Prview in different screen size

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Peter

I recently purchased a large flatscreen monitor and want to know how I can
preview my web pages in the actual size they will appear on a user's 15"
(curved screen) monitor. I know how to change the resolution of the preview
window but that's not enough to tell me whether my graphics are large enough
to be seen clearly on a 15" monitor.

Thanks
 
The thing to keep in mind is that regardless
of monitor "physical size" the most commonly used
monitor resolution is 800x600.
So, if a person has a 15 inch monitor set at 800x600
the images will "appear" larger on the 15" monitor
than they will on a 12" monitor set at 800x600,
even though the pixel size of the images is the same.

15 inch monitor @ 800 pixels = 53.33 pixels per inch
12 inch monitor @ 800 pixels = 66.67 pixels per inch.
so an image 200 pixels wide will display at:
3.75 inches on a 15 inch monitor
3.00 inches on a 12 inch monitor

hth
 
Personally, I display a Web page that sizes the browser window to 800x600,
and then I display the page I want to check. The following page, for
example, sizes the browser window to exactly 800x600 every time you display
it.

http://www.interlacken.com/tricks/misc/800x600.htm

Changing the size of the Preview window in FrontPage isn't usually a good
approach, because this affects the size of the editing window as well.

In FP2003 you can specify the window size you think your visitors will have.
Then, if your Design view or Preview mode window too large, FrontPage
displays gray space around the edges.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.interlacken.com
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