Print Layout - Always want Only ONE PAGE per Window

[jimwayda]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel In Print Layout Mode I always want Word to display one page per window. I don't want this to change when I use a lower zoom ratio. On the PC version of Word, this option is configurable. I cannot find a comparable configuration on the MAC. I always want only one page displayed regardless of the zoom ration that I select. I don't want Word gratuitously giving me more than one page displayed per window just because I select a lower zoom ratio. Thanks, -jim

 

[John McGhie]

Well... That's the way it works.

When posting in this forum, we would appreciate it if you actually try the
product first, before posting your question.

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel
In Print Layout Mode I always want Word to display one page per window. I
don't want this to change when I use a lower zoom ratio. On the PC version of
Word, this option is configurable. I cannot find a comparable configuration on
the MAC. I always want only one page displayed regardless of the zoom ration
that I select. I don't want Word gratuitously giving me more than one page
displayed per window just because I select a lower zoom ratio. Thanks, -jim

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[jimwayda]

John,

I am using the product and have tried it otherwise I wouldn't have posted the question. Don't be presumptions in situations where you have no evidence. A humble approach is always best.

 

[John McGhie]

Jim:

Well, I am comparing Word 2007 and Word 2008 as we speak.

I set the View>Zoom to "Whole Page" ("One Page" on the PC).

Then if I drag the window to a different size, Word scales the view to show
only one page.

Exactly the same in either product!

What configurable option are you talking about?

Cheers

John,

I am using the product and have tried it otherwise I wouldn't have posted the
question. Don't be presumptions in situations where you have no evidence. A
humble approach is always best.

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[CyberTaz]

Hi John;

Jim isn't referring to scaling the window, just changing the Zoom
percentage. If the window is sized to display Whole Page @ 100% Zoom, for
example, but you lower the Zoom to 75 or 50%, more than just the current
'page' displays. What you're saying is certainly true, & that's the way it
has to be done. But apparently he wants to be able to Zoom to a low
percentage while retaining only one page in the window _without_ having to
change the size of the window, itself. What purpose it would serve to have a
small 'page' displayed in an oversized window I have no idea, since the gray
area surrounding the 'page' is completely unusable, but that's evidently
what Jim is wanting to be able to do.

Jim;

Word does not operate the way you might prefer in this respect for the same
reason many people are perplexed by other aspects of its behaviors: Physical
*pages* do not exist in the structure of a Word document. It is a flow of
content from start to finish, so the Zoom percentage pertains to the content
being displayed, not to the hypothetical page on which it's being presented.

Because of what users expect to see & how they want to see it Microsoft has
bent over backwards to foster the impression that there are pages involved,
but a Word document isn't constructed the way slide presentations or desktop
publishing files are. The lower the Zoom the more content will fit in the
window & the content has to be displayed on those little white display
palettes people like to refer to as "pages"

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[jimwayda]

Bob and John,

Thank you for your responses. Bob is correct that I am attempting to reduce the level of zoom buy only want to have one page displayed on the screen rather than Word switching to displaying two pages per screen. Unfortunately there is no rational reason for doing this other than it is what I am used to and old habits die hard. After reading your response, I agree with you regarding the usage of the gray area and that two pages is appropriate and it is better to display two or more pages as the zoom value is reduced. John, sorry for the confusion. Maybe I should have stated my question more clearly.

Regards,

-jim

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Jim:

No probs: Bob got up earlier than I this morning, he understood you

Cheers

Bob and John,

Thank you for your responses. Bob is correct that I am attempting to reduce
the level of zoom buy only want to have one page displayed on the screen
rather than Word switching to displaying two pages per screen. Unfortunately
there is no rational reason for doing this other than it is what I am used to
and old habits die hard. After reading your response, I agree with you
regarding the usage of the gray area and that two pages is appropriate and it
is better to display two or more pages as the zoom value is reduced. John,
sorry for the confusion. Maybe I should have stated my question more clearly.

Regards,

-jim

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