How to Change the Screen on a Computer

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There are situations when a certain malfunction occurs in the operating system. For example, there are cases when you turn on the computer, and there are huge icons on the desktop. I myself have encountered such a situation, and although it was a very long time ago, judging by the questions of users, the problem is still relevant.

Change screen resolution

How to reduce the icons on the desktop, I already said, but in this case, most likely, the screen resolution has changed. Therefore, do not touch the icons, but try to change the resolution of our monitor. An example will be shown on the Windows 7 operating system.

Open the desktop, find an empty area and click on the right mouse button, after which a menu appears. In it, select “Screen Resolution”.

How to Change the Screen on a Computer

Carefully read the resolution that is currently set. So, if you set the resolution to 1280 by 720 pixels, and at the same time the monitor is 22 inches, then something is clearly wrong. Look at the recommended resolution, most likely it will be at least 1920 by 1080 pixels. Expose him.

Now go back to the desktop and see how the icons have decreased along with the screen resolution.

Decrease or increase the icons

If everything is in order with permission, then it’s worth decreasing or increasing the icons yourself. The easiest way to do this is through the menu that appears after clicking on the right mouse button on the desktop. Here you will find the item “View”. Point the arrow at it and select “Large Icons”, “Regular Icons” or “Small Icons” in an additional window.

Zoom out-zoom in browser

In order to reduce or increase the scale in the browser, you just need to press the CTRL key, and then move the mouse wheel forward or backward, respectively.

If there is no wheel on the mouse, it doesn’t matter, the same procedure can be carried out using the keyboard. Hold down the CTRL key and press (plus) to zoom in and. (minus) to zoom out. In order to return the scale to its original state, press CTRL0.

As you can see, everything is very easy and simple. To change the scale of the screen you need only a minute or two free time. If you have any questions, be sure to ask them.

Comments on “How to reduce the screen size on a computer?” ”

  1. Pineapple May 11, 2016 at 18:33

Thanks a lot for the tip! About the ctrl button did not know!

Everyone prompts some kind of nonsense, then minus, then plus twist, if only to write something, in fact no one says anything, I already tried everything, my desktop became huge for no reason, I installed new old firewood , I put any resolution higher than the recommended one at least 1920×1080, the same huge table of icons is not visible, yes, I forgot to add, it’s all on the TV via HDMI, everything is fine on the monitor. Can wire, tell me if you know

Dear IT specialist, I remembered: learning is light, not scientists, darkness!
Thank you so much, of course, the whole point in the resolution of the screen is to move the cursor to the very top and the screen window will take on its original form.
12/31/2017 03.24 a.M. Konstantin

Thank you very much, the article was very helpful.

Please tell me why scaling jumps? And it really bothers! How to make stable! It does not help.

And I suffered (((It turns out everything is simple. Thanks for the advice!

Thank you very much!) It helped a lot !!))
The situation: I opened the computer, and the screen size is not the same, everything is large and nothing is convenient. Found the answer here. Thank!!))

Thanks for the help

Thank! The article was very helpful. Ctrl and “-” rescued to Privat24 on someone else’s laptop

Users often encounter tasks when it is necessary to increase or decrease the scale of the screen on the computer in Windows 7, 8, 10. Not all users can control the scaling in Windows, so we will consider this process in detail.

Controlling the size of computer screen objects can be divided into two directions:

  1. Windows interface zoom
  2. Zooming in on individual objects

In the first direction, there is a change in the size of absolutely everything that is displayed on the PC screen. In the second direction, the sizes in programs and individual elements of the OS change.

How to change the scale of the Windows interface

The operating system automatically determines the optimal scale of the screen in the presence of installed graphics drivers on a computer, laptop. If the settings are incorrect or as you wish, it is advisable to increase or decrease the screen scale. Follow these steps, as appropriate.

1. An incorrectly set screen resolution can make objects either enlarged or reduced, which leads to inconvenient use of a PC. To fix these problems, read the articles on how to adjust the screen resolution on Windows 10, 7, 8, and how to find out the computer screen resolution.

2. You can increase or decrease the screen scale on a computer or laptop by changing the DPI (dots per inch). In the Windows Control Panel, when the “small” or “large” icons are displayed, select the “screen” element.

In the seven, click “different font size” (left), in the eight “custom size settings” (in the center), in the ten “set a custom zoom level” (in the center).

In the scale selection window, set the percentage; the higher the set value, the larger the scale. Choose from the list of ready-made values, or move the slider with the mouse. I advise you to check the use of scales in the style of XP, so that outdated programs do not have problems with fonts.

Next, click OK, then “apply”, click “exit now.” After logging out, you will change the screen scale, visual elements, fonts and more. I recommend reading material on how to change the font size in Windows.

Note: do not set the DPI too large, as objects can become very huge, which will make it impossible to return acceptable sizes back in normal mode. If you encounter this problem, boot in safe mode and set the appropriate values.

How to change the scale of individual OS objects

In Windows, you can change the scale on the screen of individual elements. You can easily change the size of desktop shortcuts, the size of folders and files in Explorer by holding down the Ctrl button on the keyboard, and scroll the mouse wheel up (to increase), down (to decrease). Also this combination (Ctrl mouse wheel) works effectively in many programs: test and graphic editors, browsers and others.

You can use hotkeys in browsers, especially if you have a laptop and no mouse. To zoom out on the laptop screen using the keyboard in the browser, hold Ctrl and press minus, to increase press plus. To return the default scale, press Ctrl 0. Combinations are supported by Photoshop.

Zooming in and out of a computer screen using the keys and mouse is the most convenient. However, the scaling of elements can be controlled directly in the menu, in the interface of the program window, in Explorer, by setting the desired value. For example, to change the value in Word, you can move the slider (in the lower right corner), or set your own percentage of the size.

Using these methods, you can increase or decrease the screen scale on a computer in Windows 7, 8, 10. Use all methods and select the most convenient one.

It happens that we are not satisfied with a particular font size, icon, or screen scale. But not everyone knows how to change it for more convenient use of Windows or websites. In this article, we will talk in detail about scaling on a computer.

You will learn how to change the screen scale in Windows 10, how to reduce or increase the font on the computer and in the browser, as well as how to change the size of icons in folders and the size of shortcuts on the desktop.

How to zoom Windows 10

First, you’ll learn how to increase or how to zoom out on a computer screen. This feature will be useful for owners of screens of unusual sizes, small or very large. Also knowledge about how to zoom in Windows 10 preferably for projector owners. In some cases it can be very handy.

To change the scale of the computer screen, follow the steps below:

1. Open a window “Parameters”To do this, click WinI or the Start menu and click on the gear icon.

2. After press “System” and select “Screen”.

We can also open the window we need by right-clicking on an empty area of ​​the desktop and selecting “Screen options”.

3. In the right part of the window you will see a slider for zooming the screen. The default value is 100%, and the scale can be increased to 125% and 150%.

How to change the font size of Windows 10

In the Windows 10 operating system, you can also reduce or increase the font size of some elements. Sometimes this is a good substitute for the full scaling of the screen described above. You can change the font size:

  • Window titles
  • Menu
  • Message windows
  • Panel Names
  • Icons (font size for file names, folders, and shortcuts in Explorer and on the desktop)
  • Hints

Standard font size “9”, the size can be set from 6 to 24. You can also set the font to bold.

How to open Windows 10 text size settings:

1. These settings are in the Control Panel in the Screen section. One way to open them is to click WinX, select “Control Panel”.

2. In the window that opens, select “Hardware and Sound / Screen”. Or enter a word “screen” into the search (upper right corner of the window), and then select “Screen“.

3. Next, select the necessary elements and the font size for them, then press the button “To apply”.

Among other things, in this window there is a setting “set custom zoom level”, where you can increase the screen scale up to 500%, but this method is not recommended by Windows itself, as it can lead to unexpected behavior on some screens.

With full screen scaling and how to reduce or increase the font size, we figured it out. Move on.

How to resize Windows icons and shortcuts

Increasing or decreasing the size of icons (folders, files and shortcuts) in Explorer and on the desktop is even easier. Here are two convenient ways:

1. Hold the Ctrl key and scroll the mouse wheel.

2. The second method is to select one of the standard icon sizes. Just right-click on the free part of the desktop or folder and in the menu that appears, click “View”, then the desired icon size. For instance:

  • Huge icons (there is no such option on the desktop)
  • Large
  • Ordinary
  • Small

How to reduce the taskbar of Windows 10

Windows 10 has a setting that allows you to reduce taskbar size, namely the size of its icons.

1. Right-click on your taskbar, at the bottom of the menu that appears, select “Parameters”.

2. Left-click on the switch below “Use small taskbar buttons”.

Now your taskbar will shrink. In order to return to its original form, just click on this switch again.

Scale in browser

Often when viewing various sites, the text on some is too small or too large for normal perception. The built-in zoom function in the browser helps to combat this. It is also useful when using very large monitors.

In all modern browsers, you can change the scale of sites like this:

  • Hold the Ctrl key and rotate the mouse wheel.
  • Hold Ctrl and press the and keys.
  • To return a 100% site scale, use the key combination Ctrl and 0 (zero).

You can use the usual keys plus, minus, zero, and the keys of the numeric keypad.

Conclusion

In this article, we went through all the main ways to change the scale on a computer. And although we wrote on the example of Windows 10, many tips are suitable for previous versions of Windows.