Office 2000 question

[Tim Walters]

When reading through a document in Word, how do I stop the text from jumping
at the end of a page?

Thanks in advance to anyone who replies.

Tim

 

[Bob I]

You will need to describe what you mean by "stop the text from jumping
at the end of a page"

 

[Tim Walters]

What I mean is that, when using the down arrow to scroll through a document
as I read it, when the cursor reaches the end of a page, the text shifts 8
or 9 lines upwards, thereby taking the line I'm reading out of my sight.

Tim

 

[Bob I]

If it is the "last page", remove the extra carriage returns. If it is in
the middle of the document, let go of the "down arrow" earlier.

 

[Tim Walters]

Of course, I could use the down arrow differently. But the point is I don't
actually *want* the text to jump at all. I want to be able to scroll down at
an even speed, keeping the line I'm actually reading level with my eyes, so
the cursor is going to be lower down the page. When it reaches a page break,
it jumps to the next page. Surely there's an option to let it do this
without causing the text to jump. I'm not the only person to read documents
in this way. There must be thousands of us.

Tim

 

[Bob I]

When I read through a document using the down arrow, I tap it, I do not
experience any issues doing it that way. Perhaps you should not "lean
on" the down arrow. If you don't release the input in time you get the
effect you don't like. Simple cause and effect. Just like any other
apparatus, input and effect + feedback = corrective action.

 

[Tim Walters]

When I read through a document using the down arrow, I tap it,

I tap it, too. The thing happens not because I'm holding down the key but
because it reaches the end of a page. That's where the cursor is, but it's
not where my eyes are.




I do not

 

[Bob I]

Where the cursor is is where the system expects you to type. If there
are "graphic images" on the page then the cursor will "jump" past them
as you aren't going to be typing there. If this is strictly a "reading
issue" and you have no intention of editing then use the scroll bar
instead. This will prevent the issue you create by moving the cursor as
if you were going to edit the document.