"standard" toolbar falls off the screen

[the_idoru]

mac os x 10.2.6

this is a problem i have encountered with all office v.x programs.

if the dock is in any position other than the lefthand side of the
screen, the "standard" toolbar falls off of the lefthand side of the
screen when a program is launched. this results in the
handlebar/close button being completely off the screen and more than
half the "new blank document" button being off of the screen. this
also happens if the dock is on the left hand side but autohide is
enabled. this means that i can't drag the toolbar around (no handle
bar) and the whole thing looks awkward too.

i have tried trashing my preferences file, but the problem still
persists. the problem seems dynamic--it will only occur if the dock
ISN'T on the left hand side and will not occur if the dock IS on the
left hand side.

of course the workaround is to have the dock always on the left hand
side, but that's really lame.

does anyone know of a real fix for this, or a more viable workaround?

 

[Alan Marcelius]

mac os x 10.2.6

this is a problem i have encountered with all office v.x programs.

if the dock is in any position other than the lefthand side of the
screen, the "standard" toolbar falls off of the lefthand side of the
screen when a program is launched. this results in the
handlebar/close button being completely off the screen and more than
half the "new blank document" button being off of the screen. this
also happens if the dock is on the left hand side but autohide is
enabled. this means that i can't drag the toolbar around (no handle
bar) and the whole thing looks awkward too.

i have tried trashing my preferences file, but the problem still
persists. the problem seems dynamic--it will only occur if the dock
ISN'T on the left hand side and will not occur if the dock IS on the
left hand side.

of course the workaround is to have the dock always on the left hand
side, but that's really lame.

does anyone know of a real fix for this, or a more viable workaround?

Have you set your monitor screen so that the viewable screen is balanced up,
down, right and left, and centered? If not, part of the screen might not be
showing on the monitor.

Cheers, Alan