I can't half size the display window

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George McCann

About a week ago MY dell xp program stop half sizing my
displays. I click on the normal area between the minimize
and the red X(sorry, I'm not up on tech terms) that
erases the window and nothing happens. i know this is
probaly a quick fix, but heck if I can figure it out.
help would be appreciated, George
 
I'm not exactly sure I understand what your problem is because you don't
know what "MY dell xp program" is. If you want to change the window size
just move your mouse pointer to the sides, top or bottom edge, hold down
your left mouse button and shrink or stretch it to what ever size you want.
Then click File and Close and that size will be remembered the next time you
open it.
 
Aloha NOrm, Is is a fairly new Dell computer with
winddows XP Pro installed. WHen I go online and try to
half size the open window I used to click on the top of
the window between the minimize logo and delete logo
(redX). for thelast week this has not downsized the
window to a half size. I assume it is something I can fix
in the control panel but do not know enough about what I
am doing to figure it out. George
 
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George McCann said:
Aloha NOrm, Is is a fairly new Dell computer with
winddows XP Pro installed. WHen I go online and try to
half size the open window I used to click on the top of
the window between the minimize logo and delete logo
(redX). for thelast week this has not downsized the
window to a half size.
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Hi George,

The icon that resizes the window toggles between full screen (square) and
something smaller (two squares interlocked). The exact size of the
"something smaller" is whatever the window was the last time you sized it.
You can also toggle this by double clicking on the Title bar. It sounds like
your "smaller" is almost as big as full screen.

Click the icon so you're in smaller mode. Grab the Title bar and slide your
window part way off the screen (down and to the left will work) so the upper
corner is readily accessible. Position your mouse over the corner and drag
the corner down and to the left. Let go, grab the Title bar, and drag your
window back into the middle of the screen. Resize more if necessary. Double
click a few times on the Title bar to toggle full screen and smaller to see
if it's the size you want. Then close the window using File > Close/Exit.
Open again and double click a few times to toggle between full screen and
smaller to make sure your settings have "stuck."

I hope this helps.
 
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