Title: Cannot resize work area when Editing Post
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Cannot resize work area when Editing Post

 *  Resolved [jimf29605](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimf29605/)
 * (@jimf29605)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-resize-work-area-when-editing-post/)
 * Hey Folks,
 * It worked fine in 3.9.2, but after upgrade to 4.0 it presents me with a work 
   area that it too long for my laptop screen requiring me to scroll back up when
   I go from text to visual mode and then back to text mode. I used to be able to
   grab the bottom of the work area where the word count is located and drag it 
   back up to make it fit the page. Doesn’t work anymore and is rather annoying,
   costing me time and energy for each blog entry I create.
 * Maybe I’m doing something wrong or have overlooked a way to control this, but
   it’s certainly a different experience from v3.9.2…..
 * Any help will be very much appreciated,
 * Jim Fowler, Greenville, SC
    [http://www.jfowlerphotography.com](http://www.jfowlerphotography.com)

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 *  Thread Starter [jimf29605](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimf29605/)
 * (@jimf29605)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-resize-work-area-when-editing-post/#post-5275659)
 * Let me modify the problem description somewhat: Whenever I choose any modification
   of an item such as italicize or bold or create a link after selecting the word
   in my text, I am taken to the very bottom of the post. This necessitates my scrolling
   back up to the top to resume my typing. It’s a big problem when I go to proof
   the post and wish to modify the text.
 * Jim Fowler, Greenville, SC
    [http://www.jfowlerphotography.com](http://www.jfowlerphotography.com)
 *  Thread Starter [jimf29605](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimf29605/)
 * (@jimf29605)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-resize-work-area-when-editing-post/#post-5275956)
 * Well, it looks like nobody else has the same problem, but it still exists for
   me. What I want to happen is that the work area stays in the same position when
   I make changes to the text in Text mode. Currently, it will either automatically
   scroll to the top or to the bottom, making it necessary for me to scroll back
   to the place where I was making changes… This is very annoying!
 * My platform is a laptop using Windows 8.1 and my browser is IE 11. Same problem
   if I use Firefox 31.
 * Jim Fowler, Greenville, SC
 *  [jessepearson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jessepearson/)
 * (@jessepearson)
 * Automattic Happiness Engineer
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-resize-work-area-when-editing-post/#post-5275990)
 * Click the Screen Options tab at the top, then uncheck the box labeled ‘Expand
   the editor to match the window height’.
 * This should revert you back to the old style.
 *  Thread Starter [jimf29605](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimf29605/)
 * (@jimf29605)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-resize-work-area-when-editing-post/#post-5275991)
 * Thank you sooooooooo much! I have no idea how that box got checked. I certainly
   did not do it intentionally. Bless you…
 * Jim Fowler, Greenville, SC
    [http://www.jfowlerphotography.com](http://www.jfowlerphotography.com)

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 * [edit-post](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/edit-post/)
 * [resize](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/resize/)

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 * Last reply from: [jimf29605](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimf29605/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-resize-work-area-when-editing-post/#post-5275991)
 * Status: resolved

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