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Power saver feature
Your monitor documentation should indicate whether your monitor has a power
saver feature. This feature may be called Display Power Management Signaling
(DPMS). With DPMS, the monitor's display goes blank if you have not used your
computer for a predetermined period of time. To redisplay the screen, press the
shift
key on your keyboard or move the mouse.
If your monitor has a power saver feature, you can set the energy saving features of
the monitor in the Control Panel in Windows 98. See “Monitor standby” on page 5-6.
for instructions on using this feature.
Changing display settings
The first time you turn on your computer, it automatically selects common settings
for your monitor. If your monitor supports Display Data Channel (DDC), the
computer automatically selects the best refresh rate your monitor can support. The
refresh rate determines how quickly the screen image is drawn on the screen. This
setting can be changed.
If you purchased a monitor that does not support DDC, you may want to change
your monitor's refresh rate setting. With any monitor, you may want to customize
one or more display properties.
Customizing display properties
In Windows 98, you can change display options such as screen resolution, number
of colors, refresh rate, and the size of displayed characters.
If you need assistance while selecting display properties settings, click the question
mark in the upper right corner of the window. Your mouse cursor will change into a
question mark. Then click on the area you would like information about. If help
information is available for the topic, it will be display at that time.
To customize your display properties:
1. Double-click on the
My Computer
icon on your desktop.
2. In the My Computer window, double-click on the
Control Panel
folder.
3. In the Control Panel window, double-click on the
Display
icon.
4. In the Display Properties window, click on the
Settings
tab.