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How do I adjust screen resolution on my Apple Computer

How do I adjust screen display resolution?

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Go to system preferences and then to displays and then select the resolution that will fit your monitor. Hope this helps.

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  1. From your desktop, right-click and select Properties.
  2. Click the Settings tab.
  3. Adjust your screen resolution to 1024 x 768 (or higher) and select OK.
  4. Try playing your game again.

Windows Vista

  1. From your desktop, right-click and select Personalize.
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  3. Adjust your screen resolution to 1024 x 768 (or higher) and click Apply > OK.
  4. Try playing your game again.

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  1. From your desktop, right-click and select Screen resolution.
  2. Adjust your screen resolution to 1024 x 768 (or higher) and click OK.
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  1. Open up the Apple menu.
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It's fortunately quite easy to adjust the resolution your MacBook Pro sends over to your external display.  Try this:
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  2. Click on "System Preferences".
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