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Changing settings in Windows XP
Changing the color depth or screen resolution
To change the color depth or screen resolution:
Help & Support
For more information about adjusting
monitor settings, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type the phrase
changing display settings or changing
screen resolution in the Search box,
then click the arrow.
1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If
your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes.
2 Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box
opens.
3 Click the Settings tab.
4 To change the color depth, click the arrow button to open the
Color quality list, then click the color depth you want.
5 To change the screen resolution, drag the Screen resolution slider to the
size you prefer.
6 Click Apply. If the new settings do not look right, click No. If the new
settings make the screen illegible and you cannot click No, the settings
return to their previous values after several seconds.
7 Click OK, then click Yes to save your changes.
Clarifying screen fonts
You can change the display fonts to ClearType for smoother screen fonts.
To change the display fonts to ClearType:
1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If
your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes.
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