Window size

[Randy]

I seem to be having a problem with the size of some of the
"windows" (don't know if this is the right term) that pop up when for
example I click on Print and Properties.
The right side border (non-adjustable) has moved to the left and is
hiding some of the button options, etc. This is only happening on
some
"windows" and occassionally the bottom end is cut off as well.
Sorry if I used the wrong terminology but I hope that someone can
figure out what I'm trying to explain and help me fix this.
I did some searching in this group for a similar problem but couldn't
seem to find anything. Perhaps its because of my lack of knowing what
terminology to look for.

 

[David Webb]

Sounds like your screen resolution has somehow changed. Change the display
setting to 800 x 600 and see if that helps. This change can be done via Control
Panel > Display > Settings.

If that's not it, check to see if any of the Accessibility features are in
force.

 

[Elmo]

I seem to be having a problem with the size of some of the
"windows" (don't know if this is the right term) that pop up when for
example I click on Print and Properties.
The right side border (non-adjustable) has moved to the left and is
hiding some of the button options, etc. This is only happening on
some
"windows" and occasionally the bottom end is cut off as well.
Sorry if I used the wrong terminology but I hope that someone can
figure out what I'm trying to explain and help me fix this.
I did some searching in this group for a similar problem but couldn't
seem to find anything. Perhaps it's because of my lack of knowing what
terminology to look for.

Open Display Properties, Settings tab, Advanced button. Change the DPI
setting to "Normal size (96 dpi)". Then if you want to increase the
size of the fonts, in the browser, or newsreader, try clicking View,
Text Size, or a similar combination. To increase the size of all text,
you can:

- Lower the screen resolution. Open Display Properties, Settings tab,
slide the Screen resolution control to the left.

- Open Display Properties, Appearance tab, change the Font size to
"Large Fonts".

- Open Display Properties, Appearance tab, Advanced button, click
specific windows in the display, or select specific items in the "Item:"
list, and change the font size there.

hth,

 

[Randy]

Tried that..... it works fine for changing the size of the font, etc.
but part of the window is still hidden. This wouldn't by chance be
some sort of virus??

 

[Elmo]

Tried that..... it works fine for changing the size of the font, etc.
but part of the window is still hidden. This wouldn't by chance be
some sort of virus??

The 125% DPI setting usually causes the font to overflow in fixed window
sizes. It's possible that some accessibility settings could also cause
this. You'll probably have to tweak some of your settings till you get
everything to fit. I doubt seriously it's a malware problem; it's just
that some notification windows don't allow for all font adjustments.

 

[Randy]

OK, I'll keep trying to play with the settings until I find the one
the works. I did originally start with 110% DPI, set it back to Normal
96% that didn't make it any better but all my fonts got extremely
small. When I tried to move the slider in the Screen Resolution it is
either 1024x768 or else it goes to the other extreme of 800x600. There
are no other choices. Is this normal.

 

[Elmo]

OK, I'll keep trying to play with the settings until I find the one
the works. I did originally start with 110% DPI, set it back to Normal
96% that didn't make it any better but all my fonts got extremely
small. When I tried to move the slider in the Screen Resolution it is
either 1024x768 or else it goes to the other extreme of 800x600. There
are no other choices. Is this normal.

That's up to your graphics card. There should probably be a 640x480
too. There may not be any more. If you update the graphics card
drivers, you may have more resolutions, but that won't help with your
problem.

 

[Randy]

That's up to your graphics card. There should probably be a 640x480
too. There may not be any more. If you update the graphics card
drivers, you may have more resolutions, but that won't help with your
problem.

Joe, you were correct. When I set the DPI to 105 and rebooted the
computer then everything went back to normal. Only problem now is that
the text, especially the WorkSheet tabs in Excel seem to be extremely
small. I tried changing the resolution again, back to 800x600 but then
everything gets too big and takes up too much space on the
monitor....... I'm not quite that blind yet! I'll try and search for
an update for my graphics card driver. Thanks.