xls files open full screen

[Guest]

all of a sudden after 10 years my xls files from excel 97
are opening full screen instead of in a smaller box
WHA HAPPEN
I must have hit something to cause this.

Thanks

Gene

 

[Max]

One guess is you might have "accidentally" clicked the maximize button at
the top right corner (just to the left of the "x" button)

Just click on the button again to revert to "a smaller box"

Another guess is that you might have hit View > Full Screen ?

If so, to restore to normal view,
just click View > Full screen (again) to un-indent it

(or find/click the "Close Full Screen" button, which should be floating
somewhere on screen, or docked into the toolbar somewhere)

... btw .. it can't be 10 years (yet) from xl97.. only 7 yrs <g>

 

[Guest]

Max
Thanks for your thoughts I will try them when I get to
my spreadsheet computer
You were right and it was my error my first windows
was "windows/286" ha ha my first excel was around that
time and I have since purchased excel 95 and then office 97
with excel and office xp pro with excel. Any way I will
respond when I try your thoughts...

Gene

 

[Guest]

Sorry Max
Thanks anyway
I had tried all of your suggestions before reading your post
BUT... I tried them again anyway
I seem to remember years ago about checking a box
on each individual spread sheet "open full page, or maximize
or minimize" however this may have been way back in time
when each icon had a selection.
Ill keep trying

Gene

 

[Max]

Gene, you're welcome.
Thanks for the feedback

 

[Judy Freed]

Hi Gene

Try this. Open an Excel file, and when it opens, click the Maximize
button. This should make it smaller. Then drag on the top, bottom,side
borders, etc. to make the file the size you want, then close it. I believe
that Excel remembers this, and the next time you open an Excel file, it
should open the way you left that one.

I hope that makes sense and that I am understanding you correctly. If not,
my apologies.

Judy Freed