A friends monitor displays web pages larger than what the screen can show. By pushing the menu button i saw that the resolution was 800 x 600 and thought that might be the problem but with only menu icons and no users manual, Im trying to find the manual on line or instructions on how to change the display size. any help? TIA MARK The monitor is marked "Northgate Inovations"

The stated native resolution of this monitor is 1600 x 900. If you set your display resolution to that in your computer's configuration, you will get the sharpest display.
Note that there is always a trade-off between sharp image and the size of displayed items on the screen. By that I mean that if you set your display to 1600x900, your text will be sharp, but it will be smaller on the screen than if you see the resolution to 1280x720, for example. The trade-off would be larger text (say, if you have vision problems), but the text would not be as crisp.
Experiment with a few different resolutions to see what looks the best and has the best text size on your screen.
Note also that most browsers will let you enlarge the web page on your display by pressing Ctrl+ repeatedly until you get the size you want. Pressing Ctrl- will reduce the web page displayed size.

Choose Screen ResolutionFor higher legibility of documents on screen, you can adjust the screen resolution of your monitor (for monitors that support more than one screen resolution option). The higher the number of pixels, the more information you can display on your screen and the smaller items appear. Lower screen resolution makes items appear larger and can benefit people with vision impairments. This procedure tells you how to adjust screen resolution through Display Properties in Control Panel.

Mouse actions Keyboard actions 1 On the Start menu:

• Select Control Panel

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ).

• Select Control Panel by pressing C.

2 In Control Panel:

• Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
• If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
• Select Display.

In Control Panel:

• Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
• If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
• Press ENTER.
• Press the RIGHT ARROW key, and then the LEFT ARROW key to select Display.
• Press ENTER.

3 In the Display Properties dialog box:

• Select the Settings tab.

In the Display Properties dialog box:

• Move to the Settings tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.

4 On the Settings tab, under Screen Resolution:

• Select a screen resolution value by moving the slider arrow.
• Select OK.

On the Settings tab:

• Move to the Screen resolution slider by pressing ALT+S.
• Choose a screen resolution value by pressing the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW key.
• Press ENTER.

5 To close Control Panel:

• Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

• Press ALT+F, C.

Control Panel: Display: Settings tab: Screen resolution

Things to check: Are your display settings set to "native resolution" of your screen. The native resolution is the actual dimensions (in pixels) of your flat-panel screen.
Looks like the Dell E153FP 15" has a native resolution of 1024x768. In windows, go to your control panel, in display settings, and ensure the resolution is set to 1024x768.
If that does not work, you can try the "auto adjust" feature on the monitor. On many Dell monitors, you can get this by pressing and holding the + button (on the monitor). You'll see the words "auto-adjust" appear on the screen if this works. If that doesn't work, you may be able to find auto adjust by navigating the menues in your monitor's menu, which you can get to by pressing the "menu" button on your monitor (sometimes this looks like a little rectangle icon). If it's an alignment problem, this should fix it right away.
If neither of the above work, it's probably your video card. Make sure your video card drivers are the correct ones for your card and OS, and up to date. You can also mess with display options under Control Panel > Display, under the "settings" tab, and at the bottom click the "Advanced" button, and it will bring up the advanced settings for your videocard.
Good luck!

You need to expand your screen size with the buttons on the monitor, or increase your screen resolution, to a larger size, I think you need to adjust your monitor with the menu, +, -, buttons on monitor.

In the Menu bar, click View, then Text Size and select larger text.

You can also make a web page larger by pressing CTRL and + at the same time.

You can reset the monitor display in Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display, Settings. Adjust the screen resolution to match the shape and size of your monitor

you need to change the aspect ratio or position of the screen using the menu and buttons on the monitor

The issue is relative to the native resolution of the monitor. in most 24" monitors the resolution is 1920 x 1200. When you get an application that is shown in the upper left corner of the screen, it is most likely set in a page frame of 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768. Also many web pages will display with large amounts of white space on one or both sides.
This you can do to help.
Set the DPI setting in display properties to 120 will help some making small type more readable.
Pages that are in Internet Explorer can be zoomed to appear larger zoom feature in bottom right corner of IE window (or CTRL & + and CTRL & - key combinations)

You need to adjust the Display screen resolution.

1. Control Pannel
2. Display
3. Settings
4. Screen Resolution

Choose Screen Resolution For higher legibility of documents on screen, you can adjust the screen resolution of your monitor (for monitors that support more than one screen resolution option). The higher the number of pixels, the more information you can display on your screen and the smaller items appear. Lower screen resolution makes items appear larger and can benefit people with vision impairments. This procedure tells you how to adjust screen resolution through Display Properties in Control Panel.
Mouse actions Keyboard actions 1 On the Start menu:

• Select Control Panel

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ).

• Select Control Panel by pressing C.

2 In Control Panel:

• Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
• If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
• Select Display.

In Control Panel:

• Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
• If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
• Press ENTER.
• Press the RIGHT ARROW key, and then the LEFT ARROW key to select Display.
• Press ENTER.

3 In the Display Properties dialog box:

• Select the Settings tab.

In the Display Properties dialog box:

• Move to the Settings tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.

4 On the Settings tab, under Screen Resolution:

• Select a screen resolution value by moving the slider arrow.
• Select OK.

On the Settings tab:

• Move to the Screen resolution slider by pressing ALT+S.
• Choose a screen resolution value by pressing the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW key.
• Press ENTER.

5 To close Control Panel:

• Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

• Press ALT+F, C.

Control Panel: Display: Settings tab: Screen resolution

This is because your screen is not compatible with any resoultion past 1280 x 1024. Look at your screen's specifications here: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/200602/20060210090838125_BN59-00521A-01Eng.pdf (Page 76 listed as Maximum resolution)

If you want to go past that, you must purchase and/or use a different monitor. Just be sure to look at the Maximum Resolutions BEFORE you purchase a new monitor!