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    Size problem

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by luee, Nov 17, 2007.

  1. luee

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    I have XP. New Egg and a few other sites appear too large to view even at the lowest toolbar setting. Is their any adjustment that can be made to correct this? Some sites need medium and some work with smallest. Could I have misadvertantly turned off a control that adjusts size? Thanx!
     
    luee, Nov 17, 2007
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  2. qhn

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    and ur browser is?

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Nov 17, 2007
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  3. luee

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    Explorer 6
     
    luee, Nov 17, 2007
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Ugh. Have you tried any other browsers to see if they have the same problem?
     
    pixelot, Nov 17, 2007
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  5. Gintoki

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    Are you talking about text?
     
    Gintoki, Nov 17, 2007
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  6. luee

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    Everything on the screen appears too large, letters take up half a page. I tried X7 did not like it at all. Tabs, problems with downloads etc..
     
    luee, Nov 17, 2007
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    Well i suggest you download Firefox and see if that fixes the problem for you.
     
    Gintoki, Nov 17, 2007
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    I think you need to resize your fonts... but i don't know how to do it in ie6... i thought ie6 is an ancient history now... :D
     
    qohelet, Nov 17, 2007
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  9. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    My family members use IE6 too. I don't know how they are related to me. :eek:
     
    Padmé, Nov 19, 2007
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  10. sasanac

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    If everything on your screen is too large it sounds like you need to increase the resolution of your desktop?

    If it's just in your browser that you have the problem and you have a wheel mouse just hold down ctrl and move your mouse wheel down to zoom out or ctrl + mouse wheel up to zoom in (I think this works with IE6 too). Ctrl & + or - works for zooming on the keyboard.
     
    sasanac, Nov 19, 2007
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    1. set your resolution to the native resolution
    2. set your dpi to 96
     
    NotebookYoozer, Nov 19, 2007
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  12. usapatriot

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    thats what she said
     
    usapatriot, Nov 19, 2007
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  13. luee

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    No, no, no, tried it all went from 50% to 125% dpi, and could not get the zoom control. Noticed a message in New egg saying for best viewing I should diminish the text size, but I am at the lowest heading. There must be an automatic text adjustment that is messed up? Thanx.
     
    luee, Nov 19, 2007
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  14. luee

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    Just returning, any new solutions out there? Thanx.
     
    luee, Dec 1, 2007
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