Delete? Full Screen Message Box

Using Word XP. When I go to Full Screen a message box appears - not in the
corner out of the way - no, no - that would be logical. Its smack in the middle
of the page - EVERY time I have to move this thing out of the way. Is there
a way to banish this thing forever? Is there 1 in a 100 people that want this
thing in the middle of the page when they have just elected to go to Full
Screen which would automatically mean they don't want clutter and crap on
the screen?

Andre
Wed Feb 04 20:25:38 CST 2004

Are you talking about resizing the document page? If its that, you can
choose the "Zoom" button without having to go through the View Menu.

Andre Da Costa
Jamaica W.I.
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> Using Word XP. When I go to Full Screen a message box appears - not in
the
> corner out of the way - no, no - that would be logical. Its smack in the
middle
> of the page - EVERY time I have to move this thing out of the way. Is
there
> a way to banish this thing forever? Is there 1 in a 100 people that want
this
> thing in the middle of the page when they have just elected to go to Full
> Screen which would automatically mean they don't want clutter and crap on
> the screen?
>
>

anonymous
Wed Feb 04 13:40:02 CST 2004

Next time the Full Screen toolbar is displayed, drag it
off the edge of the page and then see if it comes up again.

>-----Original Message-----
>Using Word XP. When I go to Full Screen a message box
appears - not in the
>corner out of the way - no, no - that would be logical.
Its smack in the middle
>of the page - EVERY time I have to move this thing out of
the way. Is there
>a way to banish this thing forever? Is there 1 in a 100
people that want this
>thing in the middle of the page when they have just
elected to go to Full
>Screen which would automatically mean they don't want
clutter and crap on
>the screen?
>
>
>.
>

reply_to
Wed Feb 04 14:16:01 CST 2004

It does. Every time. It never remembers where it was
last placed.

| Next time the Full Screen toolbar is displayed, drag it
| off the edge of the page and then see if it comes up again.

>Using Word XP. When I go to Full Screen a message box
appears - not in the
>corner out of the way - no, no - that would be logical.
Its smack in the middle
>of the page - EVERY time I have to move this thing out of
the way. Is there
>a way to banish this thing forever? Is there 1 in a 100
people that want this
>thing in the middle of the page when they have just
elected to go to Full
>Screen which would automatically mean they don't want
clutter and crap on
>the screen?

reply_to
Wed Feb 04 14:17:04 CST 2004

No - Full Screen. (Alt+V, U) So no more toolbars are visible.

> Are you talking about resizing the document page? If its that, you can
> choose the "Zoom" button without having to go through the View Menu.

> > Using Word XP. When I go to Full Screen a message box appears - not in
> the
> > corner out of the way - no, no - that would be logical. Its smack in the
> middle
> > of the page - EVERY time I have to move this thing out of the way. Is
> there
> > a way to banish this thing forever? Is there 1 in a 100 people that want
> this
> > thing in the middle of the page when they have just elected to go to Full
> > Screen which would automatically mean they don't want clutter and crap on
> > the screen?
> >
> >
>
>

fornaven_efternaven
Wed Feb 04 14:31:59 CST 2004

If you don't want it to appear in the middle of your page, click on it and
drag it to the very top, far right, or far left and it will "dock" there.
If you want it gone entirely, click and drag it off the bottom of the page -
under the quick launch bar if you have that showing.

Now you can just use the ESC key to get back to "normal" view.

Debbie
Wed Feb 04 14:36:42 CST 2004

Mine never came back.

>-----Original Message-----
>It does. Every time. It never remembers where it was
>last placed.
>
>| Next time the Full Screen toolbar is displayed, drag it
>| off the edge of the page and then see if it comes up
again.
>
>>Using Word XP. When I go to Full Screen a message box
>appears - not in the
>>corner out of the way - no, no - that would be logical.
>Its smack in the middle
>>of the page - EVERY time I have to move this thing out of
>the way. Is there
>>a way to banish this thing forever? Is there 1 in a 100
>people that want this
>>thing in the middle of the page when they have just
>elected to go to Full
>>Screen which would automatically mean they don't want
>clutter and crap on
>>the screen?

reply_to
Thu Feb 05 20:42:53 CST 2004

> If you don't want it to appear in the middle of your page, click on it and
> drag it to the very top, far right, or far left and it will "dock" there.
> If you want it gone entirely, click and drag it off the bottom of the page -
> under the quick launch bar if you have that showing.

Is there no way of either getting rid of it entirely?

fornaven_efternaven
Thu Feb 05 20:59:54 CST 2004

> Is there no way of either getting rid of it entirely?

Well...if you drag it off the bottom of the screen it's gone. Invisible.
Can't see it. As though it never existed.
(Yet, yes....is still "there" hidden" behind the quick launch bar, as you
see we you drag the launch bar off the bottom of the screen.)

reply_to
Fri Feb 06 18:05:48 CST 2004

> > Is there no way of either getting rid of it entirely?
>
> Well...if you drag it off the bottom of the screen it's gone. Invisible.
> Can't see it. As though it never existed.

My point was I don't want to have to drag it out of the way each time I open a
Word document (sometimes 50 times a day).

fornaven_efternaven
Fri Feb 06 18:30:04 CST 2004

> My point was I don't want to have to drag it out of the way each time
> I open a Word document (sometimes 50 times a day).


You don't.
Once you've dragged it of the screen, it should stay hidden.

At least for me it is. Everytime I start Word again it says gone. Everytime
I open a new document it's gone.


http://fornaven_efternaven.home.att.net/fullscreen.gif

Graham
Sat Feb 07 03:11:47 CST 2004

You can lose it with a macro

Sub Autoexec()
CommandBars("Full Screen").Enabled = False
End Sub

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

If you are already using an autoexec macro add this line of code to the
existing macro.
If you decide you want it back again, delete the autoexec macro (or the line
of code) and from the immediate window of the macro editor type

CommandBars("Full Screen").Enabled = True


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reply_to@newsgroup.please wrote:
>>> Is there no way of either getting rid of it entirely?
>>
>> Well...if you drag it off the bottom of the screen it's gone.
>> Invisible. Can't see it. As though it never existed.
>
> My point was I don't want to have to drag it out of the way each time
> I open a Word document (sometimes 50 times a day).

reply_to
Thu Feb 12 21:08:48 CST 2004

> > My point was I don't want to have to drag it out of the way each time
> > I open a Word document (sometimes 50 times a day).
>
> You don't.
> Once you've dragged it of the screen, it should stay hidden.
> At least for me it is. Everytime I start Word again it says gone. Everytime
> I open a new document it's gone.
> http://fornaven_efternaven.home.att.net/fullscreen.gif

That's interesting. When I bring up that Customize box I can't uncheck Full
Screen.

reply_to
Thu Feb 12 22:01:32 CST 2004

Is there an URL (besides the one below which I didn't quite understand) that
explains how to input the Sub Autoexec() macro into Word? I did the
Tool/Macro/Macros? then what?

> You can lose it with a macro
> Sub Autoexec()
> CommandBars("Full Screen").Enabled = False
> End Sub
> See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
> If you are already using an autoexec macro add this line of code to the
> existing macro.
> If you decide you want it back again, delete the autoexec macro (or the line
> of code) and from the immediate window of the macro editor type
> CommandBars("Full Screen").Enabled = True

Graham
Thu Feb 12 23:20:18 CST 2004

Frankly I don't see how I could have made the instructions clearer. The
macro used as an example in the link is a macro called UpDateAll - the one
you are installing is called Autoexec - make the name substitution in the
item '1' and follow the pictured instructions.

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reply_to@newsgroup.please wrote:
> Is there an URL (besides the one below which I didn't quite
> understand) that explains how to input the Sub Autoexec() macro into
> Word? I did the Tool/Macro/Macros? then what?
>
>> You can lose it with a macro
>> Sub Autoexec()
>> CommandBars("Full Screen").Enabled = False
>> End Sub
>> See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
>> If you are already using an autoexec macro add this line of code to
>> the existing macro.
>> If you decide you want it back again, delete the autoexec macro (or
>> the line of code) and from the immediate window of the macro editor
>> type CommandBars("Full Screen").Enabled = True

reply_to
Fri Feb 13 22:48:43 CST 2004

> >> You can lose it with a macro
> >> Sub Autoexec()
> >> CommandBars("Full Screen").Enabled = False
> >> End Sub
> >> See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
> >
> > Is there an URL (besides the one below which I didn't quite
> > understand) that explains how to input the Sub Autoexec() macro into
> > Word? I did the Tool/Macro/Macros? then what?
> >
> Frankly I don't see how I could have made the instructions clearer. The
> macro used as an example in the link is a macro called UpDateAll - the one
> you are installing is called Autoexec - make the name substitution in the
> item '1' and follow the pictured instructions.
>
The problem is me. I've never created a Macro before. So in Word XP I click
Tools, Macro, Macros, then under Macro name I type Sub Autoexec() making sure
its for all templates and documents. When I click Create it says Invalid
Procedure Name. I've no idea where to input CommandBars("Full Screen").Enabled
= False, End Sub.....

Graham
Fri Feb 13 23:42:58 CST 2004

reply_to@newsgroup.please wrote:
>>>> You can lose it with a macro
>>>> Sub Autoexec()
>>>> CommandBars("Full Screen").Enabled = False
>>>> End Sub
>>>> See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
>>>
>>> Is there an URL (besides the one below which I didn't quite
>>> understand) that explains how to input the Sub Autoexec() macro into
>>> Word? I did the Tool/Macro/Macros? then what?
>>>
>> Frankly I don't see how I could have made the instructions clearer.
>> The macro used as an example in the link is a macro called UpDateAll
>> - the one you are installing is called Autoexec - make the name
>> substitution in the item '1' and follow the pictured instructions.
>>
> The problem is me. I've never created a Macro before. So in Word XP
> I click Tools, Macro, Macros, then under Macro name I type Sub
> Autoexec() making sure its for all templates and documents. When I
> click Create it says Invalid Procedure Name. I've no idea where to
> input CommandBars("Full Screen").Enabled = False, End Sub.....

The macroname you type in at tools > macro > macros is Autoexec - not Sub
Autoexec() - then click 'create'
The macro editor will add the 'sub' and the () and also End Sub.

You either select these inserted lines and paste the code over them or add
the line
CommandBars("Full Screen").Enabled = False
between the sub and the end sub lines thus:

Sub Autoexec()
CommandBars("Full Screen").Enabled = False
End Sub

Any extra descriptive lines beginning with an apostrophe and displayed in
green can be ignored.
Click the 'save' icon on the toolbar and close the macro editor. Restart
Word which will run the macro.

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