New window on screen

by tonyfitz7 Aug 16, 2007 12:53AM PDT

Probably very stupid question but when I click on an icon the new window always comes up top left of the screen....can I change this placement?
The new window always used to come up in the middle of the screen but I must have clicked on something by accident....

The reason I want to change this placement is that the first dropdown menu in the menu-bar at the top of the screen left-hand side is now obscured by the new window and is displayed so I have to click to get rid of this before I can do anything else....it's very annoying.....

Many thanks,
tonyfitz7

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New Window

by gmperry Aug 16, 2007 5:40AM PDT

Have you tryed to drag it to the center of the screen. gmp

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New Window

by tonyfitz7 Aug 16, 2007 5:09PM PDT

Yep...dragging it to the centre of the screen is no problem....it's when I close it and open it again it goes back to the top left...((

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Try this

by MarkFlax Former Forum moderator Aug 16, 2007 5:56AM PDT

If a simple drag to the center of the screen doesn't cure it for when you next open the window, try this.

Open the window and drag to the center of the screen. Then maximise the window, (top right hand corner of the window, the middle of the three boxes).

Now click the same middle button to reduce the window to the size it was before. Then goto File > Exit, (or Close).

The next time you open the window does it remember where you last closed it?

Mark

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Try this

by tonyfitz7 Aug 16, 2007 5:31PM PDT

Hi Mark,
Works OK for the particular screen which has been dragged to centre, maximised and minimised...it returns to centre.
But a new window goes back to top left...((

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OK, next method.

by MarkFlax Former Forum moderator Aug 16, 2007 8:52PM PDT

One of our other Moderators, Toni Hackler, has often suggested this and it seems to work for many. One of her posts is here;
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6122_102-0.html?forumID=44&threadID=61966&messageID=734620#734620
but you may have to modify it, depending which Window/application you are talking about, (or is it every application you open?).

Try it on IE, (Internet Explorer), first, and if that doesn't work, try it on others. If you don't have an IE icon in the shortcut bar on the Taskbar, (near the Start button), like she says, just open IE from the Desktop icon, maximise it, then carry on with her instructions.

With other applications, change the Properties, then open and maximise the icon, then minimise to the Taskbar and see if you can open another instance of the same application. Then re-size that window and move it, then close the first instance then close the one you have just re-sized.

Trying different combinations of this may work for you.

Mark

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Please tell some details.

by Kees Bakker Aug 16, 2007 9:10PM PDT

Any specific program or all programs?
Where's the icon located?
Same when you start the program from Start>Programs?

Kees

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