Comments for How can I view large web pages without having to scroll right and left?

Comment from Patricia Escamilla on 2009-09-17

2009-09-17T14:44:11Z

I get some emails, not all the time, where i have to scroll sideways to read them. What can i do to not have to scroll?

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Comment from TrophyJoe on 2009-02-15

2009-02-15T19:17:20Z

This is a large issue for me too. The Ctrl-+/- in Firefox helps but there are many pages which require h-scrolling no matter what size the font (My screen is 1500 px wide!)
Tried Opera as suggested and it works like a dream. Thanks to you and your readers.

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Comment from Hellen on 2008-09-03

2008-09-04T06:04:33Z

Thanks,Leo! I'm new to computing and your site gave me an easy fix. All I had to do was reconfigure my screen resolution. I went to the Microsoft Help site and didn't find anything about this solution. Thanks again. H.D.

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Comment from Stuart Holmes on 2007-12-13

2007-12-14T01:28:42Z

... and ''fit to width'' is where exactly in ms ie??
without combining it with that there's not much point in enlarging when we're talking about how to avoid sideways scrolling...

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Comment from Peter Scripture on 2007-12-02

2007-12-02T22:04:25Z

I use Firefox and a click on Ctrl (+)+ increases the type size (which I always need to do when reading "Ask Leo") A click on Ctrl (+)- takes it back to 100%. This also works on IE.

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Comment from Stuart Holmes on 2007-12-02

2007-12-02T15:10:48Z

I just remembered something else that should interest Ed:

If you're using Opera ( free from Opera.com !) then as well as being able to 'fit to width' you can enlarge or shrink anything the browser is showing simpy by tapping on + or - on the numeric keypad part of your keyboard, and * takes you back to 100% zooom level..
Even better, if you selected Ctrl+F11 everything still fits to width!!!
Amazing!
Try it....
Then thank me by making a big donation to an internationally recognised poverty relief charity.

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Comment from Stuart Holmes on 2007-12-02

2007-12-02T15:03:12Z

Congratulations to Shreyas - beat me to it!!

Leo, and everyone else:

I can't believe there are still people who think Firefox is the great and only new hope of an alternative to the dreadful browsers micro$oft keep supplying.

OPERA is a BETTER BROWSER and introduced many features Firefox and IE try to copy.

Ctrl+F11 = ''fit to width'' is but one of it's wonderful features - and it works like a dream!!

It used to get a bad press for not being free but now it is.

Opera.com

Waste no more time, get it now and never again worry about sideways scrolling.
There's even the facility to make 'fit to width' your default setting!!!

Check this: http://operalover.tntluoma.com/

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Comment from Nick Gimbrone on 2007-12-01

2007-12-01T18:55:59Z

Good write up.
I'd also add a reference to MS's ClearType tools. I've added it to what I do, and it does seem to help.

http://www.friedbeef.com/2006/10/26/how-to-save-your-eyes-from-your-screen-part-1/

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypePowerToy.mspx

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Comment from Ed on 2007-12-01

2007-12-01T15:22:10Z

My 90 year old Mother has age related macular degeneration and, as a result, only has peripheral vision. I had upgraded her to a 19" monitor and continued at 600 x 800 resolution. She also encountered the "scrolling" problem and even with a 19" screen had great difficulty in reading email and using Quicken. These are tasks that are very important to her and ones that she is very proud of still being able to do.

She also had difficulty in using the magnifier in Windows as it took her time to locate and a great deal of time to manuver around the screen. We also tried a magnifying glass set up next to the computer but this was also a poor solution.

Ignoring all advice from knowledgeable people at a low-vision center, Costco, Best Buy, CompUSA and others I purchased a 37" Samsung LCD TV and set it up to alternate between being a TV and a PC monitor for her. Resolution is still set at 600 x 800. It has allowed her to continue with these important tasks and she can know read her emails, use Quicken and surf the web and read everything on the screen.

She was beginning to lose hope that she would be able to do these tasks.

Anyways for those with declining eyesight this solution should be tried. It has worked very well for on 90 year old Mom.

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Comment from Shreyas on 2007-11-19

2007-11-19T23:59:50Z

Leo, you missed a very important point - browser. Some browsers allow you to fit the page to the window width, and the best one amongst them is Opera. (Firefox and IE do not support this feature). I have been enojying the 'fit to display width' feature in opera for a long time. Not to mention, opera is a full featured browser, comparable to firefox, and certainly better than IE.
If a page has a horizontal scrolbar (meaning it cannot fit to your display width), press Control + F11 and it would be resized to fit it properly. The font size stays the same, just there are less words on one line.
I certainly recommend giving it a try.

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