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Change Screen Resolution and Orientation on Windows7

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Hi, you're watching VisiHow, and this is a tutorial on how to change screen resolution and orientation on Windows 7.

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Start off by right clicking on the desktop, and then left click once on "Screen Resolution"
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The screen resolution and orientation can be easily changed from the new open window
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To change the screen resolution, click on the drop-down menu next to "Resolution"
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Select the desired resolution by moving the slider up and down from "High" to "Low"
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Click on the drop down menu next to "Orientation"
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Choose Landscape or Portrait. Landscape is the default orientation, but Portrait can be especially useful when using more than one screen.
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When everything has been set up, press "OK"
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For this example, nothing has been changed on this computer screen
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Therefore, no changes can be seen. However, if changes are actually made to the screen resolution and orientation settings, the screen will flicker right before it resets itself to the new position. A message may also pop up asking if you want to keep the changes. Click "Keep Changes" to confirm. This concludes the tutorial on how to change screen resolution and orientation on Windows 7. Thank you for watching VisiHow. If you have any other comments or questions, please leave them in the comment section below.
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