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Changing Resolution and Number of Colors
When shipped, your computer is set to the default resolution and color. The default
resolution is 1024 x 768 at 64K colors. To change the resolution and the number of
colors, follow the instructions below:
1.
Right-click anywhere on the Windows desktop except icons or folders.
2. Select
Properties
from the pop-up menu.
3. In
the
Display Properties
dialog box, select
Settings
tab.
4.
Select the number of the colors in the
Color quality
, and select the resolution in
Screen resolution
. Refer to the table below for possible resolutions and colors.
5. Click
OK
; then,
Yes
.
Available Resolutions and Colors
Resolution
Number of Colors
800 x 600
64K, 16M
(*2)
1024 x 768
64K, 16M
(*2)
1280 x 1024
(*1)
64K,
16M
1600 x 1200
(*1)
64K,
16M
(
*1
)
Can be chosen for an external monitor only when it is capable of the listed
resolution modes. Cannot be set when displaying on the LCD monitor only or
on both of the LCD and the external monitor simultaneously.
(
*2
)
On the internal LCD screen, the number of colors in this mode is made using
a dithering algorithm.
•
You cannot switch to a display resolution and number of colors that are not
available.
•
In the
Color Quality
,
Medium (16 bit)
means 65,536 (64K) colors and
Highest (32 bit)
means about 16,770,000 (16M) colors.
•
If you select
Highest
;
•
Drawing speed may be delayed.
•
When playing animation, the screen may be distorted.
