GNOME Documentation Project
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Natalia Ruz Leiva
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Michael Hill
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Change the resolution of the screen and its orientation
(rotation).
Change the resolution or orientation of the screen
You can change how big (or how detailed) things appear on the screen by
changing the screen resolution. You can change which way up things
appear (for example, if you have a rotating display) by changing the
rotation.
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Link display-2monitors in step 3 when non-stub.
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Open the Activities overview and
start typing Displays.
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Click Displays to open the panel.
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If you have multiple displays and they are not mirrored, you can have
different settings on each display. Select a display in the preview
area.
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Select the orientation, resolution or scale, and refresh rate.
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Click Apply. The new settings will be applied for 20
seconds before reverting back. That way, if you cannot see anything with
the new settings, your old settings will be automatically restored. If
you are happy with the new settings, click Keep Changes.
Resolution
The resolution is the number of pixels (dots on the screen) in each
direction that can be displayed. Each resolution has an aspect
ratio, the ratio of the width to the height. Wide-screen displays use a
16∶9 aspect ratio, while traditional displays use 4∶3. If you choose a
resolution that does not match the aspect ratio of your display, the screen
will be letterboxed to avoid distortion, by adding black bars to the top and
bottom or both sides of the screen.
You can choose the resolution you prefer from the Resolution
drop-down list. If you choose one that is not right for your screen it may
look fuzzy or pixelated.
Native Resolution
The native resolution of a laptop screen or LCD monitor is the
one that works best: the pixels in the video signal will line up precisely
with the pixels on the screen. When the screen is required to show other
resolutions, interpolation is necessary to represent the pixels, causing a
loss of image quality.
Refresh Rate
The refresh rate is the number of times per second the screen image is
drawn, or refreshed.
Scale
The scale setting increases the size of objects shown on the screen to
match the density of your display, making them easier to read. Choose
100% or 200%.
Orientation
On some devices, you can physically rotate the screen in many directions.
Click Orientation in the panel and choose from
Landscape, Portrait Right, Portrait Left, or
Landscape (flipped).
If your device rotates the screen automatically, you can lock the current
rotation using the
rotation lock button at the bottom of the system menu. To unlock, press the
rotation unlock button