Turn and keep off Horizontal Scroll Bar in Word 2003

[MBWD]

I know how to turn the horizontal scroll bar off in Word 2003. But the darn
thing does not stay off when I open new documents. I hate it.

Is there any way to make Word 2003 understand that I want the horizontal
scroll bar to stay off at all times?

Thanks.

 

[Bob I]

Perhaps a 3rd party addin is preventing your choice to be saved? After
setting, hold down shift key and click File, then Save All.

 

[MBWD]

Thanks Bob I, for the suggestion, but that didn't work.

When I close a document and open another one (or the same one again later),
the horizontal scroll bar is back.

I hope I can get rid of this, as it is annoying as hell.

Thanks.

 

[Beth Melton]

This is a known issue and it's caused by Print Preview, rather than opening
a document. When you switch to Print Preview, close Print Preview, and then
the next time you switch to another view the scroll bar will return. A
workaround is to use a macro to switch to Print Preview instead of the
built-in command.

Sub PreviewView()
ActiveDocument.PrintPreview
With ActiveWindow
.DisplayHorizontalScrollBar = False
End With
End Sub

In Word, press <Alt F11> to open the Visual Basic Editor. On the left
make sure you have Normal selected. If you do not see a module window
on the right, use Insert/Module to create one. Then Copy/Paste the
macro.

You can add the macro to a toolbar, even replace the built-in Print Preview
command if you'd like:

- Go to Tools/Customize
- Right-click the built-in Print Preview command and then click "Copy Image"
- Drag the Print Preview off the toolbar
- On the Commands tab, select the Macros category
- Drag/Drop the macro on your toolbar in the same location as your old Print
Preview command
- Right-click the macro button you just added, click Default
- Right-click the macro button again, and click "Paste Image"

Your newly created macro should look and function just like the built-in
command, except your horizontal scroll bar will not end up getting turned
on.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

 

[Bob I]

Good catch on the cause Beth.

This is a known issue and it's caused by Print Preview, rather than opening
a document. When you switch to Print Preview, close Print Preview, and then
the next time you switch to another view the scroll bar will return. A
workaround is to use a macro to switch to Print Preview instead of the
built-in command.

Sub PreviewView()
ActiveDocument.PrintPreview
With ActiveWindow
.DisplayHorizontalScrollBar = False
End With
End Sub

In Word, press <Alt F11> to open the Visual Basic Editor. On the left
make sure you have Normal selected. If you do not see a module window
on the right, use Insert/Module to create one. Then Copy/Paste the
macro.

You can add the macro to a toolbar, even replace the built-in Print Preview
command if you'd like:

- Go to Tools/Customize
- Right-click the built-in Print Preview command and then click "Copy Image"
- Drag the Print Preview off the toolbar
- On the Commands tab, select the Macros category
- Drag/Drop the macro on your toolbar in the same location as your old Print
Preview command
- Right-click the macro button you just added, click Default
- Right-click the macro button again, and click "Paste Image"

Your newly created macro should look and function just like the built-in
command, except your horizontal scroll bar will not end up getting turned
on.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

 

[Beth Melton]

Thanks, Bob.

The issue still occurs in Word 2007, but I suspect it won't be as annoying
since the horizontal scrollbar will now only display if it's needed,
regardless of the Show Horizontal scrollbar setting.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/