Chapter 10: Customizing Your Notebook

Adjusting the screen resolution

You can increase the screen resolution to fit more icons on your desktop, or you can decrease the resolution to make reading the display easier. The higher the resolution, the smaller individual components of the screen (such as icons and menu bars) appear.

To adjust the screen resolution:

1 In Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes.

- OR -

In Windows 2000, click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.

2 Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens.

3 Click the Settings tab.

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