Installation guide
Matrox Graphics Card – Installation Guide 9
Software overview
MGA PowerDesk for Windows 95 includes
MGA display driver with:
DirectDraw, DirectVideo and Direct3D support for direct access to Matrox hardware.
Plug-and-Play (DDC-2B) and Energy Star (DPMS) support.
Settings property sheet to change your display settings. Use this sheet to access MGA
PowerDesk features such as:
Desktop mode buttons to set up a proportional, horizontal or vertical virtual desktop.
Display schemes to easily switch to a pre-defined display setting.
Performance property sheet to change MGA display driver performance settings.
Utilities property sheet to configure MGA PowerDesk options.
Monitor property sheet to inform the MGA display driver of your monitor’s capabilities. You can
use this sheet instead of the Windows 95 method of monitor selection.
Color property sheet to change your display’s color balance.
Hot Key property sheet to define keyboard shortcuts for:
CenterWINDOW to center your view area on the active window.
MaxVIEW to resize the active program window to the size of your current display area.
PanEND to move your display area to the right or bottom of your virtual desktop.
PanHOME to move your display area to the left or top of your virtual desktop.
PanLOCK to enable or disable panning.
PixelTOUCH to magnify part of your desktop area.
Information property sheet for information on your display hardware and software.
MGA Desktop Navigator program to quickly move the view area of your desktop and for quick
access to the PixelTOUCH zoom, PanLOCK and CenterWINDOW features.
MGA QuickDesk menu to quickly switch to a saved display scheme, to save and restore the
position of your desktop icons, to open the Windows
Display Properties dialog box, or to start
MGA Desktop Navigator. To see this menu, click the monitor icon on the Windows 95 taskbar.
MGA Diagnostic program to identify some possible display-related problems.
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