Resizing File>Open box

[Guest]

Hi, This is a really trivial question but hopefully someone can help me. Many
moons ago I maximised my File>Open window so I could see all the "detailed"
information. Now I do not need this window so large, but I cannot find a way
to restore it back to it's original size. The diagonal lines in the bottom
right hand corner are nolonger there/visable and I have tried grabbing the
screen in different areas as well without success. This problem is the same
for File>Save or Save As

 

[Bryan Hessey]

Your description of your problem leaves a little to be desired.

I presume that if you select Tools, Customize, Options, and tick the
'Menus Show Recently Used Commands First' you will achieve what you
desire, albeit not quite in line with what you asked for.

 

[Dave Peterson]

You can resize by grabbing any edge and click and drag.

If you can't see the file|open title bar, try this:
alt-space bar
type m
use the arrow keys to move the dialog and hit enter when you're happy with its
position.

 

[Guest]

The click and grab does not work with this type of window for some reason.
This there a was to set it back to its default set?

 

[Dave Peterson]

Did you try the alt-spacebar stuff?

That resizable File|open dialog were introduced with xl2002 (IIRC). I've never
had trouble resizing by grabbing an edge.

The click and grab does not work with this type of window for some reason.
This there a was to set it back to its default set?

 

[Guest]

Sorry for my poor description. I'll have another go;

File>open brings up window with file names for selecting. At the bottom
right corner of this window there are some diagonal lines and if you move the
mouse over them you can resize them window. This is what I did and made it so
it filled my screen. What I now need to do is make it smaller, and this is
where I am having trouble. The diagonal lines are no longer visible and in
the top right corner there is only a close icon and help icon. On normal
windows there are minimise, maximise and restore icons.

It is like the window has been maximised but without the option to restore
down like a normal window.

I hope this is a better explaination.

 

[Guest]

Sorry Dave, yes I can see the title bar

 

[Dave Peterson]

Does that mean you solved your problem???

I'm kind of confused.

Sorry Dave, yes I can see the title bar

 

[Guest]

Sorry again Dave. No I still cannot change the window from full size.
Hopefully my lat post may give a better decription of the problem

 

[Dave Peterson]

You really maximized the window--I was guessing that you made it very large.

Try file|open
alt-spacebar
select Restore

(If you can see the title bar, you can rightclick on that and see that menu,
too.)

Then resize the way you want.

Sorry again Dave. No I still cannot change the window from full size.
Hopefully my lat post may give a better decription of the problem
--
Loose, fast and on the edge.

Does that mean you solved your problem???

I'm kind of confused.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Or just double click on the title bar of the file|open dialog. (I bet that's
how you maximized that window, too.)

Sorry again Dave. No I still cannot change the window from full size.
Hopefully my lat post may give a better decription of the problem
--
Loose, fast and on the edge.

Does that mean you solved your problem???

I'm kind of confused.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Dave. Everything is back to normal now. This is a great place to get
answers, keep up the good work.
--
Loose, fast and on the edge.

You really maximized the window--I was guessing that you made it very large.

Try file|open
alt-spacebar
select Restore

(If you can see the title bar, you can rightclick on that and see that menu,
too.)

Then resize the way you want.

Sorry again Dave. No I still cannot change the window from full size.
Hopefully my lat post may give a better decription of the problem

 

[Katee]

Thank you Dave, I couldn't for the life of me figure it out! My boxes also
got maximized somehow and Excel help doesn't. Dragging for resize didn't
either.

Katee

Or just double click on the title bar of the file|open dialog. (I bet that's
how you maximized that window, too.)

Sorry again Dave. No I still cannot change the window from full size.
Hopefully my lat post may give a better decription of the problem