How can I use the full screen width in Google Docs? Since the latest revision, it appears that a fixed-width display is all that's available. If I'm not printing, I have no reason to see a paper-size fixed-width view.
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1I totally agree that they should have a way to have a non-tree-killing writing, but I've hopefully given you an answer for the closest you can get.– Rebecca DessonvilleSep 7, 2012 at 13:48
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New option to set full width, set Text Width to Full.
You can also enable the pageless feature.
Google Docs has a new "Pageless" page setup, available in the Google Docs editor top menu > File > Page setup > select "Pageless" at the top of the built-in window.
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There isn't a way to make a document full screen, but you can get close.
Go to File → Page Setup and set it up like the following.
- Change Portrait to Landscape
- Change Margins to 0
- Change Paper size to A3
answered Sep 7, 2012 at 13:47
Not sure when this happened, but today I discovered Docs now has a fit option under the Zoom drop-down menu...
..which works exactly like you want!
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This is technically an upwards zoom webapps.stackexchange.com/a/70788/10579 so stuff like font shape, table borders, images, etc are pixelated and looks horrible.– PacerierDec 10, 2014 at 12:53
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"Horrible" is in the eye of the beholder. For me this method is preferable because it will print on 8.5x11 paper without any extra steps. I can deal with slightly less crisp fonts. Dec 10, 2014 at 18:05
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not sure how horrible is horrible, but I guess if you're making google docs that you're going to eventually print... then definitely don't modify your page size! Jun 7, 2016 at 19:16
Google Docs has a new "Pageless" page setup, available in the Google Docs editor top menu > File > Page setup > select "Pageless" at the top of the built-in window.
Unfortunately it's still stuck at the same fixed width, but it's a bit easier to resize the font size and zoom in.
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1After changing the Page Setup to pageless, go to View, "Text width" and set it to Full. That fixes the width issue.– EmondMar 5 at 13:28
I have also been looking for a solution to this problem, and although it would be preferable to have a 'fit to width' option I have managed to find a reasonable fix on the mac at least. The pinch zoom function on a mac book pro (or View > Zoom in) will enable you to make your doc fill the screen. Presumably Chrome on windows also has a zoom in option.
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1I just tried it on my Chrome Browser. This solution is much better. Apr 13, 2013 at 13:28
Adding on to Dez's answer, if you need a better solution choose Legal 8.5" × 14" instead of A3 11.69" × 16.54":
File → Page Setup
Legal 8.5" × 14" gives you the best width to height ratio (1.64705882353 width per height) out of the 11 possible options:
Also, some has suggested "Fit Zooming":
But you do not want to do this because zooming will make the document look extremely ugly. The pixels will get muddled just like how images reek foulness when zoomed upwards.
Try these settings:
- Just once for all docs:
View:Print layout: unchecked
- For each doc:
File:Page setup:Orientation:LandscapePaper size:Tabloid (11" x 17")(orLegal (8.5" x 14")for 15" displays)
Zoom:Fitor100%, etc.
If the pragmatic goal is to maximize the usable width, the noted settings together contribute to this effect. If you're not sufficiently satisfied, you can decrease the margins.
