cannot set DPI (dots per inch) ..

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Hi,

I am setting up my vista machine. I would like to change my DPI (dots per
inch) on my screen. So, I go to my desktop's Personalize -> Display
Settings -> Advanced Settings. As the Vista help says, I should be able to
see a tab called "Scale (DPI)". But I only see tabs "Adapter", "Monitor",
"Color Management", etc. My graphic card is NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700. Is it a
graphic card related issue? I don't think it's a monitor issue since I was
able to set DPI using my old XP machine and the same monitors. Any help
would be appreciated.

JD
 
There is no such tab on any of my computers but I do have a selection to set
DPI on the Personalize screen.
 
JD said:
Hi,

I am setting up my vista machine. I would like to change my DPI
(dots per inch) on my screen. So, I go to my desktop's Personalize
-> Display Settings -> Advanced Settings. As the Vista help says, I
should be able to see a tab called "Scale (DPI)". But I only see
tabs "Adapter", "Monitor", "Color Management", etc. My graphic card
is NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700. Is it a graphic card related issue? I
don't think it's a monitor issue since I was able to set DPI using my
old XP machine and the same monitors. Any help would be appreciated.

JD
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Maybe the following article would be worth a look:

Windows Vista
Screen Resolution
http://tinyurl.com/2nnoue
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/0386b009-5f30-45c7-80c8-ff0395cc24091033.mspx



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Hi Richard,

May I know in which tab the selection box you mentioned is located? Is it
"Adapter", "Monitor", or "Color Management"? Thanks for further help.

JD
 
Hi,

I am setting up my vista machine. I would like to change my DPI (dots per
inch) on my screen. So, I go to my desktop's Personalize -> Display
Settings -> Advanced Settings. As the Vista help says, I should be able to
see a tab called "Scale (DPI)". But I only see tabs "Adapter", "Monitor",
"Color Management", etc. My graphic card is NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700. Is it a
graphic card related issue? I don't think it's a monitor issue since I was
able to set DPI using my old XP machine and the same monitors. Any help
would be appreciated.

JD
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You can't set DPI directly. You can select a resolution e.g. 800x600,
1024x768, etc. This indirectly gives you a dpi setting.

If there are no resolution changes possible, either your video card or
your monitor has been detected improperly and Windows doesn't think
they support other resolutions.
 
+Bob+ said:
You can't set DPI directly. You can select a resolution e.g. 800x600,
1024x768, etc. This indirectly gives you a dpi setting.

If there are no resolution changes possible, either your video card or
your monitor has been detected improperly and Windows doesn't think
they support other resolutions.
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Hi Bob,

I did change DPI under XP or 2000. It's under my desktop's Properties ->
Display ->Settings -> Advanced Settings -> General tab -> DPI setting. I
have been counted on it for many years. Now I suddenly found out it is
missing from my new Vista machine. This powerful machine (with 16gb ram)
shouldn't have a video card that doesn't support dpi setting.

I would rather choose to not change the screen resolution. I would like to
squeeze more things into the dual monitors while have text big enough for
reading.

JD
 
Relax, you don't have an issue.
Click on the Start orb, Select and open up 'Help and Support', in the search
box at the top of Help and Support type in dpi then click the search icon.
Windows will open the search results page in Help, for dpi with links,
click on the link that reads, Make the text on your screen larger or
smaller. These are the direction you are looking for. You need to read all
the options on this page and open any links and read them too, before
changing DPI settings. There are other options in the Accessibility options
that you may like better. Some of your applications may offer zoom options.
Just remember to make only small changes and test them to see if its what
you want, when going to higher DPI. You can get your self into a tight spot
if not handled correctly. Its possible to get stuff to large for your
current screen resolution and if you get things to large you may not be able
to see the OK button or the Restart button etc. That's a good reason to
use the keyboard to make your selections in DPI dialog, (practice) and note
them. That way if you do get in a fix you can make the changes to fix DPI
to a lower setting with out a mouse/clicker.

H Brown
 
Hi Bob,

I did change DPI under XP or 2000. It's under my desktop's Properties ->
Display ->Settings -> Advanced Settings -> General tab -> DPI setting. I
have been counted on it for many years. Now I suddenly found out it is
missing from my new Vista machine. This powerful machine (with 16gb ram)
shouldn't have a video card that doesn't support dpi setting.

I would rather choose to not change the screen resolution. I would like to
squeeze more things into the dual monitors while have text big enough for
reading.

JD
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Pardon me, I thought you wanted to change the resolution (actual DPI)
as opposed to the Windows oddball reference to font size by DPI (an
archaic, somewhat inaccurate, carryover from the print world).

desktop, right click, personalize. Left side has font size. Click
Custom DPI for a slider scale.
 
None of these. As I said, as soon as I open the main Personalization screen
there is an option to set the DPI ("Adjust Font Size") on the Personalize
dialog screen.
 
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