[stevo]

Hi,

I hope that someone can help me with something that has been bugging me for
ages. Now I've found this forum I thought I'd ask.

I want a 'proper' full screen mode in Word 2007. I want to simply see what
I'm typing. I don't want any menus or scroll bars; in particular I don't want
to see the button to press to exit full screen mode. To be clear i'll repeat:
I want to see the page and the words and NOTHING else.

In my last version of Word I had a full screen mode and the stupid exit
button; you have no idea how much that made me swear. I thought Word 2007 may
have moved on but all I can seem to find is the full screen 'reading' view.
Calling it 'full screen' is literally incorrect: it is full of menus and
controls that hide parts of the screen and distract me.

Can someone help me find a true 'full screen' mode in 2007? Is such a thing
possible in any word processor? Do people that create word processors write
at all?

Thanks and regards,

Steve

[Graham Mayor]

What you see is what you get. As a professional writer (now retired), I
personally like to have tools available to enable easy formatting of the
document and I am certainly nor distracted by the tiny menu in Word 2007's
reading view - though frankly I much prefer the Print Layout view for
working with documents.

I used to have the function you require. It was called a typewriter. Things
have moved on.
--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stevo wrote:
Hi,

I hope that someone can help me with something that has been bugging
me for ages. Now I've found this forum I thought I'd ask.

I want a 'proper' full screen mode in Word 2007. I want to simply see
what I'm typing. I don't want any menus or scroll bars; in particular
I don't want to see the button to press to exit full screen mode. To
be clear i'll repeat: I want to see the page and the words and
NOTHING else.

In my last version of Word I had a full screen mode and the stupid
exit button; you have no idea how much that made me swear. I thought
Word 2007 may have moved on but all I can seem to find is the full
screen 'reading' view. Calling it 'full screen' is literally
incorrect: it is full of menus and controls that hide parts of the
screen and distract me.

Can someone help me find a true 'full screen' mode in 2007? Is such a
thing possible in any word processor? Do people that create word
processors write at all?

Thanks and regards,

Steve

[Graham Mayor]

I should add that it is possible with Word 2003 to have a clear full screen
mode - but as 2007 does not have toolbars it is not possible to turn them
off.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Graham Mayor wrote:
What you see is what you get. As a professional writer (now retired),
I personally like to have tools available to enable easy formatting
of the document and I am certainly nor distracted by the tiny menu in
Word 2007's reading view - though frankly I much prefer the Print
Layout view for working with documents.

I used to have the function you require. It was called a typewriter.
Things have moved on.

Stevo wrote:
Hi,

I hope that someone can help me with something that has been bugging
me for ages. Now I've found this forum I thought I'd ask.

I want a 'proper' full screen mode in Word 2007. I want to simply see
what I'm typing. I don't want any menus or scroll bars; in particular
I don't want to see the button to press to exit full screen mode. To
be clear i'll repeat: I want to see the page and the words and
NOTHING else.

In my last version of Word I had a full screen mode and the stupid
exit button; you have no idea how much that made me swear. I thought
Word 2007 may have moved on but all I can seem to find is the full
screen 'reading' view. Calling it 'full screen' is literally
incorrect: it is full of menus and controls that hide parts of the
screen and distract me.

Can someone help me find a true 'full screen' mode in 2007? Is such a
thing possible in any word processor? Do people that create word
processors write at all?

Thanks and regards,

Steve

[stevo]

Hi,

So you like the Print Layout View when 'working with documents;' so do I.
When I am working with a document (i.e. I have a document to work with) all
this stuff is great; indeed, that's why I paid the cash for the product
rather than use OpenOffice or whatever.

Thing is that sometimes, when I am writing and have no document to format
and consider printing yet, I want only to see that.

I am not alone. After posting the question I took a long look at the
internet and discovered that there are all sorts of alternate word processors
that make a point of offering what I want. There are even add-ons for 2007,
but the one I looked at was spoilt by the inclusion of a flashing line and
column indicator at the bottom of the screen.

Whilst looking at the internet I found a solution for Word 2007:
The old 2003 commands still work. If you press ALT+V and then press U...
ahhh, it all goes away (even the exit full screen has gone ). I was
concerned that I'd be left with the vertical scroll bar (the page with the
solution said I would be), but that has gone too. So it's all good news: I
have a 'typewriter' for when I want to write and 'Print Layout View' for when
I'm interested in printing, layout and the things you do after writing.

If any Word people read this I would like to request a 'Write View' be
included in the next Word along with all the other views useful for other
things: printing, reading, editing, formatting...playing with functions. Do
remember that there are some who use the product for writing. People are
paying money for what I want Microsoft.

Regards,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

I should add that it is possible with Word 2003 to have a clear full screen
mode - but as 2007 does not have toolbars it is not possible to turn them
off.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Graham Mayor wrote:
What you see is what you get. As a professional writer (now retired),
I personally like to have tools available to enable easy formatting
of the document and I am certainly nor distracted by the tiny menu in
Word 2007's reading view - though frankly I much prefer the Print
Layout view for working with documents.

I used to have the function you require. It was called a typewriter.
Things have moved on.

Stevo wrote:
Hi,

I hope that someone can help me with something that has been bugging
me for ages. Now I've found this forum I thought I'd ask.

I want a 'proper' full screen mode in Word 2007. I want to simply see
what I'm typing. I don't want any menus or scroll bars; in particular
I don't want to see the button to press to exit full screen mode. To
be clear i'll repeat: I want to see the page and the words and
NOTHING else.

In my last version of Word I had a full screen mode and the stupid
exit button; you have no idea how much that made me swear. I thought
Word 2007 may have moved on but all I can seem to find is the full
screen 'reading' view. Calling it 'full screen' is literally
incorrect: it is full of menus and controls that hide parts of the
screen and distract me.

Can someone help me find a true 'full screen' mode in 2007? Is such a
thing possible in any word processor? Do people that create word
processors write at all?

Thanks and regards,

Steve

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

As an alternative to accelerator keys, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to
the ToggleFull command, which turns Full Screen on or off. Use the Customize
Keyboard dialog box (Office button | Word Options, Customize category; click
the Customize button).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Stevo" wrote in message
...
Hi,

So you like the Print Layout View when 'working with documents;' so do I.
When I am working with a document (i.e. I have a document to work with)
all
this stuff is great; indeed, that's why I paid the cash for the product
rather than use OpenOffice or whatever.

Thing is that sometimes, when I am writing and have no document to format
and consider printing yet, I want only to see that.

I am not alone. After posting the question I took a long look at the
internet and discovered that there are all sorts of alternate word
processors
that make a point of offering what I want. There are even add-ons for
2007,
but the one I looked at was spoilt by the inclusion of a flashing line and
column indicator at the bottom of the screen.

Whilst looking at the internet I found a solution for Word 2007:
The old 2003 commands still work. If you press ALT+V and then press U...
ahhh, it all goes away (even the exit full screen has gone ). I was
concerned that I'd be left with the vertical scroll bar (the page with the
solution said I would be), but that has gone too. So it's all good news: I
have a 'typewriter' for when I want to write and 'Print Layout View' for
when
I'm interested in printing, layout and the things you do after writing.

If any Word people read this I would like to request a 'Write View' be
included in the next Word along with all the other views useful for other
things: printing, reading, editing, formatting...playing with functions.
Do
remember that there are some who use the product for writing. People are
paying money for what I want Microsoft.

Regards,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

I should add that it is possible with Word 2003 to have a clear full
screen
mode - but as 2007 does not have toolbars it is not possible to turn them
off.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Graham Mayor wrote:
What you see is what you get. As a professional writer (now retired),
I personally like to have tools available to enable easy formatting
of the document and I am certainly nor distracted by the tiny menu in
Word 2007's reading view - though frankly I much prefer the Print
Layout view for working with documents.

I used to have the function you require. It was called a typewriter.
Things have moved on.

Stevo wrote:
Hi,

I hope that someone can help me with something that has been bugging
me for ages. Now I've found this forum I thought I'd ask.

I want a 'proper' full screen mode in Word 2007. I want to simply see
what I'm typing. I don't want any menus or scroll bars; in particular
I don't want to see the button to press to exit full screen mode. To
be clear i'll repeat: I want to see the page and the words and
NOTHING else.

In my last version of Word I had a full screen mode and the stupid
exit button; you have no idea how much that made me swear. I thought
Word 2007 may have moved on but all I can seem to find is the full
screen 'reading' view. Calling it 'full screen' is literally
incorrect: it is full of menus and controls that hide parts of the
screen and distract me.

Can someone help me find a true 'full screen' mode in 2007? Is such a
thing possible in any word processor? Do people that create word
processors write at all?

Thanks and regards,

Steve

[Graham Mayor]

OK - that's a plus, I guess Interestingly the keyboard shortcut is
reported unassigned in the keyboard shortcut editor.

Whether you have a vertical scroll bar rather depends on the zoom level that
you view at and the resolution of the display driver.
Given that the old command still works, it should be possible to add a
ribbon button to achieve it. Create a macro as follows:

MsgBox "Press ESC to exit full screen", vbInformation, "Full Screen
View"
ActiveWindow.View.FullScreen = True

(the first line is optional) and see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm for information on
customising the ribbon.

FWIW this is not Microsoft but a user peer group.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stevo wrote:
Hi,

So you like the Print Layout View when 'working with documents;' so
do I. When I am working with a document (i.e. I have a document to
work with) all this stuff is great; indeed, that's why I paid the
cash for the product rather than use OpenOffice or whatever.

Thing is that sometimes, when I am writing and have no document to
format and consider printing yet, I want only to see that.

I am not alone. After posting the question I took a long look at the
internet and discovered that there are all sorts of alternate word
processors that make a point of offering what I want. There are even
add-ons for 2007, but the one I looked at was spoilt by the inclusion
of a flashing line and column indicator at the bottom of the screen.

Whilst looking at the internet I found a solution for Word 2007:
The old 2003 commands still work. If you press ALT+V and then press
U... ahhh, it all goes away (even the exit full screen has gone ).
I was concerned that I'd be left with the vertical scroll bar (the
page with the solution said I would be), but that has gone too. So
it's all good news: I have a 'typewriter' for when I want to write
and 'Print Layout View' for when I'm interested in printing, layout
and the things you do after writing.

If any Word people read this I would like to request a 'Write View' be
included in the next Word along with all the other views useful for
other things: printing, reading, editing, formatting...playing with
functions. Do remember that there are some who use the product for
writing. People are paying money for what I want Microsoft.

Regards,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

I should add that it is possible with Word 2003 to have a clear full
screen mode - but as 2007 does not have toolbars it is not possible
to turn them off.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Graham Mayor wrote:
What you see is what you get. As a professional writer (now
retired), I personally like to have tools available to enable easy
formatting of the document and I am certainly nor distracted by the
tiny menu in Word 2007's reading view - though frankly I much
prefer the Print Layout view for working with documents.

I used to have the function you require. It was called a typewriter.
Things have moved on.

Stevo wrote:
Hi,

I hope that someone can help me with something that has been
bugging me for ages. Now I've found this forum I thought I'd ask.

I want a 'proper' full screen mode in Word 2007. I want to simply
see what I'm typing. I don't want any menus or scroll bars; in
particular I don't want to see the button to press to exit full
screen mode. To be clear i'll repeat: I want to see the page and
the words and NOTHING else.

In my last version of Word I had a full screen mode and the stupid
exit button; you have no idea how much that made me swear. I
thought Word 2007 may have moved on but all I can seem to find is
the full screen 'reading' view. Calling it 'full screen' is
literally incorrect: it is full of menus and controls that hide
parts of the screen and distract me.

Can someone help me find a true 'full screen' mode in 2007? Is
such a thing possible in any word processor? Do people that create
word processors write at all?

Thanks and regards,

Steve

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
OK - that's a plus, I guess Interestingly the keyboard shortcut is
reported unassigned in the keyboard shortcut editor.


Graham,

Alt, V, U is an accelerator key combination (from &View | F&ull Screen of
Word 2003, English language version) rather than a keyboard shortcut;
therefore, Alt+V+U is unassigned in the Customize Keyboard dialog box.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP







Whether you have a vertical scroll bar rather depends on the zoom level
that you view at and the resolution of the display driver.
Given that the old command still works, it should be possible to add a
ribbon button to achieve it. Create a macro as follows:

MsgBox "Press ESC to exit full screen", vbInformation, "Full Screen
View"
ActiveWindow.View.FullScreen = True

(the first line is optional) and see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm for information on
customising the ribbon.

FWIW this is not Microsoft but a user peer group.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stevo wrote:
Hi,

So you like the Print Layout View when 'working with documents;' so
do I. When I am working with a document (i.e. I have a document to
work with) all this stuff is great; indeed, that's why I paid the
cash for the product rather than use OpenOffice or whatever.

Thing is that sometimes, when I am writing and have no document to
format and consider printing yet, I want only to see that.

I am not alone. After posting the question I took a long look at the
internet and discovered that there are all sorts of alternate word
processors that make a point of offering what I want. There are even
add-ons for 2007, but the one I looked at was spoilt by the inclusion
of a flashing line and column indicator at the bottom of the screen.

Whilst looking at the internet I found a solution for Word 2007:
The old 2003 commands still work. If you press ALT+V and then press
U... ahhh, it all goes away (even the exit full screen has gone ).
I was concerned that I'd be left with the vertical scroll bar (the
page with the solution said I would be), but that has gone too. So
it's all good news: I have a 'typewriter' for when I want to write
and 'Print Layout View' for when I'm interested in printing, layout
and the things you do after writing.

If any Word people read this I would like to request a 'Write View' be
included in the next Word along with all the other views useful for
other things: printing, reading, editing, formatting...playing with
functions. Do remember that there are some who use the product for
writing. People are paying money for what I want Microsoft.

Regards,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

I should add that it is possible with Word 2003 to have a clear full
screen mode - but as 2007 does not have toolbars it is not possible
to turn them off.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Graham Mayor wrote:
What you see is what you get. As a professional writer (now
retired), I personally like to have tools available to enable easy
formatting of the document and I am certainly nor distracted by the
tiny menu in Word 2007's reading view - though frankly I much
prefer the Print Layout view for working with documents.

I used to have the function you require. It was called a typewriter.
Things have moved on.

Stevo wrote:
Hi,

I hope that someone can help me with something that has been
bugging me for ages. Now I've found this forum I thought I'd ask.

I want a 'proper' full screen mode in Word 2007. I want to simply
see what I'm typing. I don't want any menus or scroll bars; in
particular I don't want to see the button to press to exit full
screen mode. To be clear i'll repeat: I want to see the page and
the words and NOTHING else.

In my last version of Word I had a full screen mode and the stupid
exit button; you have no idea how much that made me swear. I
thought Word 2007 may have moved on but all I can seem to find is
the full screen 'reading' view. Calling it 'full screen' is
literally incorrect: it is full of menus and controls that hide
parts of the screen and distract me.

Can someone help me find a true 'full screen' mode in 2007? Is
such a thing possible in any word processor? Do people that create
word processors write at all?

Thanks and regards,

Steve

[Graham Mayor]

OK thanks - but that's why I hadn't spotted it

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stefan Blom wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
OK - that's a plus, I guess Interestingly the keyboard shortcut is
reported unassigned in the keyboard shortcut editor.


Graham,

Alt, V, U is an accelerator key combination (from &View | F&ull
Screen of Word 2003, English language version) rather than a keyboard
shortcut; therefore, Alt+V+U is unassigned in the Customize Keyboard
dialog box.

Whether you have a vertical scroll bar rather depends on the zoom
level that you view at and the resolution of the display driver.
Given that the old command still works, it should be possible to add
a ribbon button to achieve it. Create a macro as follows:

MsgBox "Press ESC to exit full screen", vbInformation, "Full
Screen View"
ActiveWindow.View.FullScreen = True

(the first line is optional) and see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm for information on
customising the ribbon.

FWIW this is not Microsoft but a user peer group.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stevo wrote:
Hi,

So you like the Print Layout View when 'working with documents;' so
do I. When I am working with a document (i.e. I have a document to
work with) all this stuff is great; indeed, that's why I paid the
cash for the product rather than use OpenOffice or whatever.

Thing is that sometimes, when I am writing and have no document to
format and consider printing yet, I want only to see that.

I am not alone. After posting the question I took a long look at the
internet and discovered that there are all sorts of alternate word
processors that make a point of offering what I want. There are even
add-ons for 2007, but the one I looked at was spoilt by the
inclusion of a flashing line and column indicator at the bottom of
the screen. Whilst looking at the internet I found a solution for Word
2007:
The old 2003 commands still work. If you press ALT+V and then press
U... ahhh, it all goes away (even the exit full screen has gone ).
I was concerned that I'd be left with the vertical scroll bar (the
page with the solution said I would be), but that has gone too. So
it's all good news: I have a 'typewriter' for when I want to write
and 'Print Layout View' for when I'm interested in printing, layout
and the things you do after writing.

If any Word people read this I would like to request a 'Write View'
be included in the next Word along with all the other views useful
for other things: printing, reading, editing, formatting...playing
with functions. Do remember that there are some who use the product
for writing. People are paying money for what I want Microsoft.

Regards,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

I should add that it is possible with Word 2003 to have a clear
full screen mode - but as 2007 does not have toolbars it is not
possible to turn them off.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Graham Mayor wrote:
What you see is what you get. As a professional writer (now
retired), I personally like to have tools available to enable easy
formatting of the document and I am certainly nor distracted by
the tiny menu in Word 2007's reading view - though frankly I much
prefer the Print Layout view for working with documents.

I used to have the function you require. It was called a
typewriter. Things have moved on.

Stevo wrote:
Hi,

I hope that someone can help me with something that has been
bugging me for ages. Now I've found this forum I thought I'd ask.

I want a 'proper' full screen mode in Word 2007. I want to simply
see what I'm typing. I don't want any menus or scroll bars; in
particular I don't want to see the button to press to exit full
screen mode. To be clear i'll repeat: I want to see the page and
the words and NOTHING else.

In my last version of Word I had a full screen mode and the
stupid exit button; you have no idea how much that made me
swear. I thought Word 2007 may have moved on but all I can seem
to find is the full screen 'reading' view. Calling it 'full
screen' is literally incorrect: it is full of menus and controls
that hide parts of the screen and distract me.

Can someone help me find a true 'full screen' mode in 2007? Is
such a thing possible in any word processor? Do people that
create word processors write at all?

Thanks and regards,

Steve

[stevo]

Hi,

Interestingly the vertical scroll bar is absent on my nice new full screen
mode however far I zoom in and regardless of the number of pages in the
document. This is most welcome as if it was there I'd be ranting on about
trying to make it go away )

Now all i need is a way to have the page auto scroll when my type gets to
about half to three quarters of the way down the screen: so i'm not always
typing at the screen bottom. Typing at the screen bottom can by a pain in any
view as I often see that part of the bottom line is missing. Any ideas guys?

Oh, one other thing: the insertion point cursor...any way to change it's
colour? Perhaps it would be nice if it only showed itself when i was moving
the insertion point too.

Maximum regards for reading my minimal request,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

OK thanks - but that's why I hadn't spotted it

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stefan Blom wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
OK - that's a plus, I guess Interestingly the keyboard shortcut is
reported unassigned in the keyboard shortcut editor.


Graham,

Alt, V, U is an accelerator key combination (from &View | F&ull
Screen of Word 2003, English language version) rather than a keyboard
shortcut; therefore, Alt+V+U is unassigned in the Customize Keyboard
dialog box.

Whether you have a vertical scroll bar rather depends on the zoom
level that you view at and the resolution of the display driver.
Given that the old command still works, it should be possible to add
a ribbon button to achieve it. Create a macro as follows:

MsgBox "Press ESC to exit full screen", vbInformation, "Full
Screen View"
ActiveWindow.View.FullScreen = True

(the first line is optional) and see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm for information on
customising the ribbon.

FWIW this is not Microsoft but a user peer group.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stevo wrote:
Hi,

So you like the Print Layout View when 'working with documents;' so
do I. When I am working with a document (i.e. I have a document to
work with) all this stuff is great; indeed, that's why I paid the
cash for the product rather than use OpenOffice or whatever.

Thing is that sometimes, when I am writing and have no document to
format and consider printing yet, I want only to see that.

I am not alone. After posting the question I took a long look at the
internet and discovered that there are all sorts of alternate word
processors that make a point of offering what I want. There are even
add-ons for 2007, but the one I looked at was spoilt by the
inclusion of a flashing line and column indicator at the bottom of
the screen. Whilst looking at the internet I found a solution for Word
2007:
The old 2003 commands still work. If you press ALT+V and then press
U... ahhh, it all goes away (even the exit full screen has gone ).
I was concerned that I'd be left with the vertical scroll bar (the
page with the solution said I would be), but that has gone too. So
it's all good news: I have a 'typewriter' for when I want to write
and 'Print Layout View' for when I'm interested in printing, layout
and the things you do after writing.

If any Word people read this I would like to request a 'Write View'
be included in the next Word along with all the other views useful
for other things: printing, reading, editing, formatting...playing
with functions. Do remember that there are some who use the product
for writing. People are paying money for what I want Microsoft.

Regards,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

I should add that it is possible with Word 2003 to have a clear
full screen mode - but as 2007 does not have toolbars it is not
possible to turn them off.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Graham Mayor wrote:
What you see is what you get. As a professional writer (now
retired), I personally like to have tools available to enable easy
formatting of the document and I am certainly nor distracted by
the tiny menu in Word 2007's reading view - though frankly I much
prefer the Print Layout view for working with documents.

I used to have the function you require. It was called a
typewriter. Things have moved on.

Stevo wrote:
Hi,

I hope that someone can help me with something that has been
bugging me for ages. Now I've found this forum I thought I'd ask.

I want a 'proper' full screen mode in Word 2007. I want to simply
see what I'm typing. I don't want any menus or scroll bars; in
particular I don't want to see the button to press to exit full
screen mode. To be clear i'll repeat: I want to see the page and
the words and NOTHING else.

In my last version of Word I had a full screen mode and the
stupid exit button; you have no idea how much that made me
swear. I thought Word 2007 may have moved on but all I can seem
to find is the full screen 'reading' view. Calling it 'full
screen' is literally incorrect: it is full of menus and controls
that hide parts of the screen and distract me.

Can someone help me find a true 'full screen' mode in 2007? Is
such a thing possible in any word processor? Do people that
create word processors write at all?

Thanks and regards,

Steve

[stevo]

Hi,

Can someone help me with this if there's a way forward please.

I'm finding that on full screen, regardless of the font used, as the text
typed is at the bottom of the screen, the bottom of the line is missing as it
is cut off by the window. People I know localy have confirmed this (it is not
down to my PC). It seems to me that people must just put up with this and
they should not. I'm not happy with that as I have paid a lot for this
software and I expect/DEMAND to see my type as when I type it! What the hell
is going on? Why is half of my line missing at the bottom of the page? Why
can't i modify this so the type is higher on the screen? Even though my 3
months support is up I have owned this 'product' for less than half an year
and therefore expect (by law) for a solution or refund as Word is unfit for
purpose: a word processor must show you what you have typed.

It must be the case that 'fit for purpose' means I can see what I write. I'm
sure it must. Currently this product does not show me what I am typing fully.
I am just a little put out by this. Are Microsoft above the law in England?

I have spent a lot of years standing up to the MS bashers but I think now
they are correct. I want my money back and I want it now.

s



Now all i need is a way to have the page auto scroll when my type gets to
about half to three quarters of the way down the screen: so i'm not always
typing at the screen bottom. Typing at the screen bottom can by a pain in any
view as I often see that part of the bottom line is missing. Any ideas guys?


"Stevo" wrote:

Hi,

Interestingly the vertical scroll bar is absent on my nice new full screen
mode however far I zoom in and regardless of the number of pages in the
document. This is most welcome as if it was there I'd be ranting on about
trying to make it go away )

Now all i need is a way to have the page auto scroll when my type gets to
about half to three quarters of the way down the screen: so i'm not always
typing at the screen bottom. Typing at the screen bottom can by a pain in any
view as I often see that part of the bottom line is missing. Any ideas guys?

Oh, one other thing: the insertion point cursor...any way to change it's
colour? Perhaps it would be nice if it only showed itself when i was moving
the insertion point too.

Maximum regards for reading my minimal request,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

OK thanks - but that's why I hadn't spotted it

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stefan Blom wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
OK - that's a plus, I guess Interestingly the keyboard shortcut is
reported unassigned in the keyboard shortcut editor.


Graham,

Alt, V, U is an accelerator key combination (from &View | F&ull
Screen of Word 2003, English language version) rather than a keyboard
shortcut; therefore, Alt+V+U is unassigned in the Customize Keyboard
dialog box.

Whether you have a vertical scroll bar rather depends on the zoom
level that you view at and the resolution of the display driver.
Given that the old command still works, it should be possible to add
a ribbon button to achieve it. Create a macro as follows:

MsgBox "Press ESC to exit full screen", vbInformation, "Full
Screen View"
ActiveWindow.View.FullScreen = True

(the first line is optional) and see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm for information on
customising the ribbon.

FWIW this is not Microsoft but a user peer group.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stevo wrote:
Hi,

So you like the Print Layout View when 'working with documents;' so
do I. When I am working with a document (i.e. I have a document to
work with) all this stuff is great; indeed, that's why I paid the
cash for the product rather than use OpenOffice or whatever.

Thing is that sometimes, when I am writing and have no document to
format and consider printing yet, I want only to see that.

I am not alone. After posting the question I took a long look at the
internet and discovered that there are all sorts of alternate word
processors that make a point of offering what I want. There are even
add-ons for 2007, but the one I looked at was spoilt by the
inclusion of a flashing line and column indicator at the bottom of
the screen. Whilst looking at the internet I found a solution for Word
2007:
The old 2003 commands still work. If you press ALT+V and then press
U... ahhh, it all goes away (even the exit full screen has gone ).
I was concerned that I'd be left with the vertical scroll bar (the
page with the solution said I would be), but that has gone too. So
it's all good news: I have a 'typewriter' for when I want to write
and 'Print Layout View' for when I'm interested in printing, layout
and the things you do after writing.

If any Word people read this I would like to request a 'Write View'
be included in the next Word along with all the other views useful
for other things: printing, reading, editing, formatting...playing
with functions. Do remember that there are some who use the product
for writing. People are paying money for what I want Microsoft.

Regards,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

I should add that it is possible with Word 2003 to have a clear
full screen mode - but as 2007 does not have toolbars it is not
possible to turn them off.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Graham Mayor wrote:
What you see is what you get. As a professional writer (now
retired), I personally like to have tools available to enable easy
formatting of the document and I am certainly nor distracted by
the tiny menu in Word 2007's reading view - though frankly I much
prefer the Print Layout view for working with documents.

I used to have the function you require. It was called a
typewriter. Things have moved on.

Stevo wrote:
Hi,

I hope that someone can help me with something that has been
bugging me for ages. Now I've found this forum I thought I'd ask.

I want a 'proper' full screen mode in Word 2007. I want to simply
see what I'm typing. I don't want any menus or scroll bars; in
particular I don't want to see the button to press to exit full
screen mode. To be clear i'll repeat: I want to see the page and
the words and NOTHING else.

In my last version of Word I had a full screen mode and the
stupid exit button; you have no idea how much that made me
swear. I thought Word 2007 may have moved on but all I can seem
to find is the full screen 'reading' view. Calling it 'full
screen' is literally incorrect: it is full of menus and controls
that hide parts of the screen and distract me.

Can someone help me find a true 'full screen' mode in 2007? Is
such a thing possible in any word processor? Do people that
create word processors write at all?

Thanks and regards,

Steve

[Graham Mayor]

As I explained to you earlier this forum is not Microsoft, but a user peer
group (hosted on a Microsoft server). It is not monitored by nor serviced by
Microsoft personnel in any meaningful way.

What UK law says that Microsoft must adapt to your unusual way of working?
If you are not happy with the product, then take it up with Microsoft.
However, *demanding* that they make the program work as you require is not
going to get you anywhere at all.

There is a slider provided to move your text into view. It is your choice
not to use it.

Had you not left it for 6 months before complaining, you could have got a
refund. Now you will have to live with it.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




Stevo wrote:
Hi,

Can someone help me with this if there's a way forward please.

I'm finding that on full screen, regardless of the font used, as the
text typed is at the bottom of the screen, the bottom of the line is
missing as it is cut off by the window. People I know localy have
confirmed this (it is not down to my PC). It seems to me that people
must just put up with this and they should not. I'm not happy with
that as I have paid a lot for this software and I expect/DEMAND to
see my type as when I type it! What the hell is going on? Why is half
of my line missing at the bottom of the page? Why can't i modify this
so the type is higher on the screen? Even though my 3 months support
is up I have owned this 'product' for less than half an year and
therefore expect (by law) for a solution or refund as Word is unfit
for purpose: a word processor must show you what you have typed.

It must be the case that 'fit for purpose' means I can see what I
write. I'm sure it must. Currently this product does not show me what
I am typing fully. I am just a little put out by this. Are Microsoft
above the law in England?

I have spent a lot of years standing up to the MS bashers but I think
now they are correct. I want my money back and I want it now.

s



Now all i need is a way to have the page auto scroll when my type
gets to about half to three quarters of the way down the screen: so
i'm not always typing at the screen bottom. Typing at the screen
bottom can by a pain in any view as I often see that part of the
bottom line is missing. Any ideas guys?


"Stevo" wrote:

Hi,

Interestingly the vertical scroll bar is absent on my nice new full
screen mode however far I zoom in and regardless of the number of
pages in the document. This is most welcome as if it was there I'd
be ranting on about trying to make it go away )

Now all i need is a way to have the page auto scroll when my type
gets to about half to three quarters of the way down the screen: so
i'm not always typing at the screen bottom. Typing at the screen
bottom can by a pain in any view as I often see that part of the
bottom line is missing. Any ideas guys?

Oh, one other thing: the insertion point cursor...any way to change
it's colour? Perhaps it would be nice if it only showed itself when
i was moving the insertion point too.

Maximum regards for reading my minimal request,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

OK thanks - but that's why I hadn't spotted it

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stefan Blom wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
OK - that's a plus, I guess Interestingly the keyboard
shortcut is reported unassigned in the keyboard shortcut editor.


Graham,

Alt, V, U is an accelerator key combination (from &View | F&ull
Screen of Word 2003, English language version) rather than a
keyboard shortcut; therefore, Alt+V+U is unassigned in the
Customize Keyboard dialog box.

Whether you have a vertical scroll bar rather depends on the zoom
level that you view at and the resolution of the display driver.
Given that the old command still works, it should be possible to
add a ribbon button to achieve it. Create a macro as follows:

MsgBox "Press ESC to exit full screen", vbInformation, "Full
Screen View"
ActiveWindow.View.FullScreen = True

(the first line is optional) and see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm for information on
customising the ribbon.

FWIW this is not Microsoft but a user peer group.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stevo wrote:
Hi,

So you like the Print Layout View when 'working with documents;'
so do I. When I am working with a document (i.e. I have a
document to work with) all this stuff is great; indeed, that's
why I paid the cash for the product rather than use OpenOffice
or whatever.

Thing is that sometimes, when I am writing and have no document
to format and consider printing yet, I want only to see that.

I am not alone. After posting the question I took a long look at
the internet and discovered that there are all sorts of
alternate word processors that make a point of offering what I
want. There are even add-ons for 2007, but the one I looked at
was spoilt by the
inclusion of a flashing line and column indicator at the bottom
of the screen. Whilst looking at the internet I found a solution
for Word 2007:
The old 2003 commands still work. If you press ALT+V and then
press U... ahhh, it all goes away (even the exit full screen has
gone ). I was concerned that I'd be left with the vertical
scroll bar (the page with the solution said I would be), but
that has gone too. So it's all good news: I have a 'typewriter'
for when I want to write and 'Print Layout View' for when I'm
interested in printing, layout and the things you do after
writing.

If any Word people read this I would like to request a 'Write
View' be included in the next Word along with all the other
views useful for other things: printing, reading, editing,
formatting...playing with functions. Do remember that there are
some who use the product for writing. People are paying money
for what I want Microsoft.

Regards,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

I should add that it is possible with Word 2003 to have a clear
full screen mode - but as 2007 does not have toolbars it is not
possible to turn them off.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Graham Mayor wrote:
What you see is what you get. As a professional writer (now
retired), I personally like to have tools available to enable
easy formatting of the document and I am certainly nor
distracted by the tiny menu in Word 2007's reading view -
though frankly I much prefer the Print Layout view for working
with documents.

I used to have the function you require. It was called a
typewriter. Things have moved on.

Stevo wrote:
Hi,

I hope that someone can help me with something that has been
bugging me for ages. Now I've found this forum I thought I'd
ask.

I want a 'proper' full screen mode in Word 2007. I want to
simply see what I'm typing. I don't want any menus or scroll
bars; in particular I don't want to see the button to press
to exit full screen mode. To be clear i'll repeat: I want to
see the page and the words and NOTHING else.

In my last version of Word I had a full screen mode and the
stupid exit button; you have no idea how much that made me
swear. I thought Word 2007 may have moved on but all I can
seem to find is the full screen 'reading' view. Calling it
'full screen' is literally incorrect: it is full of menus and
controls that hide parts of the screen and distract me.

Can someone help me find a true 'full screen' mode in 2007? Is
such a thing possible in any word processor? Do people that
create word processors write at all?

Thanks and regards,

Steve

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Some months ago (last December, to be exact) Greg Maxey provided a macro
that will do what you want. Assign the following macro to a keyboard
shortcut and modify the down value to suit your taste:

Sub MySmallScroll()
ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.SmallScroll Down:=10
End Sub

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

"Stevo" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Can someone help me with this if there's a way forward please.

I'm finding that on full screen, regardless of the font used, as the text
typed is at the bottom of the screen, the bottom of the line is missing as
it
is cut off by the window. People I know localy have confirmed this (it is
not
down to my PC). It seems to me that people must just put up with this and
they should not. I'm not happy with that as I have paid a lot for this
software and I expect/DEMAND to see my type as when I type it! What the
hell
is going on? Why is half of my line missing at the bottom of the page? Why
can't i modify this so the type is higher on the screen? Even though my 3
months support is up I have owned this 'product' for less than half an
year
and therefore expect (by law) for a solution or refund as Word is unfit
for
purpose: a word processor must show you what you have typed.

It must be the case that 'fit for purpose' means I can see what I write.
I'm
sure it must. Currently this product does not show me what I am typing
fully.
I am just a little put out by this. Are Microsoft above the law in
England?

I have spent a lot of years standing up to the MS bashers but I think now
they are correct. I want my money back and I want it now.

s



Now all i need is a way to have the page auto scroll when my type gets to
about half to three quarters of the way down the screen: so i'm not always
typing at the screen bottom. Typing at the screen bottom can by a pain in
any
view as I often see that part of the bottom line is missing. Any ideas
guys?


"Stevo" wrote:

Hi,

Interestingly the vertical scroll bar is absent on my nice new full
screen
mode however far I zoom in and regardless of the number of pages in the
document. This is most welcome as if it was there I'd be ranting on about
trying to make it go away )

Now all i need is a way to have the page auto scroll when my type gets to
about half to three quarters of the way down the screen: so i'm not
always
typing at the screen bottom. Typing at the screen bottom can by a pain in
any
view as I often see that part of the bottom line is missing. Any ideas
guys?

Oh, one other thing: the insertion point cursor...any way to change it's
colour? Perhaps it would be nice if it only showed itself when i was
moving
the insertion point too.

Maximum regards for reading my minimal request,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

OK thanks - but that's why I hadn't spotted it

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stefan Blom wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
OK - that's a plus, I guess Interestingly the keyboard shortcut
is
reported unassigned in the keyboard shortcut editor.


Graham,

Alt, V, U is an accelerator key combination (from &View | F&ull
Screen of Word 2003, English language version) rather than a keyboard
shortcut; therefore, Alt+V+U is unassigned in the Customize Keyboard
dialog box.

Whether you have a vertical scroll bar rather depends on the zoom
level that you view at and the resolution of the display driver.
Given that the old command still works, it should be possible to add
a ribbon button to achieve it. Create a macro as follows:

MsgBox "Press ESC to exit full screen", vbInformation, "Full
Screen View"
ActiveWindow.View.FullScreen = True

(the first line is optional) and see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm for information on
customising the ribbon.

FWIW this is not Microsoft but a user peer group.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Stevo wrote:
Hi,

So you like the Print Layout View when 'working with documents;' so
do I. When I am working with a document (i.e. I have a document to
work with) all this stuff is great; indeed, that's why I paid the
cash for the product rather than use OpenOffice or whatever.

Thing is that sometimes, when I am writing and have no document to
format and consider printing yet, I want only to see that.

I am not alone. After posting the question I took a long look at
the
internet and discovered that there are all sorts of alternate word
processors that make a point of offering what I want. There are
even
add-ons for 2007, but the one I looked at was spoilt by the
inclusion of a flashing line and column indicator at the bottom of
the screen. Whilst looking at the internet I found a solution for
Word
2007:
The old 2003 commands still work. If you press ALT+V and then press
U... ahhh, it all goes away (even the exit full screen has gone
).
I was concerned that I'd be left with the vertical scroll bar (the
page with the solution said I would be), but that has gone too. So
it's all good news: I have a 'typewriter' for when I want to write
and 'Print Layout View' for when I'm interested in printing, layout
and the things you do after writing.

If any Word people read this I would like to request a 'Write View'
be included in the next Word along with all the other views useful
for other things: printing, reading, editing, formatting...playing
with functions. Do remember that there are some who use the product
for writing. People are paying money for what I want Microsoft.

Regards,

s

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

I should add that it is possible with Word 2003 to have a clear
full screen mode - but as 2007 does not have toolbars it is not
possible to turn them off.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Graham Mayor wrote:
What you see is what you get. As a professional writer (now
retired), I personally like to have tools available to enable
easy
formatting of the document and I am certainly nor distracted by
the tiny menu in Word 2007's reading view - though frankly I much
prefer the Print Layout view for working with documents.

I used to have the function you require. It was called a
typewriter. Things have moved on.

Stevo wrote:
Hi,

I hope that someone can help me with something that has been
bugging me for ages. Now I've found this forum I thought I'd
ask.

I want a 'proper' full screen mode in Word 2007. I want to
simply
see what I'm typing. I don't want any menus or scroll bars; in
particular I don't want to see the button to press to exit full
screen mode. To be clear i'll repeat: I want to see the page and
the words and NOTHING else.

In my last version of Word I had a full screen mode and the
stupid exit button; you have no idea how much that made me
swear. I thought Word 2007 may have moved on but all I can seem
to find is the full screen 'reading' view. Calling it 'full
screen' is literally incorrect: it is full of menus and controls
that hide parts of the screen and distract me.

Can someone help me find a true 'full screen' mode in 2007? Is
such a thing possible in any word processor? Do people that
create word processors write at all?

Thanks and regards,

Steve