Why can I only type on the left side of the page in Word?

[Stevie P]

My daughter changed something and now as i type it only fills the left half
of the page. Print preview and print works fine, it's just the actual typing
that does this. I can't stand the half white screen. I've looked at page
setup, view, options, etc and know it must be something simple but can't
figure it out.

 

[Jay Freedman]

On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:34:01 -0800, Stevie P <Stevie

My daughter changed something and now as i type it only fills the left half
of the page. Print preview and print works fine, it's just the actual typing
that does this. I can't stand the half white screen. I've looked at page
setup, view, options, etc and know it must be something simple but can't
figure it out.

You have Track Changes (Ctrl+Shift+E) turned on, and Word is reserving
space on the right for balloons. Turn off Track Changes and sin no
more.

http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trackchanges/HowTrackChangesWorks.html

 

[Robert M. Franz [RMF]]

Hello Stevie

My daughter changed something and now as i type it only fills the left half
of the page. Print preview and print works fine, it's just the actual typing
that does this. I can't stand the half white screen. I've looked at page
setup, view, options, etc and know it must be something simple but can't
figure it out.

version of Word, and in which view are you working?

I could imagine your scenario when working in Normal view and not
letting Word "wrap to window" -- setting that, or zoomin in would remedy
that.

HTH
Robert