Re: View text on CRT monitor
- From: "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:10:28 +0100
If you don't mind seeing the names of the Styles that you are using, you can
move the text to the right by setting the StyleAreaWidth either via
Tools>Options>View or by using a macro
With ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow
.View.Type = wdNormalView
.StyleAreaWidth = InchesToPoints(1)
End With
--
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:%23x5NvkRFGHA.3700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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