To set screen resolution and colour quality settings


• Right click on the Windows Desktop and select Properties.
• When the Display Properties dialog box is displayed, select the Settings tab.
• To set the screen resolution: The screen resolution is the number of dots which are used on the screen to display a picture. The greater the resolution, the greater the number of dots and hence the better the picture quality. Use the slider control within the Screen resolution section of the dialog box.
• To set colours used: Click on the down arrow within the Color quality section of the dialog box. If you use a 32 bit setting this will give you a higher quality display when viewing pictures.
To modify screens appearance
• Right click on the Windows Desktop.
• Select Properties.
• When the Display Properties dialog box is displayed, select the Appearance tab.
You can then use the dialog box controls to modify the screen appearance as required. 

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