Controlling Scroll Bars

At the bottom and right side of the document there are scroll bars that control what part of the document you are viewing at any given time. If you need more room to view a document, or if you are using Word without a mouse, you can turn off the scroll bars. To control display of the scroll bars, follow these steps if you are using Word 2007:

1. Click the Office button and then click Word Options. Word displays the Word Options dialog box.
2. At the left side of the dialog box click Advanced.
3. Scroll through the options until you see the Display section. (Click here to see a related figure.)
4. Use the Show Horizontal Scroll Bar check box to turn the horizontal scroll bar on or off.
5. Use the Show Vertical Scroll Bar check box to turn the vertical scroll bar on or off.
6. Click on OK.

If you are using an older version of Word, follow these steps instead:

1. Choose Options from the Tools menu. Word displays the Options dialog box.
2. Make sure the View tab is selected. (Click here to see a related figure.)
3. Use the Horizontal Scroll Bar check box to turn the horizontal scroll bar on or off.
4. Use the Vertical Scroll Bar check box to turn the vertical scroll bar on or off.
5. Click on OK.

With the scroll bars turned off, you must use the cursor control keys to move through the document.