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  1. September 8th, 2010, 08:26 AM #1
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    Power went out earlier/ everything is smaller

    Hi, my power went out earlier this am. When pc came back on, everything is now smaller, even on line. How can I increase the images size? Thanks
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    Right click on the Desktop select Personalize-> Display Settings lower the setting.
    If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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    Or Control Panel>Display.
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    Steve R Jones and SuperSparks. Something seems wrong somewhere. My resolution is set at 1440 x 900 which is recommended. The display is set to default - smaller at 100%. Not sure what to do next. Thanks
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    Have you tried a system restore?
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    Are you only referring to the text being smaller? If so, in Control Panel>Display, alter the DPI setting.
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    fink and SuperSparks. Restore didn't do it. SuperSparks everything is small, text and pictures both.
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    KevinB11--
    The display is set to default - smaller at 100%. Not sure what to do next.
    Change to 125% or larger if needed.
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    Is the Windows wallpaper of background still filling the entire monitor screen area, or do you have black bands or borders on it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by fink
    Have you tried a system restore?
    Ya i was gonna suggest this for him... I cant understand why it didnt restore his settings....

    Could the monitor also need to be reset? (Losing power it might have gone to default settings)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Welshjim View Post
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    Change to 125% or larger if needed.
    Welshjim. I did change the display to 150%. It seems to have worked. 125% wasn't quite enough. Thanks
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    KevinB11--Glad to hear the good news and that a suggestion helped.
    You are welcome.
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    Luckily it was an east solution
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    If this occur again, and I hope not for you, I think you can use your keyboard to accomplish this feat. Hold down the Windows key and press the + key to enlarge it or Windows key and the - key to decrease the print. Use this method anywhere for any web page.
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