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Screen resolution
Screen resolution, measured in pixels, refers to the resolution
of the computer monitor. The screen area setting is an important factor in how
much information your monitor can display. Common settings include 800 by 600
pixels, or 1024 by 768 pixels. By increasing the number of pixels your monitor
displays, you can view more on your screen regardless of its actual dimension.
If you wish to change your screen resolution follow the instructions below,
appropriate to your computer system.
Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
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- Select the Start button (bottom left corner of screen)
- From the
Settings menu, select Control Panel
- If you are using Windows XP, select
Switch to Classic View in the left hand pane
- Open the Display section
by either double-clicking on the Display icon or by highlighting the
icon and pressing the Return/Enter key
- Select the Settings tab
- Move the screen area slider to the right until it reads 1024 by 768
or larger. If this resolution is not available on the computer you are
using, choose 800 by 600. [Note that you will need to scroll more on
web pages when using this lower resolution]
- Select OK to save changes
8. After the screen resizes, select OK button again to confirm the new
screen size
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Apple Mac OS X
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- Exit all applications and choose System Preferences from the Apple
menu
- Select the Displays icon
- Under the Resolution option, select
a resolution setting that suits you [Note that you will need to scroll
more on web pages when using this lower resolution]
- Close the System
Preferences window
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Text size
You can change the text size in your browser
to make reading easier. How you do this depends on what browser you use.
PC,
Internet Explorer 5.x, 6 and 7
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- Select View from the browser menu options
- Select Text size, and
choose the option that is best for you
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PC, Internet
Explorer 4
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- The options can be accessed by selecting View from the browser menu
options
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Mac OS X, Apple Safari - all versions
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- Hold down the Cmd button on your keyboard and press the plus (+)
key
- You will find that this will enlarge the text, to enlarge again
repeat the procedure
- Keep repeating until the text is enlarged to
your requirements
- To make the text smaller hold Cmd on your keyboard
and press the minus ( - ) key
- To reset the text size hold Cmd on your
keyboard and press the '0' key
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Mac OS X, Mozilla Firefox -
all versions
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- 1. Hold down the Cmd button on your keyboard and press the plus (+)
key
- You will find that this will enlarge the text, to enlarge again
repeat the procedure
- Keep repeating until the text is enlarged to
your requirements
- To make the text smaller hold Cmd on your keyboard
and press the minus ( - ) key
- To reset the text size hold Cmd on your
keyboard and press the '0' key
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Netscape
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- Select Edit from the browser menu options
- Select Preferences
- Open the Appearance group of option
- Select Fonts
- Next to For
the encoding should read ‘Western’, to tell the computer which types
of letters and symbols to use
- From Size select the size of font that
suits you (for example, 18)
- From the drop-down box next to the Variable
Width Font field, select Ariel
- The Fixed Width Font box should already
read 'Courier New'. From 'Size' select 18
- To override the fonts used
by the designer of the web page, select Use my default fonts overriding
document specified fonts
- Select OK to save changes
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