
Likewise, graphics objects are not displayed. In this view, Word does not worry about line breaks, margins and page breaks in the same manner as in the Print Layout view. The original intent of Normal view was to speed up work by foregoing an exact WYSIWYG format. The need for this feature is rooted in history. If the check box is cleared, then the margins are minded and the text wraps where you expect it to wrap. This only affects what you see on the screen it does not affect any printouts.

This check box, when selected, makes the text in Normal and Outline views extend the full width of the document window, without regard to where the margin is set. Look for the check box labeled Wrap to Window. You can control this feature by displaying the View tab of the Options dialog box (Tools | Options | View tab). It is a "feature" of Word that has been available for many, many years. The problem being described by Dave isn't really a problem. In Word 2003, the text extended past the right margin (as shown on the Ruler) and only wraps when the right side of the document window is reached. In Word 2000, Dave's text would wrap at the right margin, as it was shown on the Ruler. The picture shows an example of what a word wrap button may look like or resemble for programs that have the option.Dave recently upgraded from Word 2000 to Word 2003, and noticed that the text displayed in Normal view wraps on the screen differently than it used to. Word wrap is often set up by default and can be turned off by enabling hyphenation, clicking the word wrap button, or adjusting the program's settings. If there were no word wrapping, you would have to scroll horizontally (left-to-right) instead of vertically (up and down) on any long line of text.

For example, all of the text contained on this page is wrapped in an HTML div tag for easy reading.

Word wrapping is used to help contain text within an area and to prevent text from being cut off or missed.

In textarea fields, the cursor automatically moves to the next line when it reaches the edge of the box. How to wrap text at a certain number of characters.
