OPERATING SYSTEM
Windows:

1. Go to Start Button/Settings/Control Panel.
2. Select Display
3. In the "Display Properties" window select the Settings tab.
4. Use the slider to select your desired resolution.

**Alternately, with your cursor on the desktop, click the right side of your mouse and select properties, then proceed to step 3!!

Windows 3.1 & NT: 1. Go to Main/Control Panel/Display
2. Change the Desktop Area to desired resolution

Macintosh:

1. Click on the apple icon at the top left of your screen
2. Select Control Panels/Monitors and Sound
3. Click on the Monitor icon and select desired resolution

**Alternate for 0S8 through 9.2 - Click open your control strip (the little tab that usually is located on the bottom left side of your screen). Click on the icon that looks like a monitor with a checkerboard on it. Drag your mouse to the desired setting and release!

**For OS X - Click open your control strip and go to system preferences. Click on the icon at the top that is for "display".


Screen Resolution:

Screen resolution refers to the dimensions of the pixels displayed on a monitor. Many computers come preset to a resolution of 640 X 480 pixels. That means that your computer will display a screen of 640 pixels wide and 480 pixels high on the monitor -- whether you have a 14", 15", or 17" monitor. The size of the monitor does not determine the screen resolution. But the bigger the monitor, the bigger the screen resolution you can use.

Viewing your screen, everything gets smaller as the resolution goes up. That's because the monitor is displaying a larger number of pixels in the same screen space. On the Web most people want as large a resolution as they can get. The larger the resolution, the more you can fit on the screen.

Try setting your resolution to 1024 x 768