Download page is too big. Curser can't reach buttons. How do I resize?

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Download page is too big. Curser can't reach buttons. How do I resize?

I'm a photographer so being able to download photos to sites - very important.

I think my Mac Version was 4.8 before I Downloaded an upgrade today. Also downloaded Safari 4.

If it's not Photoshop I'm lost on this stuff - but now the page I select my downloads is too big and my curser can't reach the buttons (hidden below- out of screen.) How do I change this? Did I download the wrong upgrade? Thanks.

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Mar 17, 2010 10:26 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 17, 2010 10:28 PM in response to A. Photographer

HI and welcome to Apple Discussions...

Press Command - (minus) on your keyboard.

Carolyn 🙂

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Answer 2

Mar 17, 2010 10:40 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

Thanks Carolyn but that didn't work.

It did work for the actual web page and I use that in Photoshop all the time. But when the download finder page came up (still too big, of course), didn't budge.

Any other ideas? Have a great night..

A.P.

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Answer 3

Mar 17, 2010 10:52 PM in response to A. Photographer

Ok...

From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache. When you are done with that...

From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons and click Reset.

Relaunch Safari.

But when the download finder page came up

No idea what you mean by that. Can you define, "download finder page" please explain further.

🙂

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Answer 4

Mar 17, 2010 11:23 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

Hey Carolyn....

So frustrated but thanks for your help...

Example: I post on Esty: A site to sell my photography. One on the steps is to download the pics from my files. I hit the "choose file" button and my files come up in a "Finder" window (lil two toned blue guy with two faces..)... Then I chose the photo/file I want to download.

But I can't download because the page is too long for my screen and the "select" or "Cancel" buttons - ( lower right hand corner) are hidden & my curser can't get to them.

This is the first time I've hated my Mac!

But thanks for your help

A.P

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Answer 5

Mar 18, 2010 3:59 AM in response to A. Photographer

OK. Haven't solved the "size o page" problem but just by playing with the keyboard (cuz I'm so scientific about things... lol )I found a way around it:Holding down the "fn" key and hitting enter selects the file I need without the curser (shortcut!).

Question still unresolved but this I can work with until I find the better answer...

keep thinkin' and have a great day!

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Answer 6

andyBall_uk

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Mar 18, 2010 1:47 PM in response to A. Photographer

Hi

I believe that the choose-file window, among others... has its size/position remembered in Safari's preference file - Home/Library/Preferences/com.apple.safari.plist - the 'fix' would be to quit Safari, move the file to the desktop, then test Safari again (a new file would be created automatically, and if there was no improvement, the switch could be reversed)

If you have another user account - see if it works in that... Safari's plist file is unique to each account, so it ought to behave correctly if the plist file is the issue.

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Answer 7

Mar 18, 2010 6:32 PM in response to andyBall_uk

Yay Andy!

That worked...I'm about ready to mark this as solved !!!! (Thanks Andy & everyone!) after asking one last question....

Do I now just trash the Safari.plist that's on my desktop?

Like I said - a Master @ Photoshop, next 2 clueless when it comes to stuff like this. Lemme know and thanks again...

A.P.

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Answer 8

andyBall_uk

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Mar 18, 2010 7:04 PM in response to A. Photographer

Hi AP

yup - you can trash the file now... you will have lost any changes you made in Safari menu-Preferences, but if you can't resize that window any other way... that's the simplest way around it for you.

How d'you find Esty for selling photos?

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Answer 9

Mar 18, 2010 9:54 PM in response to andyBall_uk

Hey Andy!

Cool. Thanks!

I do 8 x 10 urban-b/w-graffiti-candid-esque shots/Graffiti alphabets, etc (timsnyderphotography.etsy.com), so my stuff is more artsy than crafty and kind of a specific taste...

...but it's my passion and I love it, my prices are dirt cheap (just to get my work out there)..but I've had over 40 sales in less than a year, and my first $100 portrait sold last week, so that's cool,too.

When you consider how many artists and products there are on Etsy - I'll take it.

Why? Are you a photographer?

Have a great night ,

Tim

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