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Change the Display Size
1. Open System Preferences and then click the Displays
icon.
2. In the Displays screen that appears, click the Display
button to bring Display settings to the front, if they
aren’t shown already.
3. Choose a resolution on the left side of the screen, as
shown in Figure 1-5.
4. Use the Brightness slider to adjust the display brightness.
5. Choose a Colors setting and a Refresh Rate in each
respective menu.
In general, you should use the highest available settings in the
Colors and Refresh Rate menus. Reduce them only if you see dis-
tortion or other display problems.
If you connect a second display to your computer — for example,
an external monitor or a multimedia projector — open the
Displays settings and then click the Detect Displays button. OS X
detects the new display and allows you to adjust its settings as well.
6. Click the Color button to bring the Color settings to the
front, as shown in Figure 1-6.
7. Choose a Display Profile on the left side of the screen.
Which Display Profile you use depends primarily on your hardware.
See Chapter 4 for more on choosing display profiles.
Figure 1-5: Change the display resolution and brightness here.
Figure 1-6: Choose a color profile for your display.
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