt").Select
End If
End Sub

For instructions, see https://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm.