WD: MacWord Window Shrinks to Title Bar with Double-Click

ID: Q140737

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.1, 5.1a, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0
• Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, versions 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you double-click the title bar of the Word document window to resize it, the window shrinks to the size of the title bar.

CAUSE

You are using a Control Panel device, called WindowShade or Appearance (Macintosh System version 8) that gives you the option to hide windows, leaving only the title bar. By default, WindowShade is configured to minimize the document window to the size of the title bar when you double- click the title bar.

WORKAROUND

Change the WindowShade or Appearance Control Panel configuration.

To do this in WindowShade, change the configuration so that it is not using two-clicks, or change it so that you are using a modifier in addition to the two-clicks. For example, set it to resize the window when you click three times or when you press Command key+double-click.

To do this with Macintosh System 8, open the Appearance Control Panel. Under Collapsing Windows, you have the following choices. Deselect the first one:

   Double-click title bar to collapse
   Play sound when collapsing window.

MORE INFORMATION

WindowShade provides three configurations--Off, two clicks, or three clicks--and four modifier settings--Command, Option, Control, and No Modifier.

Additional query words: docminimize docmaximize size toggle toggles toggling hide maximize window shade

Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbenv kbui macword 
Version           : MACINTOSH:5.0,5.1,5.1a,6.0,6.01,6.0.1a,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 21, 1999