Article ID: 287171 - Last Review: December 2, 2004 - Revision: 3.0

How to resize the browser window to full screen size when it loads in Internet Explorer

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to use JavaScript to automatically resize the browser window to the maximum height and width when the window is loaded within a Web page.

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MORE INFORMATION

In Page view of Microsoft FrontPage, click the HTML tab.

Insert the following JavaScript just below the <HEAD> tag:

<script language="JavaScript">
window.onload = maxWindow;

function maxWindow()
{
window.moveTo(0,0);


if (document.all)
{
  top.window.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight);
}

else if (document.layers||document.getElementById)
{
  if (top.window.outerHeight<screen.availHeight||top.window.outerWidth<screen.availWidth)
  {
    top.window.outerHeight = screen.availHeight;
    top.window.outerWidth = screen.availWidth;
  }
}
}

</script>

When the page that has the JavaScript is loaded, the browser window is maximized. Notice that the window is not fully maximized to fill the whole screen, and you can drag the mouse to resize the window. In addition, the maximize button is still available if you want to fill up the screen with the window. The preceding code resizes the current browser window to the maximum height and width that are available for the screen resolution and allows the border of the window to still be visible.

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REFERENCES

For additional information, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

Web development

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnanchor/html/anch_webdev.asp (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnanchor/html/anch_webdev.asp)

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 5.01 SP1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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