How to maximize Office Word window on Mac OS (Sierra)

So I'm new to Mac and just trying to figure out how to do basic things like I'm used to from Windows. I found that double-tapping the title bar of windows typically only maximizes in one direction (almost always vertically). I've also tried Option+Click on the green button and Shift+Double click on the title bar. Even on Finder, it only resizes, but never maximizes. Is there a simple solution to this that I'm missing?

Thanks.

[Update]: For those wondering, I ended up finding no native solution for this, but the Spectacle app worked well to solve this issue. Thanks for all the responses.

edited Jul 10 '17 at 4:19

asked Jul 6 '17 at 23:19

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Btw, on Linux I never had problems handling my windows. Mac in this matter follows Windows on almost all matters: just screw up.

– jpenna
Oct 16 '18 at 6:26

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Thanks.

[Update]: For those wondering, I ended up finding no native solution for this, but the Spectacle app worked well to solve this issue. Thanks for all the responses.

edited Jul 10 '17 at 4:19

asked Jul 6 '17 at 23:19

user3425451

Btw, on Linux I never had problems handling my windows. Mac in this matter follows Windows on almost all matters: just screw up.

– jpenna
Oct 16 '18 at 6:26

add a comment |

Thanks.

[Update]: For those wondering, I ended up finding no native solution for this, but the Spectacle app worked well to solve this issue. Thanks for all the responses.

edited Jul 10 '17 at 4:19

asked Jul 6 '17 at 23:19

user3425451

Thanks.

[Update]: For those wondering, I ended up finding no native solution for this, but the Spectacle app worked well to solve this issue. Thanks for all the responses.

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edited Jul 10 '17 at 4:19

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edited Jul 10 '17 at 4:19

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edited Jul 10 '17 at 4:19

asked Jul 6 '17 at 23:19

user3425451

asked Jul 6 '17 at 23:19

user3425451

asked Jul 6 '17 at 23:19

user3425451

Btw, on Linux I never had problems handling my windows. Mac in this matter follows Windows on almost all matters: just screw up.

– jpenna
Oct 16 '18 at 6:26

add a comment |

Btw, on Linux I never had problems handling my windows. Mac in this matter follows Windows on almost all matters: just screw up.

– jpenna
Oct 16 '18 at 6:26

Btw, on Linux I never had problems handling my windows. Mac in this matter follows Windows on almost all matters: just screw up.

– jpenna
Oct 16 '18 at 6:26

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Mine was the same way, here is how I fixed it.

After maximizing it (by either double clicking the title bar or option+click on the green button), when it only maximizes vertically, manually resize it horizontally to fill the screen.

If you move your mouse the the side of the window until the arrow pops up, you can stretch the window horizontally.

Once it fills the screen, your maximize action will now cause it to fill the screen as you would expect.

There is also the option to go to full screen by just clicking the green button on the top left corner of the window.

answered Jul 7 '17 at 3:23

nullmeta

116

So I tried your approach and that does seem to work although I was hoping for a one-click solution. I ended up finding that there was no simple built-in solution but I found that the Spectacle app allowed for the full maximizing feature with Option + Command + F

– user3425451
Jul 10 '17 at 4:16

add a comment |

I might have found a solution, works great for me in High Sierra:

"Hold Option and double-click on any window corner."

Credits (which includes some other nice tricks): https://www.techradar.com/how-to/advanced-macos-sierra-windows-mangement-tips

answered May 17 '18 at 11:15

Andy

312

Thanks Andy! This works for me as well, at least in early testing.

– user3425451
Aug 7 '18 at 19:50

add a comment |

Since OSX 10.10 Yosemite, the default functionality of the green "zoom" button has changed to cause the current application to go into full screen mode.

Office Word, like most other applications written for OSX 10.10+, allows you to interact with the zoom button in 3 ways:

click: clicking the green zoom button defaults to switching your application to full screen

option + click: as mentioned by @nullmeta already, you can option + click to cause the height of the window to go to full height.

option + shift + click: will maximize both the window's height and width.

See also https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/151939/how-to-change-zoom-green-button-behaviour.

answered Jul 7 '17 at 14:15

forgetfuljames

112

Thanks for the comment. I actually didn't find Option + Shift + Click to have any effect. It did the same as Option + Click (only maximizing vertical). However, this may be because I ended up using Spectacle (it may have interfered with some of the commands)

– user3425451
Jul 10 '17 at 4:18

Sure. Just found another answer documenting the behavior I described as working in a standard macOS environment (Finder.app and Safari.app windows are at least two exceptions to this rule — although other Apple built apps, e.g. Calendar.app or iTunes.app do support the functionality).

– forgetfuljames
Jul 10 '17 at 13:02

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Mine was the same way, here is how I fixed it.

After maximizing it (by either double clicking the title bar or option+click on the green button), when it only maximizes vertically, manually resize it horizontally to fill the screen.

If you move your mouse the the side of the window until the arrow pops up, you can stretch the window horizontally.

Once it fills the screen, your maximize action will now cause it to fill the screen as you would expect.

There is also the option to go to full screen by just clicking the green button on the top left corner of the window.

answered Jul 7 '17 at 3:23

nullmeta

116

So I tried your approach and that does seem to work although I was hoping for a one-click solution. I ended up finding that there was no simple built-in solution but I found that the Spectacle app allowed for the full maximizing feature with Option + Command + F

– user3425451
Jul 10 '17 at 4:16

add a comment |

Mine was the same way, here is how I fixed it.

After maximizing it (by either double clicking the title bar or option+click on the green button), when it only maximizes vertically, manually resize it horizontally to fill the screen.

If you move your mouse the the side of the window until the arrow pops up, you can stretch the window horizontally.

Once it fills the screen, your maximize action will now cause it to fill the screen as you would expect.

There is also the option to go to full screen by just clicking the green button on the top left corner of the window.

answered Jul 7 '17 at 3:23

nullmeta

116

So I tried your approach and that does seem to work although I was hoping for a one-click solution. I ended up finding that there was no simple built-in solution but I found that the Spectacle app allowed for the full maximizing feature with Option + Command + F

– user3425451
Jul 10 '17 at 4:16

add a comment |

Mine was the same way, here is how I fixed it.

After maximizing it (by either double clicking the title bar or option+click on the green button), when it only maximizes vertically, manually resize it horizontally to fill the screen.

If you move your mouse the the side of the window until the arrow pops up, you can stretch the window horizontally.

Once it fills the screen, your maximize action will now cause it to fill the screen as you would expect.

There is also the option to go to full screen by just clicking the green button on the top left corner of the window.

answered Jul 7 '17 at 3:23

nullmeta

116

Mine was the same way, here is how I fixed it.

After maximizing it (by either double clicking the title bar or option+click on the green button), when it only maximizes vertically, manually resize it horizontally to fill the screen.

If you move your mouse the the side of the window until the arrow pops up, you can stretch the window horizontally.

Once it fills the screen, your maximize action will now cause it to fill the screen as you would expect.

There is also the option to go to full screen by just clicking the green button on the top left corner of the window.

answered Jul 7 '17 at 3:23

nullmeta

116

answered Jul 7 '17 at 3:23

nullmeta

116

answered Jul 7 '17 at 3:23

nullmeta

116

answered Jul 7 '17 at 3:23

nullmeta

116

So I tried your approach and that does seem to work although I was hoping for a one-click solution. I ended up finding that there was no simple built-in solution but I found that the Spectacle app allowed for the full maximizing feature with Option + Command + F

– user3425451
Jul 10 '17 at 4:16

add a comment |

So I tried your approach and that does seem to work although I was hoping for a one-click solution. I ended up finding that there was no simple built-in solution but I found that the Spectacle app allowed for the full maximizing feature with Option + Command + F

– user3425451
Jul 10 '17 at 4:16

So I tried your approach and that does seem to work although I was hoping for a one-click solution. I ended up finding that there was no simple built-in solution but I found that the Spectacle app allowed for the full maximizing feature with Option + Command + F

– user3425451
Jul 10 '17 at 4:16

add a comment |

I might have found a solution, works great for me in High Sierra:

"Hold Option and double-click on any window corner."

Credits (which includes some other nice tricks): https://www.techradar.com/how-to/advanced-macos-sierra-windows-mangement-tips

answered May 17 '18 at 11:15

Andy

312

Thanks Andy! This works for me as well, at least in early testing.

– user3425451
Aug 7 '18 at 19:50

add a comment |

I might have found a solution, works great for me in High Sierra:

"Hold Option and double-click on any window corner."

Credits (which includes some other nice tricks): https://www.techradar.com/how-to/advanced-macos-sierra-windows-mangement-tips

answered May 17 '18 at 11:15

Andy

312

Thanks Andy! This works for me as well, at least in early testing.

– user3425451
Aug 7 '18 at 19:50

add a comment |

I might have found a solution, works great for me in High Sierra:

"Hold Option and double-click on any window corner."

Credits (which includes some other nice tricks): https://www.techradar.com/how-to/advanced-macos-sierra-windows-mangement-tips

answered May 17 '18 at 11:15

Andy

312

I might have found a solution, works great for me in High Sierra:

"Hold Option and double-click on any window corner."

Credits (which includes some other nice tricks): https://www.techradar.com/how-to/advanced-macos-sierra-windows-mangement-tips

answered May 17 '18 at 11:15

Andy

312

answered May 17 '18 at 11:15

Andy

312

answered May 17 '18 at 11:15

Andy

312

answered May 17 '18 at 11:15

Andy

312

Thanks Andy! This works for me as well, at least in early testing.

– user3425451
Aug 7 '18 at 19:50

add a comment |

Thanks Andy! This works for me as well, at least in early testing.

– user3425451
Aug 7 '18 at 19:50

Thanks Andy! This works for me as well, at least in early testing.

– user3425451
Aug 7 '18 at 19:50

add a comment |

Since OSX 10.10 Yosemite, the default functionality of the green "zoom" button has changed to cause the current application to go into full screen mode.

Office Word, like most other applications written for OSX 10.10+, allows you to interact with the zoom button in 3 ways:

click: clicking the green zoom button defaults to switching your application to full screen

option + click: as mentioned by @nullmeta already, you can option + click to cause the height of the window to go to full height.

option + shift + click: will maximize both the window's height and width.

See also https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/151939/how-to-change-zoom-green-button-behaviour.

answered Jul 7 '17 at 14:15

forgetfuljames

112

Thanks for the comment. I actually didn't find Option + Shift + Click to have any effect. It did the same as Option + Click (only maximizing vertical). However, this may be because I ended up using Spectacle (it may have interfered with some of the commands)

– user3425451
Jul 10 '17 at 4:18

Sure. Just found another answer documenting the behavior I described as working in a standard macOS environment (Finder.app and Safari.app windows are at least two exceptions to this rule — although other Apple built apps, e.g. Calendar.app or iTunes.app do support the functionality).

– forgetfuljames
Jul 10 '17 at 13:02

add a comment |

Since OSX 10.10 Yosemite, the default functionality of the green "zoom" button has changed to cause the current application to go into full screen mode.

Office Word, like most other applications written for OSX 10.10+, allows you to interact with the zoom button in 3 ways:

click: clicking the green zoom button defaults to switching your application to full screen

option + click: as mentioned by @nullmeta already, you can option + click to cause the height of the window to go to full height.

option + shift + click: will maximize both the window's height and width.

See also https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/151939/how-to-change-zoom-green-button-behaviour.

answered Jul 7 '17 at 14:15

forgetfuljames

112

Thanks for the comment. I actually didn't find Option + Shift + Click to have any effect. It did the same as Option + Click (only maximizing vertical). However, this may be because I ended up using Spectacle (it may have interfered with some of the commands)

– user3425451
Jul 10 '17 at 4:18

Sure. Just found another answer documenting the behavior I described as working in a standard macOS environment (Finder.app and Safari.app windows are at least two exceptions to this rule — although other Apple built apps, e.g. Calendar.app or iTunes.app do support the functionality).

– forgetfuljames
Jul 10 '17 at 13:02

add a comment |

Since OSX 10.10 Yosemite, the default functionality of the green "zoom" button has changed to cause the current application to go into full screen mode.

Office Word, like most other applications written for OSX 10.10+, allows you to interact with the zoom button in 3 ways:

click: clicking the green zoom button defaults to switching your application to full screen

option + click: as mentioned by @nullmeta already, you can option + click to cause the height of the window to go to full height.

option + shift + click: will maximize both the window's height and width.

See also https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/151939/how-to-change-zoom-green-button-behaviour.

answered Jul 7 '17 at 14:15

forgetfuljames

112

Since OSX 10.10 Yosemite, the default functionality of the green "zoom" button has changed to cause the current application to go into full screen mode.

Office Word, like most other applications written for OSX 10.10+, allows you to interact with the zoom button in 3 ways:

click: clicking the green zoom button defaults to switching your application to full screen

option + click: as mentioned by @nullmeta already, you can option + click to cause the height of the window to go to full height.

option + shift + click: will maximize both the window's height and width.

See also https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/151939/how-to-change-zoom-green-button-behaviour.

answered Jul 7 '17 at 14:15

forgetfuljames

112

answered Jul 7 '17 at 14:15

forgetfuljames

112

answered Jul 7 '17 at 14:15

forgetfuljames

112

answered Jul 7 '17 at 14:15

forgetfuljames

112

Thanks for the comment. I actually didn't find Option + Shift + Click to have any effect. It did the same as Option + Click (only maximizing vertical). However, this may be because I ended up using Spectacle (it may have interfered with some of the commands)

– user3425451
Jul 10 '17 at 4:18

Sure. Just found another answer documenting the behavior I described as working in a standard macOS environment (Finder.app and Safari.app windows are at least two exceptions to this rule — although other Apple built apps, e.g. Calendar.app or iTunes.app do support the functionality).

– forgetfuljames
Jul 10 '17 at 13:02

add a comment |

Thanks for the comment. I actually didn't find Option + Shift + Click to have any effect. It did the same as Option + Click (only maximizing vertical). However, this may be because I ended up using Spectacle (it may have interfered with some of the commands)

– user3425451
Jul 10 '17 at 4:18

Sure. Just found another answer documenting the behavior I described as working in a standard macOS environment (Finder.app and Safari.app windows are at least two exceptions to this rule — although other Apple built apps, e.g. Calendar.app or iTunes.app do support the functionality).

– forgetfuljames
Jul 10 '17 at 13:02

Thanks for the comment. I actually didn't find Option + Shift + Click to have any effect. It did the same as Option + Click (only maximizing vertical). However, this may be because I ended up using Spectacle (it may have interfered with some of the commands)

– user3425451
Jul 10 '17 at 4:18

Sure. Just found another answer documenting the behavior I described as working in a standard macOS environment (Finder.app and Safari.app windows are at least two exceptions to this rule — although other Apple built apps, e.g. Calendar.app or iTunes.app do support the functionality).

– forgetfuljames
Jul 10 '17 at 13:02

add a comment |

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