Increasing your screen resolution For a print-out of these instructions, click here. Warning Please consult your user handbook to confirm that your PC has the required properties to make these changes - if it doesn't you may damage your PC set-up.
PC Instructions Click the mouse pointer on Start, Settings, and then Control Panel. (In Windows XP, click on Start and then Control Panel.) Double-click Display. Select the Settings tab. In an area labelled Screen area, Desktop area or Screen resolution you will see a slider. Your screen resolution is indicated below this slider (see picture). Move the slider to the right using your mouse until the indicator reads at least "1024 by 768 pixels" - if your monitor screen size is 17 inches or larger then 1024 by 768 is the ideal resolution. If there is a Test button, click this to test your new screen resolution. If the test is successful, click OK. Otherwise, click Apply and then OK.
Apple Macintosh instructions Click the Apple Menu in the top left of the screen, and select Control Panels, and then Monitors. Under Resolution select a resolution of at least 1024 x 768 - if your monitor screen size is 17 inches or larger then 1024 by 768 is the ideal resolution. Close the window by clicking once in the square at the top left corner of the window.