Mart, Thanks for the tip about shifting the tool bars in MS Word to the sides of the screen. I've decided to postpone any decisions about a replacement until late August, just in case new iMacs are released by then, and if they have been I'll think about putting the PowerBook out to pasture for use away from the office and slip a slinky new iMac onto the desk in the office.
Are laptops like cars or other machines with seals - do they deteriorate if not used? Regards, Michael. On 20/6/07 2:37 PM, "Martin Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael, I find that wide-screen is so much better for working with > documents than the old "square" 4:3 aspect ratio. I feel so cramped > on the old style now. The reason is you can then far more easily > have 2 documents side by side when comparing or copying and pasting > etc. If you want as much vertical height as possible for a single > document, one thing you can do in MS Word is to resize all of the > toolbars to a vertical rather than horizontal orientation and drag > them to the sides of your screen thus allowing your doc to use up the > full vertical height of your screen. > > Because of the high resolution of the latest laptop screens, you get > a higher number of pixels vertically than older laptops anyway. Even > the little 13" MacBook has a vertical resolution of 800 which is > higher than the 768 pixels of the old XGA (1024 x 768) screen on your > G3 PowerBook. > > I have a 24" Dell LCD screen (currently on sale for $999) next to my > MacBook Pro which has the option of rotating 90 degrees into portrait > mode. You just choose the Rotate 90deg option in the monitors panel > which works fine on my MacBook Pro. > > YMMV > > -Mart > > On 20/06/2007, at 6:39 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: > >> My G3 PowerBook 400 is over 7 years old. It works very well, but >> I'm going >> to have to replace it sooner or later. I'd prefer to buy another >> Apple, but >> all I can find have letter box shaped screens. They're fine for >> watching >> DVDs but not for working on documents, which is what I do, day in, >> day out. >> One store suggested that I buy an external monitor, but that >> defeats the >> purpose of a lap-top. Is there any thought or rumour that Apple may >> produce >> another line of lap-tops in which the focus is as much on screen >> height as >> width? Or must I abandon Apple and go to the the dark side? >> >> Michael Hawkins. > > > -Mart > ------------------------------------ > Martin Hill > email: mart "at" ozmac.com > homepages: http://mart.ozmac.com > Mb: 0401-103-194 (new) hm: (08)9314-5242 > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
