Word view

[danieljnorman]

How do I get MS WORD for Mac to open up in "page width" v. "90%"?

Thanks,
DJ

 

[Elliott Roper]

How do I get MS WORD for Mac to open up in "page width" v. "90%"?

I think the following is quite general. It works here.
You set it up in your normal template as follows:-
Start Word. Open "normal" You will find it in ~/Documents/Microsoft
User Data/ if you have not fiddled with the defaults (or if I did and
have forgotten where it should be;-) )
Set the zoom and page width and window size the way you want it. Type
something and rub it out again so Word thinks you have changed
something. Save it. Quit Word. Start Word and see if the fresh doc is
how you like it.

 

[Clive Huggan]

I think the following is quite general. It works here.
You set it up in your normal template as follows:-
Start Word. Open "normal" You will find it in ~/Documents/Microsoft
User Data/ if you have not fiddled with the defaults (or if I did and
have forgotten where it should be;-) )
Set the zoom and page width and window size the way you want it. Type
something and rub it out again so Word thinks you have changed
something. Save it. Quit Word. Start Word and see if the fresh doc is
how you like it.

If you want to do the same, quickly, to pre-existing documents, you can also
create a keyboard shortcut and/or a toolbar button to apply "page width" as
your zoom value, or indeed any other value. Post back if you need more
details.

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the US and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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[Elliott Roper]

If you want to do the same, quickly, to pre-existing documents, you can also
create a keyboard shortcut and/or a toolbar button to apply "page width" as
your zoom value, or indeed any other value. Post back if you need more
details.

Yep. I did not want to clutter up my reply with arcanity. What I
*really* did was assign a keyboard shortcut to the following macro.

Sub pageWidth()
'
' pageWidth Macro
' Macro recorded 05-01-2004 by Elliott Roper
'
If ActiveWindow.View.SplitSpecial = wdPaneNone Then
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdPageView
Else
ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdPageView
End If
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Zoom.PageFit = wdPageFitBestFit
End Sub

The result is a window that is page width to the current width of the
window. I then drag the window by the bottom right to get the zoom I'm
currently happy with.

The keyboard shortcut fixes any old document views, and gives me a way
to get my work back to looking half finished if I ever need to stray
into normal view or outline view. It also works round a track changes
misfeature when the page becomes not wide enough to fit the balloons.

 

[Clive Huggan]

Yep. I did not want to clutter up my reply with arcanity. What I
*really* did was assign a keyboard shortcut to the following macro.

Sub pageWidth()
'
' pageWidth Macro
' Macro recorded 05-01-2004 by Elliott Roper
'
If ActiveWindow.View.SplitSpecial = wdPaneNone Then
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdPageView
Else
ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdPageView
End If
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Zoom.PageFit = wdPageFitBestFit
End Sub

The result is a window that is page width to the current width of the
window. I then drag the window by the bottom right to get the zoom I'm
currently happy with.

The keyboard shortcut fixes any old document views, and gives me a way
to get my work back to looking half finished if I ever need to stray
into normal view or outline view. It also works round a track changes
misfeature when the page becomes not wide enough to fit the balloons.

Ah-hah! Feel free to spray arcanity around in liberal doses, Elliott! Very
interesting.

The macro triggered by my [forgive me] button is:

Sub viewOneHundredAndFortyPercent()
'
' viewOneHundredAndFortyPercent Macro
' Macro recorded 7 April 2004 by Clive Huggan
'
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Zoom.Percentage = 140
End Sub

.... but I realize that's really only suitable for fixed-value zooms, not for
your (or Daniel's) requirements.

Hmm, I think I'll install this one, Elliott, and add it to "Bend Word to
Your Will". Thank you!

Cheers,
Clive
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