Normally, Word displays text on the screen as it will appear on a hard-copy printout. This feature is often referred to as WYSIWYG (pronounced whizzy-wig), which means "what you see is what you get." There may be times, however, when viewing documents this way can be bothersome. For instance, if you are working on a very wide document, or if you are using a computer set to a low video resolution. In these instances, the only way to see all your text horizontally is to scroll left and right—which can get to be very tedious.
If you get tired of scrolling left and right, you can try the following:
Figure 1. The Advanced options of the Word Options dialog box.
This check box essentially turns off most of the WYSIWYG features of Word. Instead, none of your document lines will extend beyond the right-most edge of your screen. It should be noted that you won't be able to see the results of clearing the Show Text Wrapped Within the Document Window check box if the document on the screen is viewed in the Print Layout view. Change to either Outline or Draft view in order to see the results. When you later want to see what your document will look like on a printout, simply repeat the above steps to set the check box.
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2019-04-20 13:13:32
Larry Schwartz
I have many Word documents. Only one has the problem of Word inserting anywhere from 1/2" to 3" of blank space a the top of most pages. I have documented this in detail. Could I send the documentation to you for a look-see?
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