Changing Size of Display on Computer

[Rodge2]

We have been having a lot of problems with our computer. Today we got a technician to come and fix it. He did a great job. Only problem is that unfortunately everything on the screen is tiny now. I think he has accidentally left it set on a very small font.

For example the icons on the desktop are tiny, and all the print, and this box I'm typing in is tiny, with about font size 6. Help. I guess the settings to be changed are at the operating system level. Anyone know?

It would be a lot easier than getting him back, if I could just fix it myself. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Buenchico]

If EVERYTHING is now smaller than before (rather than, say, just the text in your web browser) it suggests that the technician has set your system to display at a a higher resolution than it used to. The simplest way to change back is to drop the resolution down slightly:

Right-click on your desktop. Select 'Properties' then 'Settings'. Move the screen resolution slider slightly to the left. Click 'Apply' and 'OK'.

Chris

[Rodge2]

Thanks for the info. That makes the details bigger, but the actual screen size is being reduced - so that I have a big border of black all around the outside of it and the actual active screen doesn't take up all the monitor.

[Buenchico]

Well that's definitely weird! It's never happened on any system where I've changed the resolution!

It occurs to me though that modern monitors often a menu setting, where you tell it the resolution you require it to display. So you might try to find that menu and set it to the same resolution as you've now set your desktop to.

Alternatively, repeat my original instructions (but pushing the slider to the right) to undo your new settings. Then, on the same screen, click on 'Advanced' and experiment with changing the DPI setting.

Chris

[Rodge2]

Good news Chris! I had another go at changing the resolution on the display, settings, tab like you first suggested and what was happening was that when I first went in, the resolution was on max - right up at the right hand side. I nudged the lever to the left and got bigger print, objects etc, but a reduced screen area with a big black border, like I explained. So I tried again, nudged it a bit more to the left this time, with similar results, and so I thought it wasn't working.

What I've discovered today is that the screen area only normalizes back to fill the whole screen when you move the lever to below the halfway point. So it's all looking much bigger now, and filling the whole screen.

Thanks a lot for your help. Cheers.