
(This data key, as shown below, is for Word 2016 and later versions. Fortunately, you can delete this data key and Word will rebuild it automatically the next time you start the program. If this still doesn't solve the problem, it is possible that the Registry key used by Word to store your configuration settings has somehow become unstable or corrupted. Now, the next time you start Word using this particular shortcut, it should be maximized on the screen. On the Shortcut tab of the Properties dialog box, choose Maximized in the Run box. Right-click on the shortcut used to start Word, then choose Properties. This is normally done by modifying the shortcut used to start the program. Close Word right away and reopen it, and things should be back to normal.Īnother possible cause is that Word is configured to always start minimized.

#MS WORD ON MAC NOT MAXIMIZING WINDOWS#
This causes Windows to bring both program windows (Word and the other program you have open) back into the visible screen area. (Not on any taskbar buttons, but on the taskbar itself.) From the resulting choices, choose Cascade or Cascade Windows. If the choices include Maximize and Minimize, but not restore, then Windows already has the Word window open, it is just open "off screen." The easiest way to correct this situation is to open another program in addition to Word, and then right-click on the taskbar. When you right-click on the taskbar button, take a look at the choices displayed. There are several possible causes for this problem.

#MS WORD ON MAC NOT MAXIMIZING FULL#
Clicking on the taskbar button doesn't maximize Word, and the only way he can get the full display is to right-click on the taskbar button and select Maximize. It seems that whenever he starts the program, it only appears as a button on the taskbar. Herm wrote about a problem he was having with Word.
