Microsoft KB Archive/62138

Word: How to Resize Windows with the Windows Move Command

PSS ID Number: Q62138 Article last modified on 01-24-1995

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MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

The Window Move command functions only when there is more than one window currently on the screen.

Word references the lower-left corner of a window, so all window movements must be from that corner.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The following are examples:


 * =============================| |1 | Keyboard: | | Press ESC Window Move and tab to | | the to “row:” field. | Make window #1 shorter | Press F1 and then use the arrow | | keys to move the cursor to the | | new position of the horizontal | | border. | | |—————————–| |2 | Mouse: | | Point to the lower left corner of | | window #1. | Make window #2 taller | Press the left mouse button and | | drag the border to the new | | position of the horizontal | | border. | | Release the mouse button. |=============================|


 * =============================| |1 |2 | Keyboard: | | | Press ESC Window Move and tab to | | | the “column:” field. | Make window | Make window | Press F1 and then use the arrow | | | keys to move the cursor to the | #1 | #2 | new position of the horizontal | | | border. | wider | narrower | | | | Mouse: | | | Point to the lower left corner of | | | window #1. | | | Press the left mouse button and | | | drag the border to the new | | | position of the vertical border. | | | Release the mouse button. | | | |=============================|


 * =============================| |1 |2 | Keyboard: | | | Press ESC Window Move and tab to | | | the to “row:” field. | Make window | Make window | Press F1 and then use the arrow | | | keys to move the cursor to the | #1 | #2 | new position of the vertical | | | border. | wider & | narrower & | Tab to the column field. | shorter | shorter | Press F1 and then use the arrow |————-|————– | keys to move the cursor to the |3 |4 | new position of the horizontal | #3 wider | #4 narrower | border. | | | All other windows will adjust | and taller | and taller | themselves accordingly. | | | | | | Mouse: | | | Place the pointer in the lower-left ==============================| corner of window #1. Press the left mouse button and drag the corner to the new location. Release the mouse button.

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