big screen max display size

[brinded]

Word 2004 11.3.5
Mac OSX 10.5.2

Just got a new 20" cinema display after years of working on laptop.

Now trying to resize the document window to fit my screen.
When I drag the bottom right corner tab to increase the size, it
doesn't work.

Is there a limit to how big a document Word will display.

Browser, excel etc all resize to fill entire screen.

thanks,

 

[brinded]

Just tried hitting "full screen" under the view menu - doesn't budge
beyond the existing size. (that's about 9"x8").

I would like to be able to see more of the page displayed on the
screen without shrinking the text/zoom.

 

[Elliott Roper]

Word 2004 11.3.5
Mac OSX 10.5.2

Just got a new 20" cinema display after years of working on laptop.

They are great no? I use two side by side.

Now trying to resize the document window to fit my screen.
When I drag the bottom right corner tab to increase the size, it
doesn't work.

You just more blue border right? See below..

Is there a limit to how big a document Word will display. No practical limit.
Browser, excel etc all resize to fill entire screen.

Not one of OS X's most consistent features is it?

The trick for making your bottom right corner drag work as you want it
to is
View -> Zoom -> Page Width

It is so useful it is worth recording a macro and assigning a keystroke
to it.

You are still on 2004, so you can.

 

[brinded]

Elliot,

Thanks - that did the trick.

I'll definitely record a macro.

Does this still work in Word 2008 ?

thanks

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

ViewZoomPageWidth is a built-in command in Word (most/all versions)--you
don't need a macro for easy access to it, you can put it on a toolbar or
assign a key command via Tools | Customize.

Elliott, I'm glad you answered that, because I totally misunderstood the
question.

 

[Elliott Roper]

ViewZoomPageWidth is a built-in command in Word (most/all versions)--you
don't need a macro for easy access to it, you can put it on a toolbar or
assign a key command via Tools | Customize.

Elliott, I'm glad you answered that, because I totally misunderstood the
question.

Yeah, well. I'll drop in from time to time, just so you know I haven't
totally died.
What Daiya said. You don't really need a macro. I forget why I recorded
it. Here it is
Sub pageWidth()
' pageWidth Macro ' Macro recorded 05-01-2004 by Elliott Roper
'
If ActiveWindow.View.SplitSpecial = wdPaneNone Then
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdPageView
Else
ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdPageView
End If
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Zoom.PageFit = wdPageFitBestFit
End Sub

Look at the date. Am I allowed to forget?
I suspect it was not knowing a better way to assign a keystroke to it.