Change the size of the application window in a project by editing the .apr file

Summary

This article shows how to change the size of the application window in a project by editing the .apr file with a text editor.

Procedure

1. Open the .apr in a text editor such as WordPad or Notepad.
   
   

   Warning:
   Always make a backup before making any edits to an .apr file.

   
   
2. Find the project section of the .apr file located near the top of the file. It will look something like this:
   
   

   Code:
   (Project.2
   	Name:	"Sample.apr"
   	CreationDate:	"Thursday, May 31, 2001 03:21:46"
   	GUIName:	"Project"
   	Win:	3
   	CSMgr:	4
   	DocExts:	5
   	VisGUIWidth:	70
   	Doc:	6
   	Doc:	239
   	Doc:	180
   	Doc:	402
   	Doc:	41
   	Doc:	410
   	ActiveDoc:	410
   	Buttons:	990
   	Buttons:	991
   	Buttons:	992
   	Dependencies:	993
   	Scripts:	994
   	Prefs:	995
   	WorkDir:	1822
   	WinX:	11
   	WinY:	4
   	WinW:	623
   	WinH:	472
   	SerialNumber:	"354877314456"
   	SelColor:	1823
   	GUINames:	1824
   	GUINames:	1825
   	GUINames:	1826
   	GUINames:	1827
   	GUINames:	1828
   	GUINames:	1829
   	GUINames:	1830
   	TocWidthScale:	1.00000000000000
   )

   
   
3. Note the WinW and WinH lines, they contain the dimensions of the application window in pixels. Change these numbers as desired.
4. Save the file.