How Can I Make My Screen Area in Word Bigger in Windows XP 2007?
- 1). Change to Draft view by clicking the "View" tab and then clicking the "Draft" button.
- 2). Set the zoom level by holding down the "Ctrl" key and scrolling up with your mouse wheel. Alternatively, click the "Zoom" button in the "View" tab and choose a higher zoom level to fill the screen with active page content.
- 3). Close any open task pane windows, such as the "Styles" or "Clipboard" windows, which open to the right and left side, respectively, of the work area. These windows close with the "x" icon in their upper-right corners.
- 4). Hide the Ruler, if you don't use it, by unchecking its box in the "View" tab.
- 5). Collapse the Ribbon by double-clicking any tab, such as "Home," "Insert," "Page Layout" and so forth. With the Ribbon collapsed, tabs look like menu buttons, and clicking a tab once causes the Ribbon to display temporarily; when you click a button on it, it collapses again.
- 6). Enter full-screen mode by pressing "Alt" plus "V" then "U." In full-screen mode, no buttons or tabs appear, so you need to use keyboard commands only while it's in effect. To exit full-screen mode, press "Esc."
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