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Bob,
I have returned the monitor you lent me to the Parcel Plus store in Kentlands. Thanks for the loan and for solving my various software problems last week.
I have obtained a new monitor but am having a problem setting it to the high resolution of which it is capable without making my desktop icons and windows fonts too small, especially in the menu and address bars at the top of the screen and the task bar at the bottom. If you have any brief words of wisdom on how to address this issue, I would appreciate your advice. Thanks again for your help.
S.L.
Hi S.L.
Yes, that is a problem. LCD panel monitors tend to have a specific resolution that they like to operate at. High resolution, means more pixels, which ends out translating into small text, icons, menus, etc.
I think you are using Windows XP, correct? — this is a much easier to resolve in Windows 7.
In windows XP, and assuming you don’t use any vendor specific graphics adapter configuration tool ..
Do Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Display -> Settings tab.
First, I would experiment with the resolutions that you find there. Likely your new monitor is some type of wide screen, which means you need to stick with wide screen resolutions. Drag the little pointer side to side, and experiment with different resolutions. If you can find a resolution that leaves makes the text, and icons big enough, and also does not distort, then you are set.
Otherwise, click on Advanced, and then try either a “Large” DPI, or possibly even Custom, if Large is not big enough.
If you are still not happy with the way it looks, then you might try the Appearance tab, instead of Settings. There you can try Extra-Large fonts. And if still you are not so happy with what you see, then you might try Advanced from that window, which lets you change specific Windows items.
This whole high resolution monitor / Small fonts problem is handled much better in Windows 7, than it was in XP. In Windows 7 you can just say you want to magnify everything to 150%.
We find remote support is not so good for problems like this, as with remote support we don’t see the exact same thing, so if you end out needing help with this, then it probably will need to be in person support.
Hi Bob..I searched the web but couldn’t find an answer to: How to send a link (cut and paste) in Debian. I would be grateful for directions!
Hi Michelle, of Montgomery Village, Maryland.
Cut/Paste using Debian, and the GNOME window manager should be pretty similar to what has been standard on many window platforms ( microsoft included ), for quite a while.
You first select the whatever you plan to cut, or copy.
Click at the start of your selection, drag the mouse to highlight what you want, and then release the mouse button leaving the selected text highlighted.
With the item you want to cut, or copy highlighted, you move the mouse over what you have just selected, and to either of the following.
Right click and choose Cut, or Copy ( depending on what you are trying to do )
OR
If you prefer to use the keyboard instead of the mouse. Hold down the key, and press to to copy, or to cut
THEN go to where you want to put what you have just selected. Click there with the mouse to make that windows active, and do one of the following
Right click with the mouse and choose Paste to paste
OR
hold down the key, and press
to paste
Note:If you are having trouble, and you are trying to cut/paste portions of a web page, some pages are designed specifically to keep others from easily copying the contents. Also I find sometimes that in some cases the Mouse method above does not work, but the keyboard method does.
I hope that helps, If you need it demonstrated we should be able to show you via either a remote support, or in person computer repair appointment.
Bob Mann
WatzaNetwork? of Watza, LLC
We do computer support and repair throughout Montgomery County Maryland, and the DC Metro area.
Including Montgomery Village Maryland, 20886