non-DOC default format

[melburn]

I am involved in a project to update old applications which make liberal use of batch files, many of which open text files with Word2003 e.g. .TXT, .LOG etc.



These files do not open with the same template as the default Office template or the user-modified template, nor any of the other defined templates. Searching the forum and the web about the format Word uses to open non-DOC files has been unsuccessful.

LOG files can have very long lines, and are more readable when the formatting is with slim margins, a smaller font size, and Landscape orientation.

Does anyone know if there is a way to modify the format that Word uses when opening non-DOC files?


Thanks