|
VA Healthcare Network Upstate New York - VISN 2
|
|
|
Monitor Maximization |
|
With dropping computer prices over the last few years, PC monitors have increased in size. The latest data shows 17-inch screens are the new standard for PCs in use. With all that screen real estate, users can (but often don't) improve their productivity by avoiding extra scrolling around on their monitors.
Throw Open the Sash. There are three ways to Maximize windows to their largest size:
- In the top right of each window are three window management buttons: the center button (the rectangle) is your Maximize button.
- Double click the blue title bar at the top of a window to Maximize.
- Right click the blue title bar and choose the Maximize command from the contextual menu.
Manage Multiple Windows. Once you start opening windows to their maximum size, don't worry that you can't see overlapping windows, or the icons on your Desktop as before:
- To switch between windows, use the row of open window buttons along the bottom of the screen in the Start bar. But, the more windows you open, the less window title information you get to sort out which window is which. Hover the mouse briefly over each open window button: you'll get a tip in a yellow box with the full window title.
- To see the Desktop, go to the bottom of the screen in the Start bar row, right-click on any open gray area, and from the contextual menu select Minimize All Windows. If you can't find a blank gray spot, right-click on the clock.
Brush Up & Down, Not Side-to-Side. Most web pages these days are designed to mainly scroll downward on a 17-inch monitor; you should rarely have to scroll left or right to see the full page. If you find yourself using the scroll arrows to move horizontally on a web page, odds are that you need to widen your web browser window.
|
|
|
|
|
| Reviewed/Updated Date:
February 7, 2007
|
|
