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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.