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Changing Screen Resolution in Windows 95, 98, ME & XP
The factory setting for the resolution in Windows is 800 x 600 (800 pixels horizontally, 600 pixels vertically. Increasing the resolution can dramatically increase the amount of information you can see at one time. To change the screen display resolution:- Right-click the desktop and choose Properties from the context menu to open the Display Properties dialog box.
- Click the Settings tab.
- Drag the slider labeled Desktop area to the right for higher resolution (more pixels per inch) or to the left for lower resolution (fewer pixels per inch). The precise resolution setting (800 x 600) will appear below the slider.
Changing Screen Resolution in Windows Vista
The factory setting for the resolution in Windows is 1024 x 768 (1024 pixels horizontally, 768 pixels vertically. Increasing the resolution can dramatically increase the amount of information you can see at one time. To change the screen display resolution:- Right-click the desktop and choose Personalize from the context menu.
- Select the Display Settings near the bottom of next window.
- Drag the slider labeled Desktop area to the right for higher resolution (more pixels per inch) or to the left for lower resolution (fewer pixels per inch). The precise resolution settings (1024 x 768) will appear below the slider.
Back to TopChanging Screen Resolution on a Mac
As described above, Mac resolution is described in terms of dots (pixels) per inch (dpi) rather than horizontally or vertically across the entire screen. Thus, actual resolution will vary slightly depending on the size of the screen. There should, however, be a resolution available close to 800 x 600. To change the screen display resolution:
- Click on the Apple Menu (the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen) and select the Control Panels folder.
- Open the Monitors Control Panel.
- Click on Options.
- Select the desired resolution (closest to 800 x 600) and click OK.
About Screen Resolution
Most monitors are capable of displaying images a various resolutions by changing the number of dots per inch. At a lower resolution, the image expands as if being looked at through a magnifying glass. At a higher resolution, everything on the screen shrinks, allowing you to see more information at once. Using a higher resolution could therefore allow viewing multiple windows at once or minimize scrolling within windows to see information normally off the viewable area. The majority of monitors sold today have the capability to display at least 800 x 600 resolution.
Resolution is usually described in terms of pixels. A pixel, which is short for picture element, is one of the many dots used to construct screen images. On a Mac, resolution is described in terms of number of dots (pixels) per inch (dpi), with 72 dpi as the norm. (That is 72 dots horizontally and 72 dots vertically.) On a PC, resolution is described in terms of the number of pixels displayed horizontally by the number of pixel displayed vertically across the entire screen (rather than within an inch). Thus, at comparable resolution, a larger Mac monitor will allow viewing of more information while a larger PC monitor will show the same amount of information, but on the larger PC monitor, the image will be larger. To take advantage of the larger PC monitor to display more information, you need to change to a higher resolution.