Word 2013 showing two pages side by side

All of a sudden Word started displaying 2 pages side by side in one window. I tried changing the zoom and it didn't affect anything. How can I go back to seeing 1 page at a time?


Solution 1:

To view a single page at a time, select the View tab on the ribbon and click One Page.

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Solution 2:

The issue is with the zoom size. I solved this by setting the default zoom to 120%, and then only a single page is displayed by default.

To set it to 120% by default, you'd need to add a macro:

  1. When viewing any Word document, press Alt+F11 to activate the Visual Basic Editor
  2. Click on Normal on the left hand side
  3. Select Insert -> Module
  4. Copy the following code into the module:

    Sub AutoNew()
        With ActiveWindow.View
           .Type = wdPrintView
           .Zoom = 120
        End With
    End Sub
    
    Sub AutoOpen()
        With ActiveWindow.View
            .Type = wdPrintView
            .Zoom = 120
       End With
    End Sub
    

This will set the zoom percentage to 120% for every new document and for every document that you open. You can change 120 to another percentage if you prefer.