How can I get a REALLY full screen in Command Prompt?

[JohnR]

"Gary" <gary...@directvinternet.com> wrote in message
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| I have several programs I want to continue to run in DOS-simulation
| (command prompt) mode. When I click on "Command Prompt", I would like
| to get a full screen. So far I haven't been able to figure out how to
| do it. Even when I create a shortcut and specify "Full Screen" in
| properties, the program screen only occupies half the height of the
| physical screen, with the characters squnched up to fit in that
| half-high screen.
|
| I accidentally discovered how to get what I want through devious
| methods. In "Command Prompt", I bring up Lotus 123 (I believe it's
| version 3.1). I enter some datapoints, then do /Graph. After
| entering the type of graph (line) and the ranges for X and Y, I click
| "View". Up comes the graph, and when I escape out of it, voila, I
| have a truly full screen. Even if I leave 123 the full screen
| persists, I can bring up other programs in this full screen.
|
| What did Lotus /Graph /View do to get me to this good place, so I can
| do it without bringing up Lotus?
|
|

Alt+Enter

[Gary]

[Maurice N]

Bring up Help and Support (from the XP menus). Search on "create custom
startup files for an MS-DOS-based program".

Try these methods. (1) While in command prompt session, press ALT+Enter keys.
That always gets a Full Screen. To toggle back, repeat keypresses ALT+Enter.
(2) In your program's shortcut properties, you can drill down and specify Full
Screen. (shortcut/properties/ Screen tab/Full screen).
In case none of these provide success---
(3) when you have the command prompt 'up'--right-click on the title bar of the
Command window (or
press ALT+SPACEBAR+P) , and select Properties. (That's properties for the
Command prompt environment.)
Then take notes and do some tests. In Options tab, you can select Full screen.
In the layout tab, you can modify the window size.
--
Maurice N
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"Gary" wrote

[D o t A u]

Alt+Enter or in some windows, click the four pointed arrow..