How to check/change your screen resolution

This page shows how to check your current screen resolution and to change it if neccessary,
this tutorial applies to windows 95/98/2000/Me/XP and Mac OS.

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

Follow these instructions to increase your Windows PC's display resolution.

  1. Click the mouse pointer on Start, Settings, and then Control Panel. (On Windows XP, Click on Start and then Control Panel)
  2. Double-click Display.
  3. Select the Settings tab.
  4. In an area labelled Screen area, Desktop area or Screen resolution you will see a slider. Your screen size is indicated below this slider (see picture below). Move the slider to the right using the mouse until this reads 1024 by 768 pixels.
  5. If there is a Test button, click this to test your new screen resolution. If the test is successful, click OK.
  6. Otherwise, click Apply.


 

Apple Macintosh instructions

Follow these instructions to increase the resolution of your Apple Mac's display:

  1. Click the Apple Menu in the top left of the screen, and select Control Panels, and then Monitors.
  2. Under Resolution select a resolution of 1024 by 768.
  3. Close the window by clicking once in the square at the top left corner of the window.