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dave92029
Apr 20, 2010, 01:51 PM
Yesterday, my late 2009 21.5" iMac's screen now acts like a 27" display ( or larger).:eek:

I have gone to settings - 1920x1080 - detect monitor, but the image projected on my screen no longer fits. I need to push the mouse around to go from side to side or up and down because the image is now much bigger than my 21.5" monitor :(.

This is happening in all programs. I have shut down and restarted, still the same.

How to I get my image to fit the size of my monitor again? :confused:

Thanks
Dave



spinnerlys
Apr 20, 2010, 01:54 PM
That's the screen zoom feature.

Use the control (CTRL) key + the scroll "wheel" of your mouse to zoom in or out of the screen.

To turn it off: System Preferences > Universal Access (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Access).
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Universal_Access_10.4_Screenshot.png

gatepc
Apr 20, 2010, 01:55 PM
I think you turned zoom on.

Try holding down the command key ( or was it control? try both ) and scrolling up and down on the mouse.

dave92029
Apr 20, 2010, 04:59 PM
That fixed it! Thank you :D

OrangeSVTguy
Apr 20, 2010, 05:03 PM
That should be off by default... and the "Control, Option, Command, 8" command too. Lots of confused people out there :D