Adjusting The Screen And Desktop Settings; Adjusting The Color Depth - eMachines W3622 User Manual

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings

and horizontal and vertical image position using the controls on the front of your monitor.
For more information about these adjustments, see your monitor's user guide.
Adjusting the color depth and screen area are two of the most basic display settings you may need
to change. You can also adjust settings such as the screen background and screen saver.

Adjusting the color depth

Color depth is the number of colors your screen displays. Various image types require various color
depths for optimum appearance. For example, simple color drawings may appear adequately in
256 colors while color photographs need millions of colors to be displayed with optimum quality.
Windows lets you choose from several color depth settings. We recommend that you use the 32-bit
True Color setting at all times.
If the color in your images seems "false" or "jumpy," especially after you have played a game or
run a video-intensive program, check the color depth setting and return it to 32-bit True Color, if
necessary.
To change the color depth:
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Tip
If you are using a monitor, you can adjust the screen settings for brightness, contrast,
Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel
is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes.
Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens.
Click the Settings tab.
Single-monitor computer
Click the arrow button to open the Color quality list, then click the color depth you want.
Help
For more information about adjusting display settings, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type changing display settings in the Search Help box,
then press E .
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Click OK, then click Yes.
Dual-monitor computer