Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Display. Click on the Settings tab and here you can adjust the pixel size. Sometimes it is set too large for reasonable use. Write down what it is before you change it just in case you want to change it back. Under Display is where you can change everything about how your screen looks, including your wallpaper and screen saver. You can also change your energy savings settings here.
If you are not computer savvy you should NOT mess with your operating system! You can google for answers and go to tech sites and ask the questions you have about your computer.
You should try to learn all you can about computer maintenance, cleaning, defragging, maximizing disk space, etc. by reading about your model of laptop before you use it too much. There are a lot of tech sites out there and the peep on these sites know what they are talking about and are very helpful.
Go into your operating system's preferences and there should be a screen size or monitor size option. Make sure you have the correct settings for your equipment. You could also search the help feature for "changing screen size"
If you can't get this to work, you might want to tell us what operating system and laptop you are using so someone could send you specific instructions.
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Request: Adjust My Computer's Screen Size (09/18/2009)
I recently bought a 17 inch Toshiba satellite laptop and I was hoping websites would appear bigger. BUT THEY DON'T! They are the same size as my 15 inch computer, it has two white BLANK columns on either side of the website so that it is the same size as my other computer!
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Request: Adjust My Computer's Screen Size
Archived on 09/18/2009
I recently bought a 17 inch Toshiba satellite laptop and I was hoping websites would appear bigger. But they don't! They are the same size as my 15 inch computer, it has two white BLANK columns on either side of the website so that it is the same size as my other computer! Why buy a 17 inch if it is only going to be bigger for movies that you watch? Am I doing something wrong? Is there something I can adjust? I really don't want to call customer service because it will be someone who can't speak English.
Paula from GA
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RE: Adjust My Computer's Screen Size
Hi Paula,
What resolution are you running? If you are running windows as your operating system. You can find this information under your control panel, display, settings. It will have a bar that can be moved to display your screen at 1024 by 768 (which is smaller) or if you move the bar to the left 800 by 600 (which makes the screen have a larger resolution. ) I say move to the left because it sounds like you are running 1024 by 768 resolution.
Let me know how it works or if you have any questions.
~Wendola~ (09/05/2006)
I lowered it from the preset of 1440 x 900 down to 1024 x 764but the picture is blurry. It is a nice size but too blurry. Anyway to make it clearer or sharper?
Any lower and it is way too big.
Why would anyone want 17 inch laptop if the web pages are going to load smaller than a 15 inch? (09/05/2006)
By Paula from Ga.
RE: Adjust My Computer's Screen Size
Wow. Thank you, Wendola.
I tried this and it works.
Less strain on my eyes.
Thanks again
Shirley Belleville Ont., Canada
(09/06/2006)
