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Monitor resolution spontaneously reduced
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davidk
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Jun 18, 2010, 06:11 AM
 
For some reason my moniter shrank and I have an inch of black stripe on the right and left side of my screen. I can't figure out how to change it back. Help!
     
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Jun 18, 2010, 06:19 AM
 
Did you have an external monitor (or a projector) hooked up to your ’Book? Sounds like it incorrectly jumped back from a 4:3 setting. Changing the screen resolution and then changing it back again often fixes this

Or, when you say ‘monitor’, do you mean an external monitor connected to your laptop?
     
davidk  (op)
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Jun 18, 2010, 06:23 AM
 
I have never used an external moniter. I am just using my plain old macbook. However I did manage to solve the problem. Thanks!
     
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Jun 18, 2010, 06:34 AM
 
How did you solve the problem?

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
     
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Jun 18, 2010, 08:55 AM
 
System Preferences-Display-<change the resolution>
     
   
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