How do you move a Windows window (Excel) that is off-screen but will *not* respond to [Alt]+[Space]?

Solution 1:

Another reason why Alt+Space, M might not work is that the window might be maximized.  Try Alt+Space, R to restore (un-maximize) it, and then move.

Solution 2:

My universal method for a misbehaving window is using the Windows + UP-ARROW to maximize on the current display (or left or right arrow, if that's your style) and then pulling it down by its title bar, thus, switching to windowed mode again, then moving it to the desired spot.

Solution 3:

The "MicroSoft Office Activation Wizard" window was indeed the problem.

It:

• takes over focus from the main Excel (or Word or PowerPoint etc.) window after a second or two, and
• does not have its own place on the taskbar, instead taking over the icon on the taskbar, making it impossible to select the main window

The solution was to add pressing [c], for a 'close' button on that window, before the [Alt]+[Space] step in the normal process for moving off-screen windows.

So if you find you can't move an off-screen MS Office Window (and your windows usually have a red top bar):

1. Select the program in taskbar
2. [c]
3. [Alt]+[Space]
4. [m]
5. arrow keys to move the window

Solution 4:

There is a bug in Microsoft Excel that sometimes leaves a window displayed off screen where you cannot reach the top of the window to move it back into view. This can often be fixed by going to the "View" menu in Excel, click on "Arrange All" then switch the way that the windows are arranged. If it is in "Tiled" try "Horizontal" or switch it to a different mode. It doesn't seem to matter what it was or what you change it to, but this act of changing how the windows are arranged usually will clear up the mess and bring the window back into full view.