Windows - Changing Screen Resolution

**Lyte** · 12-13-2006, 10:51 PM

For higher legibility of documents on screen, you can adjust the screen resolution of your monitor (for monitors that support more than one screen resolution option). The higher the number of pixels, the more information you can display on your screen and the smaller items appear. Lower screen resolution makes items appear larger and can benefit people with vision impairments. This procedure tells you how to adjust screen resolution through Display Properties in Control Panel.

On the Start menu--> Select Control Panel
In Control Panel--> Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing). If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View. Select Display.
In the Display Properties dialog box--> Select the Settings tab.
On the Settings tab, under Screen Resolution --> Select a screen resolution value by moving the slider arrow. Select OK.
To close Control Panel: Select the Close button.

limainfinita · 12-26-2006, 11:04 AM

I have a question regarding that:
Month ago I had a Dell monitor 21 inch and my screen resolution was 1600x ( i dont remeber)

I have a new dell monitor and a new computer aswell and when I tried to change resolution screen, max screen resolution is :1152x 864

why?
This computer is brand new and monitor too

**Lyte** · 12-26-2006, 11:48 AM

Whoa, that sucks! Do you know the part number/serial number of the monitor?

Lyte

Noner · 12-28-2006, 05:03 PM

Wow, I don't anyway recommend anybody to change his/her screen resolution. The resolutions have always been set up to be the most best and to fit the screen mechanism. Changing it, it will just low the quality of things, what you see in the screen, mostly. Of course sometimes those settings are too low, but mostly it's not very good idea to set it up. Thanks for the tutorial anyway!

**Lyte** · 12-28-2006, 05:27 PM

The plus side of changing resolution is to make things bigger/smaller for you depending on your sight... and pesonal preference. It doesn't (in my experience) distort what you're looking at.

Certainly, some applications are BEST seen under a certain res. but generally speaking, you can change your res. to your liking without a problem.

Lyte