How to Make Program Appear Larger on Screenġ. Many older budget computers cannot do this, so you need to manually make the adjustment. In many newer computers, the video chips (graphic chips) and their drivers are “smart” …meaning, they can detect the program’s needs and adjust the display accordingly. These common display problems are due to various types and ages of equipment, differences in how your program was originally designed to display, and differences in the way different versions of Windows and your graphic card software will try to handle the program’s display needs. Scroll down to the bottom of this article for help with this “stretching” problem. The program graphics appear stretched w-i-d-e or “fat” on the screen. The program’s graphics appear small in the middle of your screen with a big black area around it.Ģ.
There are two common problems displaying some older software on newer monitors with higher screen resolutions.ġ. Print this important Display Sizing note.