Can't Change Sounds

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MaryAnn

I wanted to change the sound associated with incoming mail. The "sound"
window does not show the entire screen. I cannot access the Sound: area to
locate the file I want to use. The window screen cannot be enlarged. The
right end of each sentence is unavailable. I tried changing the monitor
settings to something smaller but that didn't work.

Any ideas???

Thanks......MaryAnn
 
MaryAnn wrote:

> I wanted to change the sound associated with incoming mail. The "sound"
> window does not show the entire screen. I cannot access the Sound: area
> to
> locate the file I want to use. The window screen cannot be enlarged. The
> right end of each sentence is unavailable. I tried changing the monitor
> settings to something smaller but that didn't work.

Exactly how did you try to change the monitor settings, on the monitor
itself or from the computer's display settings?

What size is your monitor (laptop/desktop/crt/lcd)?

What display resolution are you running? Here's how to check and change it:

1. Start Orb>Control Panel>Appearance and Personalization. Click
Personalization and then click Display Settings.
2. Under Resolution, move the slider to the resolution you want and then
click Apply.

MS Windows Help - Change Screen Resolution in Vista:
http://tinyurl.com/2nnoue

It sounds to me like you are running at too low a resolution for your
monitor. Some common resolutions:

17" - 1024 x 768
19" - 1280 x 1024
laptop/19" widescreen - 1280 x 800
20" - 1600 x 1200
20" widescreen - 1680 x 1050

Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!
 
I have a 17" monitor and the resolution is set at 1024x768. I tried
changing these settings but nothing changes how the words are not fitting
into the screen. This also happens on the Screen Saver screen (can't get
screen saver to work either).

"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:uBYs999wIHA.4952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> MaryAnn wrote:
>
>> I wanted to change the sound associated with incoming mail. The "sound"
>> window does not show the entire screen. I cannot access the Sound: area
>> to
>> locate the file I want to use. The window screen cannot be enlarged.
>> The
>> right end of each sentence is unavailable. I tried changing the monitor
>> settings to something smaller but that didn't work.
>
> Exactly how did you try to change the monitor settings, on the monitor
> itself or from the computer's display settings?
>
> What size is your monitor (laptop/desktop/crt/lcd)?
>
> What display resolution are you running? Here's how to check and change
> it:
>
> 1. Start Orb>Control Panel>Appearance and Personalization. Click
> Personalization and then click Display Settings.
> 2. Under Resolution, move the slider to the resolution you want and then
> click Apply.
>
> MS Windows Help - Change Screen Resolution in Vista:
> http://tinyurl.com/2nnoue
>
> It sounds to me like you are running at too low a resolution for your
> monitor. Some common resolutions:
>
> 17" - 1024 x 768
> 19" - 1280 x 1024
> laptop/19" widescreen - 1280 x 800
> 20" - 1600 x 1200
> 20" widescreen - 1680 x 1050
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!
 
MaryAnn wrote:

> I have a 17" monitor and the resolution is set at 1024x768. I tried
> changing these settings but nothing changes how the words are not fitting
> into the screen. This also happens on the Screen Saver screen (can't get
> screen saver to work either).
>>
>>> I wanted to change the sound associated with incoming mail. The "sound"
>>> window does not show the entire screen. I cannot access the Sound: area
>>> to
>>> locate the file I want to use. The window screen cannot be enlarged.
>>> The
>>> right end of each sentence is unavailable. I tried changing the monitor
>>> settings to something smaller but that didn't work.
>>
>> Exactly how did you try to change the monitor settings, on the monitor
>> itself or from the computer's display settings?
>>
>> What size is your monitor (laptop/desktop/crt/lcd)?

Did you change the size of the text? Try going to Control Panel>Ease of
Access Center and turning off all the accessibility options.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!
 
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