Comments on: How to resize a window on your Mac’s screen that’s too big to drag

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:34:13 +0000

What if this green button isn’t available for the window?

By: Sheila

Sheila — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:43:03 +0000

WOW. Such a great trick! I have so much trouble with this all the time, and it’s such an easy fix!

By: han

han — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:51:34 +0000

1. open your (internet web browser)
2. click the thing looks like stairs with two fingers at bottom of application tool bar
3. click (turning hide off button)
4. then click and drag web browser right on the bottom
5. close your all web browsers and re-open it.
6. you will find the new browser is suited to screen, and when you move your mouse courser to very bottom application tool bar will pop up!

Thats it and sorry for bad English.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:04:18 +0000

Hi, i don’t know what to do. I have a mini mac conect to EPSON projector, it work fine for a wile and now the desktop is oversize. I need to move the mouse left to right to be able to see all the desk top. I try to change screen resolution, the green thing.. etc. it affect only the box or window not the desktop size. any idea? thanks

By: Josh Aberman

Josh Aberman — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:28:49 +0000

I just got an iMac 27 incher. When I open Photoshop it opens full blast with no edges to grab and reduce the size of the app so I can see other apps which may be running, such as Dreamweaver or Finder. How can I reduce the size of the opening Photoshop screen?
Thanks.
Josh

By: Tom Durkin

Tom Durkin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:31:22 +0000

Hi thanks for the help, it worked for me.

However just a note – in photoshop its not that obvious that this actually works.

solution: press the (+) button then move the mouse to the bottom right and even though you can’t see the corner the ‘resize’ cursor will appear.

Hope this helps a few people

Thanks

By: guigui

guigui — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:51:49 +0000

I love you. Is it too short ? I love you again.

By: JeanMarie

JeanMarie — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:27:55 +0000

THANK YOU!!! Googling your response was quicker than MAC support page!!! You saved my sanity!!!!!!! LOL

By: jeff c

jeff c — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:04:30 +0000

Mac mail- error message too big for screen (Bill, Emma, David)… hitting ESC worked perfectly….. THANKS

By: Ana

Ana — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:05:39 +0000

I have the same problem as Julia and Chase.
The software I’m using opens a window that is to large. When I click the green button it just fits to the bottom of the screen, not showing the tools that are off the screen. I’m using the higher resolution and tried to gather windows too.

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:38:28 +0000

SAME AS CHASE
garageband is too long and pressing the green button or going windows > zoom just makes it fit but the bottem with all the tools i need is still off screen!!

By: TM

TM — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:13:16 +0000

Holy christ, hahah I had iTunes all jacked up and un-resizable, so glad I found this page. You might want to update the original text to indicate the OPTION Click on the green “+” to fit iTunes to the screen.

Thanks!!

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:15:18 +0000

Bill, Thanks for the escape hint. I have the same issue as Emma and David, the dropdown menu for my email rules, goes below the bottom of the screen. I could scroll thru all the rules, but the choice buttons at the bottom were off the screen. Hitting return does accept any changes. But if I wanted to cancel my changes, there was no way to click on that button. Esc worked.
Seems like no one has actually come up with a fix yet to resize the dropdown. Obviously the resize corner is off the screen, and the green + only effects the window behind the dropdown menu.

By: Chase

Chase — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:39:19 +0000

I’m having an issue with a GarageBand window. Not GarageBand itself, but I’m trying to edit a Hybrid Basic instrument and the editing window that appears is too long to fit the screen. This window also only has the red (close) button. No yellow or green.

By: Nina

Nina — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:30:26 +0000

This isn’t helping! I’m in Garage Band, and it just moves the window a little. Please help!!!

By: Kimberly Webb

Kimberly Webb — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:42:52 +0000

Thank you so much, been banging my head over this and yet it was RIGHT in front of my eyes. Bless you!

By: Warren Street

Warren Street — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:58:44 +0000

Ha! That worked perfectly! Thank you!

By: Cathryn

Cathryn — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:06:01 +0000

I have the same problem as Brie. What do you do when the window doesn’t have a green button? I’m trying to set up an Apple account for ordering iPhoto products, and can’t go to the next step because the “next” button is below the screen. Awk! Help is appreciated.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:14:46 +0000

THANKS!!!!! THAT WAS DRIVING ME NUTS

By: bill

bill — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 02:24:09 +0000

Regarding the email error for David and Emma, my wife was able to highlight the error message (her problem was the exact same as yours) and hit the escape key. That got rid of the error, and she was able to choose another email server to send the same email.

Hope this helps.

By: JSovey

JSovey — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:37:08 +0000

OSX has a build in solution for this and it’s actually int the Display Preferences.

System Preferences > Displays > Gather Windows.

You can access it quicker if you check the “Show displays in the menu bar” or by pressing option+”either of the adjust brightness keys”

By: Vicki

Vicki — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:32:24 +0000

Thanks so much…….I had tried everything!

By: Paneda

Paneda — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:14:30 +0000

Thank you so much!!

By: David

David — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:52:28 +0000

I just ran into the same problem as “Emma” Did a year ago and can’t find a solution in the thread. I’ve tried all the stuff with the green buttons, rebooted, etc. But as soon as I connect to the servers the “try later” or “cancel” option is below the screen and I can’t click it. Help?

——–reference——
Emma
June 23rd, 2009, 1:50 PM

This still doesn’t work for me. I have an email which wouldn’t send and the address list is so large that it goes off the screen, that I am unable to choose the option ‘try later’ as it is completely under the screen. Using the green zoom makes no difference, moving my applications makes no difference – it means I have to force quit mail to close…and it’s very very frustrating…any help appreciated.

Emma.