Yes, the Mac version of Word is different.
Try View | Zoom and select Page Width, for your question. Also, you can
resize any window by dragging the lower right corner.
> Version: 2008
> Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
> Processor: intel
>
> I have used a windows system for years and the Mac version of windows seems different. Can you set the view to see the entire document so the left and/or right edges of the page are not cut off?