PUB98: Publisher Starts at 25 Percent Zoom at 640 x 480 (178581)

SYMPTOMS

If you start or open an 8.5-by-11-inch (letter-size) publication in Publisher and your screen resolution is 640 x 480, the publication opens with a 25-percent view percentage. In contrast, a letter size publication in Publisher 2.0 has an initial zoom percentage of 33 percent.

NOTE: If you save the publication with a wizard open, when you open the publication, Publisher may set the zoom percentage to 10-percent.

CAUSE

When you open a publication, Publisher zooms to the largest view percentage that will show you a full page. Because Publisher 98 requires more space to display all the toolbars than Publisher 2.0 does, there isn't much room left on a 640 x 480 screen. This means that publications open with a smaller view percentage.

RESOLUTION

You can increase the initial zoom percentage by hiding the rulers or toolbars. To do this, follow these steps:

On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and clear (uncheck) the Toolbars you want to hide.
To hide the ruler, click Ruler on the View menu.

This will free up more space on screen to display your publication.

NOTE: There are alternatives to every button on the Standard toolbar. Therefore, the Standard toolbar is a good choice to hide.

   Standard Toolbar
   Button               Equivalent Action
   ----------------     -----------------

   New                  Press CTRL+N on your keyboard
   Open                 Press CTRL+O on your keyboard
   Save                 Press CTRL+S on your keyboard
   Print                Press CTRL+P on your keyboard
   Spelling             Press F7 on your keyboard
   Cut                  Press CTRL+X on your keyboard
   Copy                 Press CTRL+C on your keyboard
   Paste                Press CTRL+V on your keyboard
   Format Painter       Click Pick Up Style or Apply Style on the Format
                        menu
   Undo                 Press CTRL+Z on your keyboard
   Bring to Front       Press F6 on your keyboard
   Send to Back         Press SHIFT+F6 on your keyboard
   Rotate               Hold the ALT key down while dragging a resize
                        handle
   Help                 Press F1 on your keyboard

NOTE: Many of these buttons have equivalent menu commands as well. You can also take many of these actions by right-clicking an object and clicking the appropriate command from the shortcut menu.