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change screen size
I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it
enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. |
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Microsoft Communities wrote:
I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. Get a new computer? Get a new monitor? - Is it as *wide screen* monitor? Essentially - depending on what you have - the answer will be different. Providing some details would more than help your cause. What type of computer is it (desktop or laptop?) What size monitor is it? According to the documentation that came with the computer/monitor - what resolution is the montior's native resolution? Dependent on your hardware - some resolutions may just *not work*. There may be no adjustment possible - they just don't work. You can set the monitor to it's native resolution and change the DPI and other things to make things larger - this usually results in the best results. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Microsoft Communities wrote:
I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. Get a new computer? Get a new monitor? - Is it as *wide screen* monitor? Essentially - depending on what you have - the answer will be different. Providing some details would more than help your cause. What type of computer is it (desktop or laptop?) What size monitor is it? According to the documentation that came with the computer/monitor - what resolution is the montior's native resolution? Dependent on your hardware - some resolutions may just *not work*. There may be no adjustment possible - they just don't work. You can set the monitor to it's native resolution and change the DPI and other things to make things larger - this usually results in the best results. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Microsoft Communities typed: I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. Making the resolution HIGHER will make the display smaller! It sounds like you're changing the resolution in the wrong direction. Resolution is the number of pixels the screen can show so if the screen is too big to see, you make it show more pixels; increase the resolution. Make sense? Once you get it so it fits on the screen it might have dark bars on the top or sides. If so, look at your video card for settings to fit wide screens and non-wide screens. Choose accordingly. -- -- We've already reached tomorrow's yesterday but we're still far away from yesterday's tomorrow. |
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Microsoft Communities typed: I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. Making the resolution HIGHER will make the display smaller! It sounds like you're changing the resolution in the wrong direction. Resolution is the number of pixels the screen can show so if the screen is too big to see, you make it show more pixels; increase the resolution. Make sense? Once you get it so it fits on the screen it might have dark bars on the top or sides. If so, look at your video card for settings to fit wide screens and non-wide screens. Choose accordingly. -- -- We've already reached tomorrow's yesterday but we're still far away from yesterday's tomorrow. |
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Shenan Stanley typed: Microsoft Communities wrote: I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. Get a new computer? Get a new monitor? - Is it as *wide screen* monitor? Essentially - depending on what you have - the answer will be different. Providing some details would more than help your cause. What type of computer is it (desktop or laptop?) What size monitor is it? According to the documentation that came with the computer/monitor - what resolution is the montior's native resolution? Dependent on your hardware - some resolutions may just *not work*. There may be no adjustment possible - they just don't work. You can set the monitor to it's native resolution and change the DPI and other things to make things larger - this usually results in the best results. Agreed; ofen if you turn on the monitor with the computer OFF, the monitor will display the preferred resolution for it for a few seconds. IF not, check the docs for the video card. Twayne -- -- We've already reached tomorrow's yesterday but we're still far away from yesterday's tomorrow. |
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Shenan Stanley typed: Microsoft Communities wrote: I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. Get a new computer? Get a new monitor? - Is it as *wide screen* monitor? Essentially - depending on what you have - the answer will be different. Providing some details would more than help your cause. What type of computer is it (desktop or laptop?) What size monitor is it? According to the documentation that came with the computer/monitor - what resolution is the montior's native resolution? Dependent on your hardware - some resolutions may just *not work*. There may be no adjustment possible - they just don't work. You can set the monitor to it's native resolution and change the DPI and other things to make things larger - this usually results in the best results. Agreed; ofen if you turn on the monitor with the computer OFF, the monitor will display the preferred resolution for it for a few seconds. IF not, check the docs for the video card. Twayne -- -- We've already reached tomorrow's yesterday but we're still far away from yesterday's tomorrow. |
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Microsoft Communities wrote:
I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. And what happened when you used the sizing control on the monitor itself? |
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Microsoft Communities wrote:
I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. And what happened when you used the sizing control on the monitor itself? |
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I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. What manufacturer/make/model video adapter are you using? Are the correct drivers installed for the video adapter? What "resolution" and "color quality" settings are available in Display Properties Settings tab? -- Brian A. Sesko Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://members.shaw.ca/dts-l/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 |
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"Microsoft Communities" wrote in message
I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. What manufacturer/make/model video adapter are you using? Are the correct drivers installed for the video adapter? What "resolution" and "color quality" settings are available in Display Properties Settings tab? -- Brian A. Sesko Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://members.shaw.ca/dts-l/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 |
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VanguardLH typed: Microsoft Communities wrote: I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. And what happened when you used the sizing control on the monitor itself? Seems like I responded to this already but I don't see my response here. So: To make the contents on the screen smaller, you have to INCREASE your screen resolution. It appears you've been going in the wrong direction; the more you decrease the screen resolution, the larger the screen content will get. If it's a case of just being a "little" larger than the screen, then your monitor and/or video settings can probably adjust for that. But it sounds like the screen contents are a lot larger than you can see. Therefore, increase your monitor/screen resolution. Very, very over-simplified and with made-up numbers: To understand this better, say your screen is 900 pixels wide. Screen content that is 900 pixels wide will fit on it fine. But if you change your screen to a lower resolution, say 450 pixels wide, now the content is twice as wide as your screen can display and you only see part of the picture. If you change the screen resolution to say 1800 pixels wide, now the 900 pixel wide content only takes up half the screen real estate. Thus, increasing the screen resolution makes things get smaller looking. The screen content is constant and doesn't change. But the amount of the screen content that can be displayed is controllable by you, namely increasing the screen resolution to get everything back on the screen. It might be irritating to think in "pixels", the smallest amount of data a screen can show, but unfortunately there is NO constant relationship between pixels and inches or cm. Everyone's computer can and often is different. Depending on the screen resolution, an image may show up as 2 inches wide here, 12 inches wide on yours machine, 8 inches wide on another, and so on. It's the method of display, namely resolution and the size of one pixel that determines the size you actually see. Hope that makes a little senseg. Try increasing your screen resolution by 2 or 3 steps (higher numbers in the 800 x 600, etc.) until you find the right one. When you first turn on your monitor, it might even give you a preferred screen resolution for a few seconds. HTH, Twayne -- -- Often you'll find excellent advice on a newsgroup. Before you use that advice though, consider the ramifications of it being wrong or even dangerous; how important IS that to you? ALWAYS verify and confirm ANY advice from a newsgroup! |
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change screen size
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VanguardLH typed: Microsoft Communities wrote: I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. And what happened when you used the sizing control on the monitor itself? Seems like I responded to this already but I don't see my response here. So: To make the contents on the screen smaller, you have to INCREASE your screen resolution. It appears you've been going in the wrong direction; the more you decrease the screen resolution, the larger the screen content will get. If it's a case of just being a "little" larger than the screen, then your monitor and/or video settings can probably adjust for that. But it sounds like the screen contents are a lot larger than you can see. Therefore, increase your monitor/screen resolution. Very, very over-simplified and with made-up numbers: To understand this better, say your screen is 900 pixels wide. Screen content that is 900 pixels wide will fit on it fine. But if you change your screen to a lower resolution, say 450 pixels wide, now the content is twice as wide as your screen can display and you only see part of the picture. If you change the screen resolution to say 1800 pixels wide, now the 900 pixel wide content only takes up half the screen real estate. Thus, increasing the screen resolution makes things get smaller looking. The screen content is constant and doesn't change. But the amount of the screen content that can be displayed is controllable by you, namely increasing the screen resolution to get everything back on the screen. It might be irritating to think in "pixels", the smallest amount of data a screen can show, but unfortunately there is NO constant relationship between pixels and inches or cm. Everyone's computer can and often is different. Depending on the screen resolution, an image may show up as 2 inches wide here, 12 inches wide on yours machine, 8 inches wide on another, and so on. It's the method of display, namely resolution and the size of one pixel that determines the size you actually see. Hope that makes a little senseg. Try increasing your screen resolution by 2 or 3 steps (higher numbers in the 800 x 600, etc.) until you find the right one. When you first turn on your monitor, it might even give you a preferred screen resolution for a few seconds. HTH, Twayne -- -- Often you'll find excellent advice on a newsgroup. Before you use that advice though, consider the ramifications of it being wrong or even dangerous; how important IS that to you? ALWAYS verify and confirm ANY advice from a newsgroup! |
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If this is a CRT monitor look for Horizontal and Height adjustment controls
on the monitor itself. Don Vancouver, USA "Microsoft Communities" wrote in message ... I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. |
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change screen size
If this is a CRT monitor look for Horizontal and Height adjustment controls
on the monitor itself. Don Vancouver, USA "Microsoft Communities" wrote in message ... I need to change my screen size and changing the resolution does not do it enough. It is at the lowest setting and the desktop is still off the screen. It is very large. How can I change the size to fit the screen. |
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