Picture vs. Monitor size

I have a 21 inch widescreen monitor. When I go to msn homepage I have wasted
space on both sides. I tried to select a larger size of text and the helped
some, but still did not take the picture to both sides of the screen. Also
on other pages, the problem is even worse. I have this big monitor and still
am seeing a narrow picture. Can you help a computer dummy? I am running
windows vista home prem.

"Brian" <> wrote in message
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>I have a 21 inch widescreen monitor. When I go to msn homepage I have
>wasted
> space on both sides. I tried to select a larger size of text and the
> helped
> some, but still did not take the picture to both sides of the screen.
> Also
> on other pages, the problem is even worse. I have this big monitor and
> still
> am seeing a narrow picture. Can you help a computer dummy? I am running
> windows vista home prem.

I don't understand why anybody would want to maximise their browser on a
large screen. I always have them as normal windows, so I can still have
other apps alongside, on the same monitor.

Web designers design the pages to be optimally displayed at 1024 pixels
wide. It used to be 800 not long ago. Later on in time, it will increase
again, but not until the majority of people are still viewing with smaller
screens, like laptops.

ss.

"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
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>
> I don't understand why anybody would want to maximise their browser on a
> large screen. I always have them as normal windows, so I can still have
> other apps alongside, on the same monitor.
>
> Web designers design the pages to be optimally displayed at 1024 pixels
> wide. It used to be 800 not long ago. Later on in time, it will increase
> again, but not until the majority of people are still viewing with smaller
> screens, like laptops.


This information is relevant:

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_display.asp


Even as people move to bigger screens and higher resolutions, designers will
have to learn how to cater for people who maximise their browsers, as
reading text right across the screen is very unergonomic, when they are
using liquid layouts.

ss.

Hi Brian,

Reduce the monitor resolution.
Right click Desktop. Choose Personalize then Display Settings.
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"Brian" <> wrote in message
news:84461E57-61C7-4212-ADA6-...
>I have a 21 inch widescreen monitor. When I go to msn homepage I have
>wasted
> space on both sides. I tried to select a larger size of text and the
> helped
> some, but still did not take the picture to both sides of the screen.
> Also
> on other pages, the problem is even worse. I have this big monitor and
> still
> am seeing a narrow picture. Can you help a computer dummy? I am running
> windows vista home prem.

For instance, when I go to the local news papers web site the site only uses
half of the screen and the words are somewhat hard to read.

"Synapse Syndrome" wrote:

> "Brian" <> wrote in message
> news:84461E57-61C7-4212-ADA6-...
> >I have a 21 inch widescreen monitor. When I go to msn homepage I have
> >wasted
> > space on both sides. I tried to select a larger size of text and the
> > helped
> > some, but still did not take the picture to both sides of the screen.
> > Also
> > on other pages, the problem is even worse. I have this big monitor and
> > still
> > am seeing a narrow picture. Can you help a computer dummy? I am running
> > windows vista home prem.
>
> I don't understand why anybody would want to maximise their browser on a
> large screen. I always have them as normal windows, so I can still have
> other apps alongside, on the same monitor.
>
> Web designers design the pages to be optimally displayed at 1024 pixels
> wide. It used to be 800 not long ago. Later on in time, it will increase
> again, but not until the majority of people are still viewing with smaller
> screens, like laptops.
>
> ss.
>
>
>

"Brian" <> wrote in message
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> For instance, when I go to the local news papers web site the site only
> uses
> half of the screen and the words are somewhat hard to read.


Maybe you should try the Opera browser, which has a better way of zooming in
than IE7 does.

http://www.opera.com/

ss.

What is your zoom level and/or text size set at?

"Brian" <> wrote in message
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> For instance, when I go to the local news papers web site the site only
> uses
> half of the screen and the words are somewhat hard to read.
>
> "Synapse Syndrome" wrote:
>
>> "Brian" <> wrote in message
>> news:84461E57-61C7-4212-ADA6-...
>> >I have a 21 inch widescreen monitor. When I go to msn homepage I have
>> >wasted
>> > space on both sides. I tried to select a larger size of text and the
>> > helped
>> > some, but still did not take the picture to both sides of the screen.
>> > Also
>> > on other pages, the problem is even worse. I have this big monitor and
>> > still
>> > am seeing a narrow picture. Can you help a computer dummy? I am
>> > running
>> > windows vista home prem.
>>
>> I don't understand why anybody would want to maximise their browser on a
>> large screen. I always have them as normal windows, so I can still have
>> other apps alongside, on the same monitor.
>>
>> Web designers design the pages to be optimally displayed at 1024 pixels
>> wide. It used to be 800 not long ago. Later on in time, it will
>> increase
>> again, but not until the majority of people are still viewing with
>> smaller
>> screens, like laptops.
>>
>> ss.
>>
>>
>>

All that seems to do is make the text more blurry. Is there not a place you
can go to make the site automatically fit the screen? Thanks for your help.

"Bob" wrote:

> Hi Brian,
>
> Reduce the monitor resolution.
> Right click Desktop. Choose Personalize then Display Settings.
> -------
> *Report back, please*
> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to so
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>
> [How to ask a question]
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
> http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm
>
>
> "Brian" <> wrote in message
> news:84461E57-61C7-4212-ADA6-...
> >I have a 21 inch widescreen monitor. When I go to msn homepage I have
> >wasted
> > space on both sides. I tried to select a larger size of text and the
> > helped
> > some, but still did not take the picture to both sides of the screen.
> > Also
> > on other pages, the problem is even worse. I have this big monitor and
> > still
> > am seeing a narrow picture. Can you help a computer dummy? I am running
> > windows vista home prem.
>
>

Zoom is at 100% and text is at large at the moment.

"Bob" wrote:

> What is your zoom level and/or text size set at?
>
> "Brian" <> wrote in message
> news:B3C9FF16-8A21-49EB-9584-...
> > For instance, when I go to the local news papers web site the site only
> > uses
> > half of the screen and the words are somewhat hard to read.
> >
> > "Synapse Syndrome" wrote:
> >
> >> "Brian" <> wrote in message
> >> news:84461E57-61C7-4212-ADA6-...
> >> >I have a 21 inch widescreen monitor. When I go to msn homepage I have
> >> >wasted
> >> > space on both sides. I tried to select a larger size of text and the
> >> > helped
> >> > some, but still did not take the picture to both sides of the screen.
> >> > Also
> >> > on other pages, the problem is even worse. I have this big monitor and
> >> > still
> >> > am seeing a narrow picture. Can you help a computer dummy? I am
> >> > running
> >> > windows vista home prem.
> >>
> >> I don't understand why anybody would want to maximise their browser on a
> >> large screen. I always have them as normal windows, so I can still have
> >> other apps alongside, on the same monitor.
> >>
> >> Web designers design the pages to be optimally displayed at 1024 pixels
> >> wide. It used to be 800 not long ago. Later on in time, it will
> >> increase
> >> again, but not until the majority of people are still viewing with
> >> smaller
> >> screens, like laptops.
> >>
> >> ss.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

Reducing resolution isn't a good idea if it's an LCD monitor. Better to
right-click on the background, go to "personalize", click on "adjust font
size" at the upper left. Reducing resolution from the monitor's optimum will
usually make the images fuzzier, and it looks like Brian wants things to be
more legible.

LesleyO

"Bob" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
> Hi Brian,
>
> Reduce the monitor resolution.
> Right click Desktop. Choose Personalize then Display Settings.
> -------
> *Report back, please*
> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
> so that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>
> [How to ask a question]
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
> http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm
>
>
> "Brian" <> wrote in message
> news:84461E57-61C7-4212-ADA6-...
>>I have a 21 inch widescreen monitor. When I go to msn homepage I have
>>wasted
>> space on both sides. I tried to select a larger size of text and the
>> helped
>> some, but still did not take the picture to both sides of the screen.
>> Also
>> on other pages, the problem is even worse. I have this big monitor and
>> still
>> am seeing a narrow picture. Can you help a computer dummy? I am running
>> windows vista home prem.
>