Apple APLLE MACBOOK manual Changing the Size of Images on the Screen

Changing the Size of Images on the Screen

Your MacBook has a 13.3-inch widescreen display with a default resolution of 1280 x

800.You can change the size of images on your display by changing the screen resolution.

You can choose a lower resolution in the Displays pane of System Preferences. When you switch to a lower resolution, items on the screen appear larger, making them easier to see. However, lower resolutions might not be as sharp as the display’s default resolution.

With some resolutions, a black band appears on each side of the display. If you don’t want to see the bands, you can choose a “stretched” version of the resolution to have the image cover the entire screen and eliminate the bands.

To change the resolution on your display:

mChoose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar. Open the Displays pane of System Preferences.

To change your screen resolution using the Displays status menu in the menu bar, click “Show displays in menu bar.”

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