Microsoft KB Archive/66971

Can’t Scroll Left with Mouse in Full-Screen Page View PSS ID Number: Q66971 Article last modified on 07-21-1994

1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.00

WINDOWS

Summary:

If you are working on a document in full-screen page view in Microsoft Word for Windows version 1.0, 1.1, or 1.1a and you set the page width to a measurement greater than what can be viewed on the screen, you cannot select text and scroll left with the mouse.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.1a. This problem was corrected in Word for Windows version 2.0. You can obtain new or updated Microsoft products from Microsoft Sales Information Center at (800) 426-9400. If you call from outside the United States, contact Microsoft International Customer Service at (206) 936-8661.

More Information:

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) From the Format menu, choose Document and set the margins for a width of 11 inches.
 * 2) Maximize Word for Windows to full-screen and verify the document is also in full-screen.
 * 3) From the View menu, choose Page.
 * 4) With the left margin of the document not visible, hold the mouse button down and move the mouse to the left to select text.

The text is selected to the edge of the screen only and does not scroll farther left. This is because there is no area on the left side of the screen to use for a buffer to scroll. The only way to select the entire text is to scroll from the left margin to the right, which uses the vertical scroll bar space on the screen as a buffer. You can regain correct scrolling to the left by switching Word from full-screen to a window, or by changing the view from page to normal (no checks) or draft.

Additional reference words: w4wother winword 1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.00 noupd

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