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Here's the problem, I might just be barking up the wrong tree and that there is no way to change this, but let me ask anyhow.

When I open Open Office, (Ver#4.1.13) and every version I can remember before this one, it opens filling the whole screen.

When I open File Manager, Firefox, Edge or whatever, the "app" (darn I hate that, I'm always wanting to call it a program), opens occupying the same screen area that I closed it in.

Not so with Open Office.

It's a hassle, even with two screens , trying to open another folder to get the graphic I wanted to insert when it's UNDER the Open Office screen. I make the screen smaller with the minimize button and adjust it so the display shows the "paper" and the "properties" menu. Get done, print the document, save it, close Open Office. The upon opening it again, (blankety blank), full screen display again.

How can I get it to act like other "apps"?

TIA,
Gerry
(73 year old "phart", widowed, retired, veteran)

Gerry_D wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 5:48 am When I open Open Office … it opens filling the whole screen.

I interpret this to mean the application occupies a large portion of the screen, but it is not in OpenOffice's View → Full Screen mode which hides the menu bar at the top of the screen and would put a toolbar on the screen which will terminate the full screen mode. Or there may be, separately, controls in Windows to force an application to run in full screen mode. There are in MacOS, which also hide the manu bar at the top of the screen. If it's Windows which has forced full screen mode you need to consult Windows documentation to learn how to terminate that. I cannot assist further with Windows controls.

Gerry_D wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 5:48 am When I open Open Office … it opens filling the whole screen.

If you have a menu bar for OpenOffice and are not in full screen mode, this topic discusses the opposite problem, however the same idea — adjust the initial OpenOffice screen — might work in your case too. I do not use Windows and cannot test the solution there. The solution does cause OpenOffice to open in a smaller window on MacOS.
[Solved] Start OpenOffice in full display window size

Gerry_D wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 5:48 am the "app" (darn I hate that, I'm always wanting to call it a program),

I tend to use app for software that is installed on a tablet or phone, but application for software on a computer. So for me OpenOffice is an application. I suspect app has evolved because many find that typing application to be a nuisance, especially when the device doesn't contain a physical keyboard.

If this solved your problem please go to your first post use the Edit ✏️ button and add [Solved] to the start of the Subject field. Select the green checkmark icon at the same time.

Ok, so full screen is not a term to use for Mr Programmer, and MAC OS, maybe I'm wrong in that but here it is, a screen shot of the opening screen.
A full 1920 by 1080 pixels. (previously missed a zero)

But WAIT, I really don't want to post an image here.

But here I can:
But WAIT AGAIN...

Your idea of:
If you have a menu bar for OpenOffice and are not in full screen mode, this topic discusses the opposite problem, however the same idea — adjust the initial OpenOffice screen — might work in your case too. I do not use Windows and cannot test the solution there. The solution does cause OpenOffice to open in a smaller window on MacOS.

Holy Excrement Batman, It was right there in front of me all the time!!!!!

Final screen grab:
Thank you again Sir.
What it says below is not what I have. I have Windows 10 Home, 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor.