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Quick and easy steps to properly adjust your monitor’s display
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This wikiHow teaches you how to make your computer screen fit when you set up a monitor.
How to Fit Your Screen To Your Monitor
On PC, right-click your desktop and select Display settings . Choose your monitor (if you have more than one) and change the size under Display resolution . On a Mac, go to System Settings > Displays , then choose a resolution.
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Right-click on the desktop of your PC and select Display settings . This will open the display menu. -
Select the monitor display you wish to adjust. In the gray box at the top, click on the box representing your monitor screen.- Click Identify to see which screen the selected box represents.
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Select a resolution. Click on the drop-down under Display resolution and select an option. Your screen will automatically preview the change.- Windows will make a recommendation based on your monitor. If the recommended option doesn't work, try selecting a different resolution.
- A higher resolution will fit more on your screen, but details will appear smaller.
- A lower resolution will fit less on your screen and will appear zoomed in and blurrier.
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Click Keep Changes . If you don't like how the preview looks, click Revert to go back and try a new option [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source .
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1Go to System Settings . This is found in the Apple menu. You can also click on the gray gear icon in the Dock.
- If you're on an older version of macOS, the option will say System Preferences instead.
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2Click Displays . This option appears in the left-hand menu bar. Look for a blue icon with a white sun on it.
- In earlier versions of macOS, Displays has an icon of a monitor and is located in the main System Preferences window.
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3Choose a resolution. Typically, the possible resolutions for your display will appear as a series of thumbnails beneath the icon of your monitor. Click the one that works best for you. [2] X Research source
- You may see options including Larger Text (lower resolution), Default , and More Space (higher resolution).
- A higher resolution will fit more on your screen, but details will appear smaller.
- A lower resolution will fit less on your screen and will appear zoomed in and blurrier.
- To display the resolutions as a list instead of a series of thumbnails, Ctrl-click one of the thumbnails and select Show List . From this view, you can also toggle on Show all resolutions to see additional options.
- In earlier versions of macOS, you can select Default for display to use the recommended resolution, or click Scaled to see and choose from other options.
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1. Open your display settings.
2. Select the monitor you wish to adjust.
3. Select a new resolution.
4. Click Save Changes
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