Side by Side Windows


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My monitor offers high resolution (1,600-by-1,200) to show easily the full width of two Microsoft Word pages side by side.  I often find this useful for writing in one Word window while referring to text in the other.  But Word 2002's Window   Arrange All  command insists on arranging the windows one on top of the other instead of side by side, forcing me to waste time setting up the windows manually by clicking and dragging. 

So how do I get this to happen automatically?  Well Word can't perform this function, but Windows can.

Simply right-click on any blank area on the Windows taskbar and you'll see a menu that includes the choice Tile Windows Vertically, which actually places the windows side by side in horizontal format.  If all you have open are two Word Windows, you'll get the side-by-side arrangement you want.

If you have more than two documents open, you can still get the side-by-side arrangement by minimizing the other windows before performing the commands.  To undo the side-by-side display, right- click the taskbar again and choose Undo Tile or rearrange each window as needed.

Note:  that because you're using a Windows command rather than a Word command, you can create a side-by-side display with any two windows, letting, say, a Word window and an Excel window share the screen. Even works with DOpus on the PC.


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