Tom,

Look at the shortcut properties to see if the "Run Maximized" radio button 
is checked.  You may have forgotten to select it when you created the 
shortcut, and it is not selected by default.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 15:09
Subject: Re: windows sizes


>        Oh, yeah, Steve, I'm a firm believer in short cuts!
>
> Interestingly, though, I have a shortcut set for the program that is 
> showing
> the screen display problem, and the screen still is quite compressed and
> hard to read, according to the sighted ham that was over here yesterday
> afternoon.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 3:01 PM
> Subject: Re: windows sizes
>
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> Another useful trick is to create a shortcut to a program you use often.
>> Three neat things about shortcuts:  (1) they're easier to find than going
>> through the Start menu, (2) you can define hot keys for them so you won't
>> even have to look for them on your desktop, and (3) you can specify that
>> they always open the program with a maximized window.  BTW, you can also
>> create shortcuts for often0used folders, and the same rules apply.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 13:06
>> Subject: windows sizes
>>
>>
>>> Tom, that trick is useful to you, because sometimes a screen readers
>>> reads
>>> an application better if it is maximized.  That alt-space is a windows
>>> shortcut, but you will usually find the window size menu on the main 
>>> menu
>>> bar of a program.
>>> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
>>> Adaptive Technology Instructor
>>>
>>
>