Hi Alice,
My Internet Explorer and Outlook Express View | Encoding are set to Western
European (Windows). Western European (Windows) seems to be the encoding
option that corresponds best to English (United States). You can set yours
to Western European (Windows) and if you don't like the effect, change it
back to Unicode (UTF-8).
You can set the font size larger or smaller, for IE and OE, on the View
menu, point to Text Size and then click the size you want.
The Accessibility button also has some options.
IE | Tools | Internet Options | General tab |
Accessibility button |
Ignore colors specified on Web pages
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to always use the color
settings you choose for text, background, and links. You can set these
colors on the General tab by clicking the Colors button. If the author of a
Web page chooses different colors for text and background, the settings you
choose here will override them. You cannot change the size or color of
graphics.]]
Ignore font styles specified on Web pages
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to always use the font
settings you choose. You can set font settings on the General tab by
clicking the Fonts button. If the author of a Web page chooses different
fonts, the settings you choose here will override them. You cannot change
the size or color of graphics.]]
Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to always use the default
font size you choose. You can set the default font size on the General tab
by clicking the Fonts button. If the author of a Web page chooses a
different default font size, the settings you choose here will override it.
You cannot change the size or color of graphics.]]
As far as screen size, this is in Display Properties.
Right click the Desktop | Properties opens Display Properties. You can also
get to Display Properties from the Control Panel.
Nobody can tell you what the best settings are, this is a personal thing.
Whatever looks best to you. You may have to fiddle around with the settings
to see what different settings do. Just make a note about what the settings
were before you change anything so you can change them back if you don't
like what you see.
Here are some explanations.
Display Properties | Settings tab |
Screen resolution slider
[[Displays the current screen resolution settings for the monitor whose
video adapter appears in Display. Drag the slider to specify the screen
resolution you want. As you increase the number of pixels, you display more
information on your screen, but the information decreases in size.]]
Color quality
[[Displays the current color settings for the monitor attached to the video
adapter that appears in Display. To use a different color setting, click the
arrow, and then click a setting.
If you need to set your color quality to 256 colors to run a game or other
software program that requires it, right-click the program icon or name on
your desktop or Start menu, then click Properties. Click the Compatibility
tab, and then select the Run in 256 colors check box. Your monitor will
revert to your default color setting when you close the program.]]
Display Properties | Settings tab | Advanced button
This opens the Properties dialog box for the monitor and video adapter that
appears under Display on the Settings tab.
General tab
DPI setting
[[Lists the available DPI (dots per inch) sizes for the selected monitor.
Increasing the DPI increases the size of everything on your screen.
Decreasing the DPI decreases the size of everything on your screen.
To use a different size, click a DPI size in the list or choose Other, which
allows you to customize the DPI setting for your monitor.]]
A higher screen resolution reduces the size of items on your screen and
increases the relative space on your desktop.
Monitor tab
Monitor settings
Screen refresh rate
[[Lists the refresh rates available for the selected monitor listed under
Display on the Settings tab. A higher refresh frequency reduces flicker on
your screen.]]
Refresh rate can also affect the screen size. Sometimes a setting that is
too high will make the display not fill the screen, i.e. there will be a
black border all the way around between what is displayed and the edges of
the monitor.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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AliceZ said:
Thank you for your reply. Would it be OK to leave that check next to: UNI
code (UTF-8)? (Which was the way it was when we received the notebook.)
As I said, someone said the check should be next to: Western Europe
(Windows). We live in USA.
Think we might have made a mistake thinking it had something to do with
screen display, which you say it doesn't. We would just like to know how
the View | Encoding should be checked.
Thanks for any assistance.
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