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Upgrading the Basic Stuff
Do you own a monitor but you don’t know its native resolution? As in so
many other areas, Google is your friend. If you have a Samsung SyncMaster
226BW, for example, just run a Google search for SyncMaster 226BW native
resolution. Bingo.
I use a 27-inch Dell wide-screen monitor on my production machine. I love it.
My eyes love it. I consider it to be one of the best computer investments I’ve
ever made — right up there with a good chair and an ancient keyboard (see
“Upgrading keyboards,” later in this chapter). You may not need that much
real estate — and, yes, it’s hard to justify the expense. But, oh, the views!
Changing resolutions and multiple monitors
To change your screen resolution (and set up a second monitor), follow
these steps:
1. Right-click in any blank place on the Windows desktop and choose
Screen Resolution.
You see the Display Settings dialog box, shown in Figure 1-3, where you
can set up multiple monitors.
Figure 1-3:
Set up one
or more
monitors.
2. Click the 1 box to set up your first monitor and 2 to set up the second.
If you can’t figure out which monitor is which, click the Identify Monitors
button. Windows 7 puts a big 1 on Monitor 1 and a big 2 on Monitor 2.