Wrong position of topic list in Book View

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Wrong position of topic list in Book View

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I have had this problem for some time, so it may not be limited to version 6, but every time I click on the arrow or link to see all available topics in a module within Book View, the box that opens is so far to the left that I can't see any of the topics on my screen.
Cannot see any topics listed in this case.
Cannot see any topics listed in this case.
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The only way I can see any topics is by squeezing the Book View panel to the far right.
With Book View section squeezed to the far right.
With Book View section squeezed to the far right.
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Re: Wrong position of topic list in Book View

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Try making the box that opens, narrower. There is resize grab at the bottom right of the popup.

p.s. Possibly just clicking on that grab point will fix things. There appears to be an issue (or design) that the full height of the popup window does not display along with the scroll bar slider, however if you click the resize grab the list goes fully top to bottom of the display along with the slider.
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Re: Wrong position of topic list in Book View

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Unfortunately, that does not work. Grabbing the resizing corner only allows me to make the box vertically larger (or smaller). I can move the right edge of the box to the left, making the topic box narrower, but that doesn't bring any text into view. Its left edge is still off the screen. I can't move it to the right. The only way I have found to see any of the topics is to make the whole book view a skinny panel on the right side.
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Re: Wrong position of topic list in Book View

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Please send me your config.ini so I can get your exact settings. You might need to zip it to upload, or you could share on OneDrive in a PM if you prefer.
Also confirm the OS you are on and the version of theWord used.
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Re: Wrong position of topic list in Book View

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Do you mean the config.ini file from C:\ProgramData\The Word\Templates? Here it is in a zip file.

I am running Windows 10 Pro (20H2) and theWord version 6.0.0.1527.
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Re: Wrong position of topic list in Book View

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No, it would have to be the one in your personal folder. Often hidden folder.
C:\Users\***name***\AppData\Roaming\The Word
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Re: Wrong position of topic list in Book View

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Okay, here it is.
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Re: Wrong position of topic list in Book View

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Your config.ini worked fine for me. Not sure what to advise.
Perhaps you can move the toolbar onto the same row as the tabs? See if you still have the issue.
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Re: Wrong position of topic list in Book View

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Thanks for the suggestion. I tried moving the toolbar as you said, but no success. :( Maybe a clean installation would help? (I don't have time for that now.)
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Re: Wrong position of topic list in Book View

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To try out your idea of a clean install simply close theWord, then rename the config.ini to config.ini_old
Now start theWord and it will recreate the config.ini
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Re: Wrong position of topic list in Book View

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That did the trick! Thank you!
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