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scrolling in table
i have an extremely large table which is formatted in 6
point arial, legal landscape. i'm doing revisions and have blown it up to 150% to be able to read it on the screen. however, this means that scrolling from the end of cell to the one below moves the cursor the first cell in the row, necessitating a lot of scrolling. at 150 percent, of course, the column does not fit on the screen (small monitor, can't be fixed). any suggestions? tia. |
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The obvious answer is: don't use this format. If you're having trouble so
much trouble writing it, the end result will be unreadable. Choose a format that works for the material you're dealing with. People often insist that they must use a particular format because "it's a requirement" -- this is almost never true. Even the prickliest of bureaucrats will accept a readable document in preference to an unreadable one, whatever the requirements may say. "lydia" wrote in message ... i have an extremely large table which is formatted in 6 point arial, legal landscape. i'm doing revisions and have blown it up to 150% to be able to read it on the screen. however, this means that scrolling from the end of cell to the one below moves the cursor the first cell in the row, necessitating a lot of scrolling. at 150 percent, of course, the column does not fit on the screen (small monitor, can't be fixed). any suggestions? tia. |
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you know that, i know that, but the boss will only work
in word and there's that pesky 1024 limit in excel. so there you go. nothing i have been able to say or do will detach the boss and word. and it is unreadable! -----Original Message----- The obvious answer is: don't use this format. If you're having trouble so much trouble writing it, the end result will be unreadable. Choose a format that works for the material you're dealing with. People often insist that they must use a particular format because "it's a requirement" -- this is almost never true. Even the prickliest of bureaucrats will accept a readable document in preference to an unreadable one, whatever the requirements may say. "lydia" wrote in message ... i have an extremely large table which is formatted in 6 point arial, legal landscape. i'm doing revisions and have blown it up to 150% to be able to read it on the screen. however, this means that scrolling from the end of cell to the one below moves the cursor the first cell in the row, necessitating a lot of scrolling. at 150 percent, of course, the column does not fit on the screen (small monitor, can't be fixed). any suggestions? tia. . |
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bugger...
Surely there's a compromise. If you're dealing with text, then Word is not a bad solution: the problem here is trying to use a table for text that shouldn't be in a table. As David Ogilvie once put it, when all else fails try half a bottle of good red wine and a long walk. Then take a chunk of your text and let your imagination run free. There always IS a good solution there somewhere. wrote in message ... you know that, i know that, but the boss will only work in word and there's that pesky 1024 limit in excel. so there you go. nothing i have been able to say or do will detach the boss and word. and it is unreadable! -----Original Message----- The obvious answer is: don't use this format. If you're having trouble so much trouble writing it, the end result will be unreadable. Choose a format that works for the material you're dealing with. People often insist that they must use a particular format because "it's a requirement" -- this is almost never true. Even the prickliest of bureaucrats will accept a readable document in preference to an unreadable one, whatever the requirements may say. "lydia" wrote in message ... i have an extremely large table which is formatted in 6 point arial, legal landscape. i'm doing revisions and have blown it up to 150% to be able to read it on the screen. however, this means that scrolling from the end of cell to the one below moves the cursor the first cell in the row, necessitating a lot of scrolling. at 150 percent, of course, the column does not fit on the screen (small monitor, can't be fixed). any suggestions? tia. . |
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thanx though. i'm taking the wine and the walk. it's
been a bad experience all around - why won't people listen to the people who actually know what they're doing! -----Original Message----- bugger... Surely there's a compromise. If you're dealing with text, then Word is not a bad solution: the problem here is trying to use a table for text that shouldn't be in a table. As David Ogilvie once put it, when all else fails try half a bottle of good red wine and a long walk. Then take a chunk of your text and let your imagination run free. There always IS a good solution there somewhere. wrote in message ... you know that, i know that, but the boss will only work in word and there's that pesky 1024 limit in excel. so there you go. nothing i have been able to say or do will detach the boss and word. and it is unreadable! -----Original Message----- The obvious answer is: don't use this format. If you're having trouble so much trouble writing it, the end result will be unreadable. Choose a format that works for the material you're dealing with. People often insist that they must use a particular format because "it's a requirement" -- this is almost never true. Even the prickliest of bureaucrats will accept a readable document in preference to an unreadable one, whatever the requirements may say. "lydia" wrote in message ... i have an extremely large table which is formatted in 6 point arial, legal landscape. i'm doing revisions and have blown it up to 150% to be able to read it on the screen. however, this means that scrolling from the end of cell to the one below moves the cursor the first cell in the row, necessitating a lot of scrolling. at 150 percent, of course, the column does not fit on the screen (small monitor, can't be fixed). any suggestions? tia. . . |
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Why? It's the Peter Principle. If you know what you're doing you get
promoted... until you reach a level where you no longer know what you're doing. Most managers have reached their level of incompetence. "lydia" wrote in message ... thanx though. i'm taking the wine and the walk. it's been a bad experience all around - why won't people listen to the people who actually know what they're doing! -----Original Message----- bugger... Surely there's a compromise. If you're dealing with text, then Word is not a bad solution: the problem here is trying to use a table for text that shouldn't be in a table. As David Ogilvie once put it, when all else fails try half a bottle of good red wine and a long walk. Then take a chunk of your text and let your imagination run free. There always IS a good solution there somewhere. wrote in message ... you know that, i know that, but the boss will only work in word and there's that pesky 1024 limit in excel. so there you go. nothing i have been able to say or do will detach the boss and word. and it is unreadable! -----Original Message----- The obvious answer is: don't use this format. If you're having trouble so much trouble writing it, the end result will be unreadable. Choose a format that works for the material you're dealing with. People often insist that they must use a particular format because "it's a requirement" -- this is almost never true. Even the prickliest of bureaucrats will accept a readable document in preference to an unreadable one, whatever the requirements may say. "lydia" wrote in message ... i have an extremely large table which is formatted in 6 point arial, legal landscape. i'm doing revisions and have blown it up to 150% to be able to read it on the screen. however, this means that scrolling from the end of cell to the one below moves the cursor the first cell in the row, necessitating a lot of scrolling. at 150 percent, of course, the column does not fit on the screen (small monitor, can't be fixed). any suggestions? tia. . . |
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"lydia" wrote:
i have an extremely large table which is formatted in 6 point arial, legal landscape. i'm doing revisions and have blown it up to 150% to be able to read it on the screen. however, this means that scrolling from the end of cell to the one below moves the cursor the first cell in the row, necessitating a lot of scrolling. at 150 percent, of course, the column does not fit on the screen (small monitor, can't be fixed). any suggestions? tia. Hi Lydia, Maybe you can talk your boss into buying some wheel mice with tilt wheels? Tilting the wheel left/right scrolls left/right, which might help a bit to keep your sanity. You might also try some tricks like coloring the text in the different columns in different colors, so you can orient yourself quicker. Some keyboard shortcuts like Alt+Shift+Down, Alt+Shift+Up to select the current row (if you can't click to the left of the row because it's not on the screen) might also help. Regards, Klaus |
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