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   Karen to Doug G   
   Re: LARGE displays in Netscape   
   22 Aug 05 18:32:03   
   
   From: sinn@scia.net   
      
   Doug G wrote:   
      
   > Karen wrote:   
   >   
   >> Doug G wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Karen wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Ben Mitts wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> Karen wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> I'm helping two people with two different problems.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> 1.  In e-mail (Yahoo) the messages are MUCH wider than the   
   >>>>>> screen.  The box with "inbox, draft, sent, etc: fills the screen,   
   >>>>>> and you have to scroll to the right to see the messages. Netscape   
   >>>>>> version - 7.0   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> How do I set it so the whole width of the e-mail may be seen at   
   >>>>>> one time?  It used to be that way!   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Go to Edit\Preferences\Mail & Newsgroups\Message display   
   >>>>> And see if the box marked "wrap text to fit window width is   
   >>>>> checked- if it isn't check it and see what happens.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> 2.  Another person - you can see the whole e-mail on the screen,   
   >>>>>> but the right third of the message is cut off when you go to   
   >>>>>> print.  You can see the whole page in "print preview".  What needs   
   >>>>>> to be done to print the whole e-mail?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Ben mitts   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> It's not just the messages, the "box" that contains the message and   
   >>>> the one with the folder where your mail is are huge also   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> 1. Is Netscape the only program on the computer that is having size   
   >>> problems?   
   >>>   
   >>> 2. Try changing the scale in Print Preview.   
   >   
   >  >   
   >   
   >> Yes, Netscape is the only program with this problem.   
   >   
   >   
   > Try using "None" or a smaller number in the "Minimum font size" drop   
   > down menu in Edit > Preferences > Appearance > Fonts.   
   The font isn't big, just the box, and the writing goes WAY to the right   
   side.  I'm considering downloading a newer version of Netscape and   
   putting it on her computer to see if that will fix it.  (It's hard to   
   work with it when she is in another city!)   
      
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