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Display modes
area
Display Modes
Display 1 Modes
Display 2 Modes
submenus
Use these submenus for changing display screen
resolution and color quality for a single connected
device.
When multiple monitors are configurable, the there will
be a mode list submenu for each display.
Select Display Modes to access a list of supported
desktop modes for the configurable display device.
If more than one display is enabled and configurable
there will be both a Display 1 Modes and a Display 2
Modes submenu.
The modes that are displayed in
the list should be the same as
the ones listed in Display
Settings page. The list shows
the available screen sizes,
grouped by the number of
colors. Each available display
mode has its own entry in the
menu, in the form "<width> x
<height>." For example, the first
mode might be "800x600." The current display mode is
marked with a dot
A new list is generated every time you click on the menu
item. For example, available modes change for some
rotation states, so the list of modes may change after
you rotate your image. Also, if the "Hide modes that
this monitor cannot display" option is checked in
Display Settings Advanced Monitor, then the
CHROME® taskbar menu will only show the modes that
can be displayed. Similarly, if that option is unchecked,
then the CHROME® menu will display all the modes
supported by the driver, regardless of whether the
monitor supports them.
To change the display to another mode, first click the
color depth you want (16bpp or 32bpp), then click the
mode with the screen size and number of colors you
want. Depending on your operating system, you may be
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