54 Using the DisplayYou can enhance the legibility of text and change the appearance of imageson the screen by adjusting display resolution. As you increase resolution,items appear smaller on the screen. In contrast, lower resolution causes textand images to appear larger and can benefit people with vision impairments.To display a program at a specific resolution, both the video card and thedisplay must support the program, and the necessary video drivers must beinstalled.NOTE: Use only the Dell-installed video drivers, which are designed to offer thebest performance with your Dell-installed operating system.If you choose a resolution or color palette that is higher than the displaysupports, the settings adjust automatically to the closest supported values.To set the display resolution and refresh rate for your display, perform thesteps in the following section that corresponds to the operating system yourcomputer is using.Microsoft® Windows® XP1 Click Start→ Settings→ Control Panel.2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes.3 Under Pick a task..., click the area you want to change, or under or pick aControl Panel icon, click Display.4 In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab.5 Try different settings for Color quality and Screen resolution.NOTE: As the resolution increases, icons and text appear smaller on the screen.Windows Vista™1 Click the Windows Vista Start button , and click Control Panel.2 Under Appearance and Personalization, click Adjust screen resolution.3 In the Display Settings window, under Resolution, slide the slide bar tothe left/right to decrease/increase the screen resolution.4 Click How do I get the best display? for further instructions.If the video resolution setting is higher than that supported by the display, thecomputer enters pan mode. In pan mode, the entire video image cannot bedisplayed at one time, and the taskbar that usually appears at the bottom of
