Toolbars don't use full screen width

[Don Edmonds]

Hi

Am am using Office:mac 2004 on an iMac G5 - and it is great BUT...

The toolbars only reach half way across the top of the screen -

This means that (for example) to access the spell check button in the
standard toolbar I have to hit the "more buttons" icon at the right hand
edge of the toolbar - which is only half way across the screen - even though
there is plenty of room across the screen for all the buttons in the "more
buttons" list.

How can I make the toolbars use the full width of the screen?

Regards

Don Edmonds

 

[Michel Bintener]

Hi,
yes, Word does behave strangely in that aspect. But there's nothing you can
do to expand the toolbar completely; these commands will always remain
hidden on the standard toolbars, no matter how big your screen is. If you
really want to use those commands, you could create your own customised
toolbar, or place icons of frequently used features (such as the spell
checker) somewhere on Word's default toolbars. Search Word's help for
phrases like "customize toolbar" to find out more about this.

 

[Clive Huggan]

Hello Don,

Michel is spot on.

If you would like to read more information on why it's a good idea anyway to
get rid of the standard toolbars and create your own (even if they look the
same -- but you will obviously want to add the buttons you need at the end)
you might like to look under the heading 'Buttons, transferring between
toolbars' on page 42 of some notes on the way I use Word for the Mac, titled
"Bend Word to Your Will", which are available as a free download from the
Word MVPs' website (http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/Bend/BendWord.htm).

[Note: "Bend Word to Your Will" is designed to be used electronically and
most subjects are self-contained dictionary-style entries. Be sure to read
the front end so you can use the document to best advantage and select the
right settings for reading it.]

With compliments across the ditch,

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
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[JE McGimpsey]

How can I make the toolbars use the full width of the screen?

They are already extending as far as the number of controls it contains.
Office toolbars don't hide controls.

"More buttons" is a dropdown control (button) that contains a list of
other controls.

If you want the controls on the "More buttons" menu (like spellcheck) on
the Standard toolbar, use Tools/Customize/Customize Toolbars/Menus...
and drag the controls to the toolbar.

 

[JE McGimpsey]

yes, Word does behave strangely in that aspect.

No, it really doesn't. Office toolbars always display *all* their
controls. The "More buttons" dropdown is just another control.

But there's nothing you can do to expand the toolbar completely;
these commands will always remain hidden on the standard toolbars, no
matter how big your screen is.

No. the commands remain on the "More buttons" control unless you
customize the toolbar by putting the button on the bar itself. It has
nothing to do with toolbar width or monitor width.

The "More buttons" control is a smart control - it doesn't display
controls that are already displayed on the toolbar.