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I want to the viewer to view my page properly. Can I control the size of a web page window?

As a designer, you can control the size of the web site viewer's window. BUT because you can, doesn't mean you should. Many people won't like having their windows auto-resized. If you think it's worth the risk, control the window size with Javascript.

To open a new window, specifying the size and screen location, link to the window.open method as demonstrated by -> Open New Window

Here's the code for the Open New Window Example link: <a href="javascript: winobj = window.open (self.location, 'newwin', 'width=800, height=450, resizable=1, scrollbars=1, toolbar=1, menubar=1'); winobj.focus();" >Open in a New Window</a>

To reposition your new window, add a top=xxx and left=yyy to specify the top left corner position in pixels.

To reposition and resize an existing window, include a javascript that operates on "self" (the present window in javascript) as demonstrated by -> Fill the Screen with Page

Here's the code for the Fill the Screen with Page Example: <a href="javascript: self.moveTo(0,0); self.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight);" >Fill the Screen with Page Example</a>

To reposition and resize the window while the page is loading, place the javascript at the top of your <body> content.

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