Fixing the Page-View Display

            Why is this "fixing" page helpful?  Some of you may be able to navigate your computer's software functions easily.  However, research shows that a great majority of people, even college graduates, need help with anything more than simple, basic computer use.  Here are some suggestions for making your computer display easier to read.
           

(1) Is the text on your page hard to read?  The viewing size may work better if you reset it to a larger or smaller size.  To change the viewing size, click on "View," then "Text Size," and then the size you want.  For detailed directions, see below or click here.  
     

(2)  You also can change the screen resolution.  This Web site is made for an average screen resolution: 1024 x 768.  To change your screen resolution, click on "Start," then "Control Panel," "Display," and "Settings," and then move the "Screen resolution" lever to "1024 x 768."  For detailed directions, see below or click here.

(3) Are you using Internet Explorer?  If not, you may find that this Web site--which was made for Internet Explorer--might look better if you switch to Explorer.  If you do not have Internet Explorer, you can use Netscape, but you may have to occasionally click on "Reload" (the curved arrow) to get correct formatting or full display of all graphics.  
        

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            First, some of you may wonder why such a seemingly simple page like this is necessary--one that gives directions that, you think, everyone knows.  The answer is that surveys show the great majority of college students know little about how to operate word processing and Internet programs beyond simple typing, Web searching, and emailing.  One of the basic commands that many people--students, instructors, or professionals--do not know is the change-print-size command.  

            Here are the simple details.  Does the print in this Web site seem too large for you to easily use (or too small)?  Changing your print size is very simple:

1. Go to the word "View" in the bar on the top part of this window.   Then click on it.  

2. Then go to "Text Size" and click on it.

3. Change the text size to what you want.  

           Some computers, especially those in labs, may have a "default" or pre-set program that always returns the print size to the old setting when you turn the computer off.  If so, you may need to change the print size to the setting that you prefer each time you start.

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 You also can change the screen resolution.  This Web site is made for one of the average screen resolutions: 1024 x 768.  Here’s how to change your screen resolution: 

(a) When you make the change, Windows XP shows you what the results will look like and then reverts to your original setting within fifteen seconds.  If you decide to make the change permanent, you still may change your setting back to your original by following these steps again, using the last step to return to your former setting.

 

(b) Step-by-step directions (for Windows XP):

 

1.      Click on the “Start” button in the lower-left corner of your computer screen. (To see “Start,” you may have to return to your desktop window, or you may have to move your cursor to the bottom of this display window.)

 

2.      Click on “Control Panel.”

 

3.      Click on “Display.”

 

4.      Find the tab that says “Settings” and click on it.

 

5.      Find the “Screen resolution” lever.  Move it to “1024 x 768.”  (Do so by clicking and holding down on the lever, then dragging it left or right.)

 

6.      If you want to make the change permanent, click on “yes.”  Otherwise, allow it to revert naturally, or click on “no.”

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            For more details about how to use your computer, go to "Computers & the Web" in the "Help" section.

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