Apple G4 17-inch manual Adjusting Your Display, Changing the Size of Images on the Screen

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Adjusting Your Display

Once you begin working with your new PowerBook, you may need to adjust your display so that the screen is easier to see. Use the keys labeled with the ¤ icon to adjust screen brightness.

¤ Brightness controls

Keyboard illumination controls

ALS sensor

ALS sensor

To turn off the automatic display brightness feature:

mChoose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar. Open the Displays pane and deselect the automatic brightness checkbox.

Changing the Size of Images on the Screen

Your PowerBook has a wide-screen display with a native resolution of 1440 x 900. You can use other standard resolutions, such as 1024 x 768, as well.

Use a standard resolution when mirroring your screen on an external monitor or when using applications such as games or presentation software designed for a standard resolution.

When you use a standard resolution, a black band appears on each side of the display. If you do not want to see the black bands, you can choose a “stretched” version of the resolution to stretch the image to cover the entire screen and eliminate the black bands.

Chapter 2 The Basics