Open IE windows size

[Panic]

I seem to remember a way to have a particular IE window open in full size or
downsized. I think it involves opening an IE window to the desired size and
then holding down a key while closing the window. I guess this question
should have been in the Internet Explorer Newsgroup but it is fully trashed
with unauthorized ads. I have Windows 7 Home Premium and am using Internet
Explorer 9 (latest updates).

 

[Panic]

"Panic" wrote in message
I seem to remember a way to have a particular IE window open in full size or
downsized. I think it involves opening an IE window to the desired size and
then holding down a key while closing the window. I guess this question
should have been in the Internet Explorer Newsgroup but it is fully trashed
with unauthorized ads. I have Windows 7 Home Premium and am using Internet
Explorer 9 (latest updates).

As an add-on I just checked and confirm I can do this with Windows program
windows by holding down the Ctrl key while closing the window but.. that
doesn't work for IE windows.

 

[Bruce Hagen]

"Panic" wrote in message
I seem to remember a way to have a particular IE window open in full
size or
downsized. I think it involves opening an IE window to the desired size
and
then holding down a key while closing the window. I guess this question
should have been in the Internet Explorer Newsgroup but it is fully
trashed
with unauthorized ads. I have Windows 7 Home Premium and am using
Internet
Explorer 9 (latest updates).

As an add-on I just checked and confirm I can do this with Windows
program
windows by holding down the Ctrl key while closing the window but.. that
doesn't work for IE windows.

You don't have to hold down any key, but it must be the last window closed
for the size to be remembered. That includes nothing minimized to the
Taskbar.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I seem to remember a way to have a particular IE window open in full size or
downsized. I think it involves opening an IE window to the desired size and
then holding down a key while closing the window. I guess this question
should have been in the Internet Explorer Newsgroup but it is fully trashed
with unauthorized ads. I have Windows 7 Home Premium and am using Internet
Explorer 9 (latest updates).

The key is the control key.

I know of four ways to shut down the window. Three of them are: click on
the red x at the upper right, click on the icon (or its location if it's
not visible) at the upper left and choose Close from the menu, and click
on File (you might have to press Alt to see File) and choose exit. The
use of the control key doesn't necessarily work the same on all three of
those.

I have no idea whether Alt-F4 works like the above if you use it with
the Ctrl key.

The above information is old, so I'm not sure if it's still valid.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

The key is the control key.

I know of four ways to shut down the window. Three of them are: click on
the red x at the upper right, click on the icon (or its location if it's
not visible) at the upper left and choose Close from the menu, and click
on File (you might have to press Alt to see File) and choose exit. The
use of the control key doesn't necessarily work the same on all three of
those.

I have no idea whether Alt-F4 works like the above if you use it with
the Ctrl key.

The above information is old, so I'm not sure if it's still valid.

I just read Bruce Hagen's comment about the last window closed. I had
forgotten that (thanks, Bruce).

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I just read Bruce Hagen's comment about the last window closed. I had
forgotten that (thanks, Bruce).

YW. IIRC, you had to use the Ctrl key with 95 & 98, but not with XP. Not
sure about the versions in-between.

 

[Panic]

"Panic" wrote in message
I seem to remember a way to have a particular IE window open in full size or
downsized. I think it involves opening an IE window to the desired size and
then holding down a key while closing the window. I guess this question
should have been in the Internet Explorer Newsgroup but it is fully trashed
with unauthorized ads. I have Windows 7 Home Premium and am using Internet
Explorer 9 (latest updates).

As an add-on I just checked and confirm I can do this with Windows program
windows by holding down the Ctrl key while closing the window but.. that
doesn't work for IE windows.

Further experimentation shows I can enlarge an IE Window that's less than
full screen and then hold the Ctrl key while exiting. That changes all
subsequent
IE window opening to that new size. If I click the F11 key it goes full
screen
with the menu bars disappearing until the mouse curser is moved to the top.
Once that's done all future IE window openings are full screen. I haven't
yet
discovered a way to set up IE so that some windows open partial screen and
others full screen.

 

[Bruce Hagen]

"Panic" wrote in message
I seem to remember a way to have a particular IE window open in full
size or
downsized. I think it involves opening an IE window to the desired size
and
then holding down a key while closing the window. I guess this question
should have been in the Internet Explorer Newsgroup but it is fully
trashed
with unauthorized ads. I have Windows 7 Home Premium and am using
Internet
Explorer 9 (latest updates).

As an add-on I just checked and confirm I can do this with Windows
program
windows by holding down the Ctrl key while closing the window but.. that
doesn't work for IE windows.

Further experimentation shows I can enlarge an IE Window that's less
than
full screen and then hold the Ctrl key while exiting. That changes all
subsequent
IE window opening to that new size. If I click the F11 key it goes full
screen
with the menu bars disappearing until the mouse curser is moved to the
top.
Once that's done all future IE window openings are full screen. I
haven't yet
discovered a way to set up IE so that some windows open partial screen
and
others full screen.

It's global for all IE windows. WYSIWYG.