All Text Cannot Be Seen In Dialog Boxes.

My monitor is set at 1152 X 720 pixels. The default is 1440 x
900, but that makes everything so super tiny that I can't see
text too well. Text size is set at default or standard. The
Windows dialog boxes are all cut off so that at least one third
of them cannot be seen. From using old Windows OS systems in the
past, I can guess at what is unseen and just use the tab key to
select "Ok, Cancel, and Apply".

But some boxes, for example, the "Sound Theme" dialog box has a
whole section below of selecting sounds for events and I cannot
see any of it.

Here's the clincher. Just to adjust my sound theme, I set my
monitor to the microscopic 1440 x 900 setting and still cannot
see the dialog boxes. The text size set on default.

What settings are these boxes viewable?

I should point out that my Sister and a couple of friends have
the exact same problem.

Any help on this would be appreciated.

Thank you.



Nancy

"Nancy" <> wrote:

> Text size is set at default or standard.

> The text size set on default.

That is a common problem when adjusting fonts/sizes in Windows.

Try making Windows font/size smaller.

FWIW. In XP, the path is Control Panel -- Display Properties --
Appearance -- Advanced.

> That is a common problem when adjusting fonts/sizes in Windows.

.... or display resolution and stuff

"Nancy" <> wrote in message
news:B85CCB13-21F5-4462-93B4-...
> My monitor is set at 1152 X 720 pixels. The default is 1440 x 900, but
> that makes everything so super tiny that I can't see text too well. Text
> size is set at default or standard. The Windows dialog boxes are all cut
> off so that at least one third of them cannot be seen. From using old
> Windows OS systems in the past, I can guess at what is unseen and just use
> the tab key to select "Ok, Cancel, and Apply".
>
> But some boxes, for example, the "Sound Theme" dialog box has a whole
> section below of selecting sounds for events and I cannot see any of it.
>
> Here's the clincher. Just to adjust my sound theme, I set my monitor to
> the microscopic 1440 x 900 setting and still cannot see the dialog boxes.
> The text size set on default.
>
> What settings are these boxes viewable?
>
> I should point out that my Sister and a couple of friends have the exact
> same problem.
>
> Any help on this would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
> Nancy
>
You need to update your display drivers.

Nancy wrote:
> My monitor is set at 1152 X 720 pixels. The default is 1440 x 900, but
> that makes everything so super tiny that I can't see text too well. Text
> size is set at default or standard. The Windows dialog boxes are all cut
> off so that at least one third of them cannot be seen. From using old
> Windows OS systems in the past, I can guess at what is unseen and just
> use the tab key to select "Ok, Cancel, and Apply".
>
> But some boxes, for example, the "Sound Theme" dialog box has a whole
> section below of selecting sounds for events and I cannot see any of it.
>
> Here's the clincher. Just to adjust my sound theme, I set my monitor to
> the microscopic 1440 x 900 setting and still cannot see the dialog
> boxes. The text size set on default.
>
> What settings are these boxes viewable?
>
> I should point out that my Sister and a couple of friends have the exact
> same problem.
>
> Any help on this would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
> Nancy
>
It is my understanding the monitor should be run at its' default setting
for the best display. If things are too small, there are several ways
to increase the size in Vista.

Right on the desktop and click personalize. Then Adjust font size (DPI)
in the left pane.

Check the Help and Support for "Windows font size"

Clark

On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:18:02 -0600, "Nancy" <>
wrote:

> My monitor is set at 1152 X 720 pixels. The default is 1440 x
> 900, but that makes everything so super tiny that I can't see
> text too well.


I assume that you have an LCD monitor. If I am right, it's important
that you run the monitor at its standard default resolution. If you
run it at any other resolution, the quality of the image will suffer.

The resolution you run it at does not necessarily impose a particular
size for the text. Almost every application lets you change the size
of the text it displays. How to do it depends on the application, but
most applications (for example, IE, Word, Excel, etc.) follow the
Windows standard of letting you change the size by holding down the
CTRL key and scrolling the mouse wheel; one way makes it bigger, the
other way smaller.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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"Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote:

> "Nancy" <> wrote:

>> My monitor is set at 1152 X 720 pixels. The default is 1440 x
>> 900, but that makes everything so super tiny that I can't see
>> text too well.

> The resolution you run it at does not necessarily impose a
> particular size for the text.

If you use a smaller resolution, font size will appear larger.

> Almost every application lets you change the size of the text it
> displays. How to do it depends on the application, but most
> applications (for example, IE, Word, Excel, etc.) follow the
> Windows standard of letting you change the size by holding down
> the CTRL key and scrolling the mouse wheel; one way makes it
> bigger, the other way smaller.

The original poster is talking about dialog boxes.

John Doe wrote:
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote:
>
>> "Nancy" <> wrote:
>
>>> My monitor is set at 1152 X 720 pixels. The default is 1440 x
>>> 900, but that makes everything so super tiny that I can't see
>>> text too well.
>
>> The resolution you run it at does not necessarily impose a
>> particular size for the text.
>
> If you use a smaller resolution, font size will appear larger.
>
>> Almost every application lets you change the size of the text it
>> displays. How to do it depends on the application, but most
>> applications (for example, IE, Word, Excel, etc.) follow the
>> Windows standard of letting you change the size by holding down
>> the CTRL key and scrolling the mouse wheel; one way makes it
>> bigger, the other way smaller.
>
> The original poster is talking about dialog boxes.

Is the OP saying the dialogue boxes are not on the screen so they can't
be seen or so small they can't be seen?

Maybe they need to resize the windows for the different resolution.

Clark

Sorry that my post is unclear...

The dialog box fits on the screen perfectly.
It is the contents within the box that I only see part of.
Also, if you go to the control panel>Sounds>Sounds(tab), there is
a list of computer events that you can set your own sounds to and
then name your sound theme or use the default theme. I'm using
Vista Home Premium on a newer PC.

My monitor's default display is 1440 x 900.
But that is what my point is... is that even when set at the
default display, I am not able to view all the contents of the
dialog boxes.

Nancy
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"Dave-UK" wrote in message >
>
> "Nancy" wrote in message
>> My monitor is set at 1152 X 720 pixels. The default is 1440 x
>> 900, but that makes everything so super tiny that I can't see
>> text too well. Text size is set at default or standard. The
>> Windows dialog boxes are all cut off so that at least one
>> third of them cannot be seen. From using old Windows OS
>> systems in the past, I can guess at what is unseen and just
>> use the tab key to select "Ok, Cancel, and Apply".
>>
>> But some boxes, for example, the "Sound Theme" dialog box has
>> a whole section below of selecting sounds for events and I
>> cannot see any of it.
>>
>> Here's the clincher. Just to adjust my sound theme, I set my
>> monitor to the microscopic 1440 x 900 setting and still cannot
>> see the dialog boxes. The text size set on default.
>>
>> What settings are these boxes viewable?
>> Any help on this would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you.
>> Nancy
>>------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I don't have a 'Sound Theme' dialog box, are you sure it's
> Vista's boxes that are too big or some third party software?

Nancy wrote:
> Sorry that my post is unclear...
>
> The dialog box fits on the screen perfectly.
> It is the contents within the box that I only see part of.
> Also, if you go to the control panel>Sounds>Sounds(tab), there is a list
> of computer events that you can set your own sounds to and then name
> your sound theme or use the default theme. I'm using Vista Home Premium
> on a newer PC.
>
> My monitor's default display is 1440 x 900.
> But that is what my point is... is that even when set at the default
> display, I am not able to view all the contents of the dialog boxes.
>
> Nancy
> ================================
> "Dave-UK" wrote in message >
>>
>> "Nancy" wrote in message
>>> My monitor is set at 1152 X 720 pixels. The default is 1440 x 900,
>>> but that makes everything so super tiny that I can't see text too
>>> well. Text size is set at default or standard. The Windows dialog
>>> boxes are all cut off so that at least one third of them cannot be
>>> seen. From using old Windows OS systems in the past, I can guess at
>>> what is unseen and just use the tab key to select "Ok, Cancel, and
>>> Apply".
>>>
>>> But some boxes, for example, the "Sound Theme" dialog box has a whole
>>> section below of selecting sounds for events and I cannot see any of it.
>>>
>>> Here's the clincher. Just to adjust my sound theme, I set my monitor
>>> to the microscopic 1440 x 900 setting and still cannot see the dialog
>>> boxes. The text size set on default.
>>>
>>> What settings are these boxes viewable?
>>> Any help on this would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>> Nancy
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> I don't have a 'Sound Theme' dialog box, are you sure it's Vista's
>> boxes that are too big or some third party software?
>
You are saying you can't see the "Play Windows Startup sound or anything
below that?

I have never seen that before, but my first suggestion would be to go
back to the native resolution and see if it helps. Then deal with the
text size. If the full dialogue box is not visible there, you may have
a larger problem.

Clark