Microsoft QLF-00195 manual Improved Support for External Displays, New Projection Shortcut

Improved Support for External Displays

If you have a laptop, you may want to connect it to an external display to watch a movie at home or give a presentation at work. Windows 7 makes it easier to connect to external displays because all of the common display-related features are gathered in one place, under Display in Control Panel. You can use the Windows key + P shortcut to toggle between your laptop screen and an external display.

New Projection Shortcut

+ P

Display Color Calibration

Support for external displays

Shows projection options

Ever notice that colors vary on different devices, monitors, or when printed? Display Color Calibration in Windows 7 helps you adjust your display to be as close as possible to the computer industry (sRGB) standard color representation so that colors will appear the same on different screens. It guides you through a simple series of adjustments using your display’s front-panel controls, on-screen controls, and easy-to-use visual calibration targets.

High DPI Support

Microsoft research shows that only half of the people who use Windows have their displays set to the native resolution, with many people decreasing the resolution of their displays because they can’t read the small text of the higher resolution. Unfortunately, doing this can make text and parts of the user interface appear fuzzy, and it prevents you from

viewing digital photos or high-definition video at full fidelity. If you have the right hardware and display drivers, Windows 7 will automatically select the optimal display resolution for your monitor. And if you want to, you can make your text more readable by choosing to display it at 125 percent or 150 percent of its normal size.

Make text larger and more readable with the Control Panel.