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    Scrolling Desktop?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by teknerd122, Aug 25, 2007.

  1. teknerd122

    teknerd122 Notebook Evangelist

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    My Macbook is having an issue. Took it in to the Apple store to learn some iPhoto stuff...when I got home and turned the computer on, the desktop was scrollable in all directions. I don't know what the Apple dude did, but the effect is similar to when you'd run a non-native resolution on a CRT and only a portion of the desktop could be displayed on the screen - the rest you'd access by scrolling around. I checked the resolution on the Macbook and it's set to 1280x800, but the desktop is larger than the screen! What's going on?
     
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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    you might have "zoom" your desktop. this is activated by pressing "ctrl" and "scroll".

    try scrolling back/down to reduce/cancel the zoom, and forward to enhance/zoom the... zoom... you get what i mean don't you?
     
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    Gotcha...gonna try it.
     
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    Thanks, that did it!
     
    teknerd122, Aug 27, 2007
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