Re: View text on CRT monitor
- From: "SF" <nospam@@@nospam>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 04:35:08 -0800
Hi Tony,
Well, I have to admit that its nothing more than an artistic sort of thing.
The closer the text on the screen resembles the text in an actual book, the
easier it is to set chapter headings, subheadings, epigraphs, and things
like that. Oddly enough, it even influences the decision of where to start
and end paragraphs. Grisham may use the wrap to window trick because his
paragraphs can get quite huge.
Thanks for the suggestion. Hadn't thought of that. May come in handy later.
But I'm beginning to think you are right, though. It may not be possible in
VBA. (Sigh).
"Tony Jollans" <My Forename at My Surname dot com> wrote in message
news:u94OYSRFGHA.2064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I'm sorry to say I don't know if this is possible with VBA but, if you're
> working in Normal View, why not set Wrap to Window (Tools > Options > View
> tab) so that you make use of the entire space available?
>
> --
> Enjoy,
> Tony
>
>
> "SF" <nospam@@@nospam> wrote in message
> news:#1fzVpQFGHA.1180@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Thank you, Doug, for your reply.
>>
>> First, let me explain the overall picture of what I'm trying to do.
>> I'm writing a novel. I like to use the Normal View, instead of Print View
>> (which works well for short documents, but becomes cumbersome in a 400
> page
>> novel)
>>
>> When I call up the document in Normal View, the text on my screen is left
>> justified and slammed solidly against the left side of the monitor.
>>
>> Now, with all the text on the left half of the monitor, the right half of
>> the monitor is a vast ocean of white dead space. It gives me a feeling of
>> being lopsided on my screen. I can fix this easily by holding the Shift
> Key
>> and clicking the left scroll button. Every click of the left scroll
>> button
>> shifts the text on the screen to the right an inch.
>>
>> (I'm sorry, Doug, but I'm quite sure this is not a zoom problem. I mean
>> no
>> disrespect, but I suspect you may be unfamiliar with this function. It's
> one
>> of those quirky, little-known gems of Word. I suggest you open a document
>> and hold down the shift key and click the bottom left scroll button to
>> verify what I am referring to.)
>>
>> If you check the ruler, you will see that this operation does not change
> the
>> "actual" margins of the document itself. It just moves the entire ruler
>> to
>> the right one inch and the document follows the ruler.
>> Anyway, the upshot of the whole thing is that after three shifts, the
>> text
>> of my novel is now smack in the middle of the screen with approximately
> the
>> same amount of white space on both sides. It is a much more comfortable
>> feeling.
>>
>>
>> The actual specs I am using are
>> 19 inch CRT monitor
>> 1024 X 768
>> Times New Roman 12 point
>> Right margin of document on ruler is set at the standard (default) six
>> inches.
>>
>> Respectfully,
>> SF
>>
>>
>>
>> "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:euWsS%23CFGHA.1424@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > The macro-recorder is ignoring the shift key because it has no
> influence.
>> > The reason that your new document does not scroll is probably because
>> > as
>> > displayed, its width does not exceed the screen width. Set the zoom to
>> > 500% and see what happens.
>> >
>> > But I am not sure why you would want a macro to do this.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Hope this helps.
>> >
>> > Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
>> > services on a paid consulting basis.
>> >
>> > Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>> >
>> > "SF" <nospam@@@nospam> wrote in message
>> > news:ebgP7q%23EGHA.2704@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Okay, I found out that the code is the same whether you hold down the
>> >> shift key or not.
>> >> The code is always:
>> >>
>> >> ActiveWindow.ActivePane.SmallScroll ToRight:=-1
>> >>
>> >> So, where is the software interpreting the shift key?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "SF" <nospam@@@nospam> wrote in message
>> >> news:%2332x1i6EGHA.868@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> Windows XP SP2
>> >>>
>> >>> Word 2000
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I can move the text to the right on the monitor by holding down the
>> >>> shift key and clicking the triangle-shaped arrow in the bottom lower
>> >>> left corner (next to the "print layout view" and "outline view"
> buttons.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I recorded a macro to do this and the code is:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> ActiveWindow.ActivePane.SmallScroll ToRight:=-1
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> But the macro won't do anything if I make a new document and run it.
>> >>>
>> >>> Very strange.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
.
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