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In Word, how to make the current line that I'm typing in it appears in all cases?
Hello everyone,
In Microsoft Word, if I'm typing at the end of the current visible area then I start a new line it does not show that new line automatically while i'm typing in it unless I start the second new line or I scroll down by VBA or manually I scroll down, the problem is that it does not automatically scroll down while I'm at the end of the visible area and I start new line, see the video by the following link to know what I mean, it's less than two minutes:
Document1 - Word 2025-04-29 14-51-12.mp4
so how to make the line that I type in it always visible?
Note that this problem does not exist in Notepad in Windows 10 that I use, but it exist in Microsoft Word!
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I cannot reproduce this. Is it for all documents?
I notice you have a very different Home tab.
If you start Word in safe mode, is this still a problem?
Open Office apps in safe mode on a Windows PC - Microsoft Office
This is a diagnostic step, not a way to use Word.
Off-topic: The appearance of your Home tab tells me it is unlikely you are using Styles for your formatting. Neglecting styles is a huge mistake if you want to get the most out of Word. It can make things a lot harder.
Hi mister Charles,
Thank you so much for your reply, I started Word in safe mode, and this problem does not exist. Then I discovered that this problem happens because of settings that I set in the past, I have the position of the font is lowered by 18 pt, and this helped me when I type in Arabic language it shows the diacritics with enough space between lines. Note that for me I found that if I type with 14 pt or 16 pt font size then putting Line spacing for paragraph in multiple and at 1.25, also in the other hand putting the font in lowered with 18 pt this makes the spacing between lines in the paragraph very perfect when I put diacritics in the Arabic text.
Other thing, I use styles and styles are very helpful. Thank you so much for the advice.
Last thing, although this problem happens because I lowered the font by 18 pt when I use 14 pt font size or 16 pt font size, but I hope to find a solution for this problem.
Since Safe mode works around the issue, continue troubleshooting macros. The first step is to rename the Normal template. Then troubleshoot Startup and COM add-ins. See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/troubleshoot/word/issues-when-start-or-use-word.
Seem no direct solution but how about try on Split View?
Use the "Split" feature in Word to divide the document window into two panes. This allows you to keep one section fixed while the other scrolls. You can adjust the panes to keep your typing area visible.
Hi mister Kidd_Ip,
Actually I tried Split window, and that does not solve my problem, and you can review my reply for the mister Charles reply. but thank you so much for telling me about that feature, that feature might help me in the future.
Use Reading View or hold down Alt+O+P to bring up 'Paragraph Border'
Hi mister RachelCarson,
I'm not sure what you mean but if you mean using Read Mode, then if I'm in Read Mode I can't type text, and if you mean by bringing 'Paragraph Border' is to change the spacing of the paragraph then I don't prefer to change the spacing of the paragraph and that because when I type Arabic text the spacing helps me.
