This question is based on Take a Tour document of Word 2013. It says, as you see in the image below, that I can view a Word document in Read Mode where as the icon shows , the document will appear in book fold But then, as I click on Read Mode Icon, the following is what I get, NOT in book fold view as the icon shows Wonder, why it is so, or what have I done wrong?

But Read Mode isn't supposed to be a what-you-see-is-what-you-get view. It's supposed to make reading documents on screen easier. Re: "Read Mode isn't supposed to be a what-you-see-is-what-you-get view"? Please see this icon. What does it look like? Does it not look like a book? Re: "Read Mode supposed to make reading documents on screen easier." How much easier does it make in comparison to Print Layout?

If you just want to see how the book (facing pages) will look when made into a book (whether or not you're using "Book fold"), you can do this in Print Preview. If you add the Print Preview Edit Mode command to the Quick Access toolbar, you can get the "classic" Print Preview, which allows you to edit the document (you have to disable the magnifier). You can easily get a two-page spread in Print Preview; to get facing pages, you have to have enabled either "Different Odd and Even" for headers and footers or "Mirror margins" (or both), either of which will indicate to Word that you intend to duplex the document.

"Read Mode" in Word 2013 does not look as the "Take a Tour" document says - wonder why so?

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This question is based on Take a Tour document of Word 2013.

It says, as you see in the image below, that I can view a Word document in Read Mode where as the icon shows, the document will appear in book fold

But then, as I click on Read Mode Icon, the following is what I get, NOT in book fold view as the icon shows

Wonder, why it is so, or what have I done wrong?

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2014-06-04T10:42:53+00:00

But Read Mode isn't supposed to be a what-you-see-is-what-you-get view. It's supposed to make reading documents on screen easier.

Re: "Read Mode isn't supposed to be a what-you-see-is-what-you-get view"?

Please see this icon. What does it look like? Does it not look like a book?

Re: "Read Mode supposed to make reading documents on screen easier."

How much easier does it make in comparison to Print Layout?
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Suzanne S Barnhill 279.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2014-06-03T21:15:31+00:00

If you just want to see how the book (facing pages) will look when made into a book (whether or not you're using "Book fold"), you can do this in Print Preview. If you add the Print Preview Edit Mode command to the Quick Access toolbar, you can get the "classic" Print Preview, which allows you to edit the document (you have to disable the magnifier).

You can easily get a two-page spread in Print Preview; to get facing pages, you have to have enabled either "Different Odd and Even" for headers and footers or "Mirror margins" (or both), either of which will indicate to Word that you intend to duplex the document.
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