How to Fit a Screen to a Monitor

Co-authored by Katie Double

This wikiHow teaches you how to make your computer screen fit when you set up a monitor.

Method 1

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This will open the display menu.
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Select the monitor display you wish to adjust. In the gray box at the top, click on the box representing your monitor screen.
- Click Identify to see which screen the selected box represents.
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Select a resolution. Click on the drop-down under "Resolution" and select an option. Your screen will automatically preview the change.
- Windows will make a recommendation based on your monitor. If the recommended option doesn't work, try selecting a different resolution.
- A higher resolution will fit more on your screen, but details will appear smaller.
- A lower resolution will fit less on your screen and will appear zoomed in and blurrier.
If you don't like how the preview looks, click Revert to go back and try a new option^{[1]
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Method 2

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Click on the
Apple in the top left corner and select System Preferences. You can also click on the gray gear icon in the Dock.
This has an icon of a screen.
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Choose a resolution. Select Best for display to choose the recommended option, or select Scaled to choose a different resolution. The resolution will automatically change.
- A higher resolution will fit more on your screen, but details will appear smaller.
- A lower resolution will fit less on your screen and will appear zoomed in and blurrier.
- Press and hold the Option key while clicking on the button next to "Scaled" to show this dropdown for a different monitor or screen^{[2]
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