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Walter's screen shows two pages of his document, side by side. He only wants one page the full width of the screen, but he's not sure how to change that. As you adjust the zoom settings used by Word, you may notice that Word automatically displays multiple pages of your document at the same time. This is especially true if you are using a widescreen monitor at a high resolution. In that case, as you get your zoom factor down to near 50%, Word automatically switches to display two pages. There are a few ways that you can get back to a single page. The first thing you'll want to do, however, is to make sure you are not using one of Word's non-standard views.
For instance, if you are in Full Screen Reading view, it can affect what is on your screen. Try pressing the Esc key, using the tools in the Document Views group on the View tab of the ribbon, or use the view icons on the Status bar to return to a regular view, such as Draft or Print Layout. One easy way to display just a single page is to simply 'zoom out' a bit by holding down the Ctrl key as you move the scroll wheel on your mouse. As you zoom in and Word discovers that it can no longer display two pages on the screen, it should switch automatically to show only a single page. Another approach is to use the tools on the View tab of the ribbon.
Microsoft Word provides you with the option of selecting a numbering style (e.g. “Roman Numeral”, “Arabic”) and gives you the option of selecting the “starting at” number. You can set the page numbers for your entire document, or if you need more control, you can do it section-by-section as well.
In the Zoom group, click the One Page tool and you should immediately see only a single page displayed on the screen. You can also click the Zoom tool to display the Zoom dialog box. (See Figure 1.) Figure 1. The Zoom dialog box.
Select the Page Width radio button and click OK. Word calculates the proper zoom percentage to show a single page at the width available on your screen.
If you prefer, you can click one of the other single-page options—Whole Page or Text Width. (Pick the one that gives you the appearance you desire.) If, for some reason, your zoom setting still doesn't look right, you may be interested in the information provided at this page on the.
You might want to enlarge (zoom in) or reduce (zoom out) your overall view of a document. For example, zoom in to focus on fine-tuning the placement of a caption, or zoom out to work on the layout of your document. Click the Zoom pop-up menu in the and choose an option:. A percentage: The document enlarges or reduces to the specific percentage. Fit Width or Fit Page: When One Page is selected, Fit Width zooms the page to fill the document window horizontally. Fit Page shows the whole page within the document window.
Fit Page Width or Fit Spread: When Two Pages is selected, Fit Page Width zooms one page to fill the document window horizontally (scroll horizontally to see both pages in the spread). When Fit Spread is selected, both pages of the spread fill the document window horizontally.
You can expand the Pages window to fill the entire computer screen. Do one of the following:. Click the green button in the top-left corner of the Pages window. Choose View Enter Full Screen (from the View menu at the top of your screen).
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To see the Pages menu bar and other controls, move the pointer to the top of the screen. To return to regular view, do one of the following:.
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Move the pointer to the top of the screen, then click the green button. Choose View Exit Full Screen.
Press the Esc (Escape) key on your keyboard. You can show two pages side by side as you work. This is particularly helpful if your document uses (with designated left and right pages).
Click the Zoom pop-up menu in the and choose Two Pages. Do any of the following to adjust the page view:.
Fit the pages in the document window: Click the Zoom pop-up menu and choose Fit Spread. Increase or decrease the size of the pages: Click the Zoom pop-up menu and choose a percentage, or choose Fit Page Width, which zooms one page to fill the document window horizontally. Depending on the zoom percentage, you may have to scroll the document horizontally to see both pages. To return to a one-page view, click the Zoom pop-up menu and choose One Page.