| You can avoid eye strain when you want to read a document with the Reading Layout view. The Reading Layout view is designed with tools optimized for reading a document. Word changes the screen size and removes distracting screen elements to provide a more comfortable view for reading your documents. In the Reading Layout view, you can display the Document Map or the Thumbnail pane to quickly jump to different parts of your document. If you have a Tablet PC, you can write comments and changes directly on the page using the tablet's stylus. Read a Document -
| | Click the Read button on the Standard toolbar. | TIMESAVER Press Alt+R to start reading. -
| | Click the Increase Text Size button or the Decrease Text Size button on the Reading Layout toolbar to display the text in a larger or smaller size. | -
| | Click the Allow Multiple Pages button or the Actual Page button on the Reading Layout toolbar to display two pages at once or a single page. | TIMESAVER Press Esc to deselect the document, type a number, and then press Enter to go to a page. -
| | When you're done, click the Close button on the Reading Layout toolbar. | Did You Know? You can highlight text and track changes in Reading Layout view . The Reviewing toolbar appears in Reading Layout view, where you can highlight text, track changes, insert comments, and use all the available commands. | Display Thumbnail View -
| | Click the Read button on the Standard toolbar. | -
| | Click the Thumbnails button on the Reading Layout toolbar. | -
| | Click a thumbnail of a page to display the page. | -
| | Click the Thumbnails button on the Reading Layout toolbar again to turn it off. | -
| | When you're done, click the Close button on the Reading Layout toolbar. | Display Document Map -
| | Click the Read button on the Standard toolbar. | -
| | Click the Document Map button on the Reading Layout toolbar. | -
| | Click the part of the document you want to display. | -
| | Click the Document Map button on the Reading Layout toolbar again to turn it off. | -
| | When you're done, click the Close button on the Reading Layout toolbar. | |