DPI scaling

[JohnLute]

I use Access 2003 at home and work. My home PC used to give me fits
with images on Access forms. Whenever I opened a form in design mode
and then saved it the images on the form would "blow up" in size and
become distorted. Also, images that were centered on a form would
appear shifted to the left.

This went on for a long time until recently I noticed that my home
PC's video setting was at 120 DPI and that my work PC was 96 DPI. It
seemed to me that this was the only difference so I changed my home PC
to 96 DPI. This resolved the problem of images becoming distorted!


Has anyone else experienced this? What DPI settings do you use?


I'd like to find a way to resolve this without changing my DPI
setting. I mean, I have a NICE little LCD monitor and it's seems a
shame to have to reduce it from a superior DPI setting!

 

[Gina Whipp]

John,

Here's an interesting article for you...
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/?p=740

I personally use 96 DPI as it is the default for most office PC's and since
that's who I'm working for... I like to see it the way they do.

--
Gina Whipp
2010 Microsoft MVP (Access)

"I feel I have been denied critical, need to know, information!" - Tremors
II

http://www.regina-whipp.com/index_files/TipList.htm

 

[JohnLute]

Thanks, Gina!

I read the article and learned that I have no real solution! I have this
GREAT monitor with Vista/hardware potential for 120 DPI but can't use it
because of these peculiar problems.

Geesh...

 

[Gina Whipp]

John,

One day hardware and software will play nice together... Unfortunately for
you today is not that day!

--
Gina Whipp
2010 Microsoft MVP (Access)

"I feel I have been denied critical, need to know, information!" - Tremors
II

http://www.regina-whipp.com/index_files/TipList.htm

 

[JohnLute]

I think when the day comes that I will be too old and senile.