
Adjusting the screen and desktop settings
You can adjust the screen settings for brightness, contrast, and horizontal and vertical image position using the controls on the front of your monitor. For more information about these adjustments, see your monitor guide.
Adjusting the color depth and screen area are two of the basic settings you may need to change. You also can adjust the display settings such as the screen background and screen saver using the Display Properties window.
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Adjusting the color depth
Color depth is the number of colors your monitor displays. Various image types require various color depths for optimum appearance on your monitor. For example, simple color drawings may appear adequately in 256 colors while
Windows lets you choose from four color depth settings for your monitor.
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Adjusting the screen area
The screen area adjustment in Windows lets you change the screen area to a size you prefer. For example, you may want to increase the screen area if you need to have many icons on your desktop. Or you may want to decrease the screen area to make reading and identifying objects on the display easier.
The larger the screen area, the smaller individual components of the screen, such as icons and menu bars, appear.
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