WinWord: Page Width Zoom Doesn't Display Items Beyond Margins

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for Windows versions 2.X and 6.0, when you choose the Page Width button in the Zoom dialog box, Word for Windows does not display any portion of the document that extends beyond the margins.

MORE INFORMATION

If you run the Zoom command and choose the Page Width button, Word for Windows scales the editing view so you can see the width of the page, from left margin to right margin. If Word calculated the Zoom percentage so that you could see everything that might extend past the margins, the processing time would be increased. Word is designed to not display items that extend beyond the margins.

Workaround

In Word for Windows 6.0, to view items that extend beyond the margins in a Word for Windows document, from the View menu, choose Zoom and select the Page Width "Zoom To" selection. Choose the OK button. In Word for Windows 2.0, choose Zoom from the View menu, select either a Custom setting or the Whole Page button.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. From the File menu, choose New, and choose the OK button. From the Table menu, choose Insert Table, select 7 in the Number of Columns box, and choose the OK button.

2. From the Table menu, choose Select Table.

3. In Word for Windows 6.0, from the Table menu, choose Cell Height and Width. Select the column tab and set the width of Columns to 1". Choose OK. In Word for Windows 2.0, from the Table menu, choose Column Width, select 1" in the Width of Columns box, and choose the OK button.

4. In Word for Windows 6.0, from the View menu, choose Zoom and select the Page Width "Zoom To" selection. In Word for Windows 2.0, from the View menu, choose Zoom, and choose the Page Width button. Choose the OK button.

Reference(s):

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 453-456