How to Turn Off Scroll Bars in Microsoft Word

By default, Microsoft Word displays two scroll bars in the Word document window. The vertical scroll bar, located to the right of the document, lets you scroll up and down a document. The horizontal scroll bar, located at the bottom of the document, lets you scroll the right and left of the document. If you wish, you can turn these scroll bars off in a few easy steps.

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft Word 2003

Instructions

1. Start Microsoft Word and open an existing document from your files or start a new blank document to work with.

2. Choose the "Tools" menu and click on "Options..." to bring up the "Options" dialog box.

3. Click the "View" tab at the top of the "Options" dialog box to display the "View" options for Microsoft Word.

4. Locate the "Show" section of the "View" tab in the "Options" dialog box.

5. Use your mouse to click the check box in front of "Horizontal scroll bar" to un-check the box and turn off the horizontal scroll bar in all Microsoft Word documents.

6. Click the check box in front of "Vertical scroll bar" to un-check the box and turn off the vertical scroll bar in all Word documents.

7. Select the "OK" button to close the "Options" dialog box and turn off the scroll bars in all Word documents.

Tips & Warnings

• The "Options" dialog box can be used to apply many different settings in Microsoft Word.

• Turning off the scroll bars lets you see more of your Word document and presents a cleaner appearance.

• You can turn the Microsoft Word scrollbars back on by following the same process but add a check mark to the check boxes before "Horizontal scroll bar" and "Vertical Scroll Bar."