I have a Dell XPS Laptop and i was wondering how do i make it widescreen. I can't figure it out. please help
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I have a Dell XPS 170.  \n\nHere are my settings:\nResolution: 1600 x 1200 pixels\nColor quality: Highest 32 bit\nMonitor: Multiple monitors on NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra\nDPI setting: 120\n\nHope this helps!
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Go to your desktop and right-click on a blank space....click on properties and select "settings" and adjust your screen to 1028x768 Pixels and that should solve your problem.\n\nGood luck
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right click properties on your desktop then click settings tab then change your screen resolution to suit .\n\n\nhope this helps
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To view the full webpage...go to your desktop...rightclick your mouse and go to "properties"..then "settings"...then change screen resolution to 1024x768 then click apply.\n\nGood Luck
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this issue may occur if the desktop resolution is selected to low or the driver of the display is deleted or not installed.\n\nselect the resolution of the display at 32 bit. visit the following web site\n\nhttp://www.helpwithpcs.com/tipsandtricks/changing-screen-resolution-win-xp.htm
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If working in Internet Explorer, go to View, Text Size, Largest.\n\nYou can also change your desktop appearance for all programs.  On your desktop screen, right click, the go to properties, settings, change screen resolution to the least amount (far left)
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Goto the display and click on 1 or 2  and say make this my primary monitor. It the last tab I think it should be advance tab. This should take it back and forth... If you are running Media XP...
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Well, if you mean widescreen like the movies shown on tv with the black bars on the top and bottom, you can't.\nIf you mean full screen and are using IE then press F11 when your browser's open to go full screen.
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Go to Control Panel, display, then Settings tab and set it for MORE screen resolution, then apply it see if that does it for you.
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Its hard to tell from your description exactly what the problem is but I'm going to guess it's a problem with the resolution.\n\nright click the desktop and choose properties\n\ngo to the settings tab\n\nMake sure that the resolution scroll bar or drop down menu is at least 1024x768 or greater. (The numbers might be slightly different if you have a widescreen laptop, but generally higher is better).\n\nAlso on that same tab make sure your color settings are set to their highest setting. Usually 24 or 32bit.\n\nHit Ok, the screen may blank out for a second but it should come right back.\n\nHopefully this will fix it.
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If your mouse has a scrolly thing hold down the ctrl button and scroll down on the mouse. This works with websites and word documents if you want to change the screen resolution go to the desktop, right click and click properties then go to settings. From there you'll see a part that says "screen resolution move the scale. Less makes the screen bigger and more makes it smaller.
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Hopefully your laptop has a S-Video connection -- if it does, you can buy a special cable to do this.\n\nIt might want to just buy a new monitor, you can get a 15 inch cheap.
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I also have a dell laptop. My brightness controls are on the keyboard.  They look like a little sun on the arrow keys.  You need to hold down the function key to control them.
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You should already use the whole screen.Try using F11.\n\nEDIT: Increase the resolution or if it appears black on each side mess with the settings like where the power button is. The setting would have something to do the the Horizontal Position.
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If your using windows xp, uninstall the video driver. \nwhen the system reboots, it will reinstall the vid driver, tell you that it needs to reboot for the newly installed driver and when you come back up, the resolution should be set automatically
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I dont have a laptop I have a computer  but I know how to get the icons smaller click  on the background and to properties and settings then you'll see screen area.
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Good question.\n\nIf you want an easy way of doing it, I would recommend buying a video card that supports two monitor adapters. This way you can hook up the two monitors and all you need to do then is a little setup\n\nWhat you need to do under Windows Xp is to right click on your desktop and go to properties. Once you are at properties, select the settings tab. Once both monitors are hooked up, you will see a drop down box for selecting the monitors. Select the second monitor from the drop down list. Once you select it you will see a checkbox that says "extend my windows desktop to this monitor". Make sure the checkbox is checked and click ok. Then that's it. Have Fun!