Word Problems

[Early]

1) Why does Word occasionally "quit unexpectedly"?

2) Why is the 100 percent view not actually 100 percent? To show an 8.5 X 11
page with 12 point type that actually looks like 12 point type, I have to
zoom to 137 percent. A 100 percent page of 12 point type prints at 8.5 X 11
and in 12 point, but both are reduced in size in the screen view.

3) Why do some multi-page documents at 100 percent appear in a scrollable
column top to bottom, while others appear side by side and top to bottom? For
example, a four page document sometimes appears as a quad: top left, top
right, bottom left, bottom right. I would like them all to appear as
scrollable pages top to bottom. How do I set that preference?

 

[Graham Mayor]

1) Why does Word occasionally "quit unexpectedly"?

You have a fault condition - see
http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm then
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProblemsStartingWord.htm.

2) Why is the 100 percent view not actually 100 percent? To show an
8.5 X 11 page with 12 point type that actually looks like 12 point
type, I have to zoom to 137 percent. A 100 percent page of 12 point
type prints at 8.5 X 11 and in 12 point, but both are reduced in size
in the screen view.

The view zoom is influenced by the display resolution of your graphics card
and monitor

3) Why do some multi-page documents at 100 percent appear in a
scrollable column top to bottom, while others appear side by side and
top to bottom? For example, a four page document sometimes appears as
a quad: top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right. I would like
them all to appear as scrollable pages top to bottom. How do I set
that preference?

Change the zoom setting -
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm
or
You can control the zoom with auto macros in normal.dot. The following will
set it to 100% zoom regardless of what the document thinks it should be.
Change the 100 to any preferred zoom level. I have included also some of the
other regular problem fixes, but you can remove the extra lines if required.
If you want normal rather than print layout view swap the apostrophe from
the beginning of the line where indicated to the other.

See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

Sub AutoNew()
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.DisplayRulers = True
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.ShowAll = False
ActiveWindow.DisplayHorizontalScrollBar = True
ActiveWindow.DisplayVerticalScrollBar = True
With ActiveWindow.View
'**********************
.Type = wdPrintView
'.Type = wdNormalView
'**********************
.Zoom.Percentage = 100
.DisplayPageBoundaries = True
End With
End Sub

Sub AutoOpen()
ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.DisplayRulers = True
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.ShowAll = False
ActiveWindow.DisplayHorizontalScrollBar = True
ActiveWindow.DisplayVerticalScrollBar = True
With ActiveWindow.View

'**********************
.Type = wdPrintView
'.Type = wdNormalView
'**********************
.Zoom.Percentage = 100
.DisplayPageBoundaries = True
End With
End Sub

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

To add to what Graham said in response to (2): 100% is basically just a
baseline. Word doesn't know how large your monitor is or what resolution you
have it set to, so 100% just be regarded as just the "normal" or "default"
view, with larger and smaller settings relative to that. Even when you
ascertain a Zoom ratio (137% in your case) that approximates "actual size,"
the aspect ratio may be distorted if you have adjusted your monitor image
horizontally or vertically to better fill the screen.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org