Windows 95/98

1. Go to your "desktop" and right click on an empty area on the screen. A shortcut menu will appear.
2. Click on "properties" and the following "Display Properties" dialog box will appear:
   
   Fig. 1
   
   
3. Click on the "settings" tab near the top of the dialog box and the following "Display Properties" dialog box will appear:
   
   Fig. 2
   
   
4. Go to the "Color palette" control to the left and, using the drop down box, change the setting to "True Color (32-bit)" or "High Color (16-bit)" which ever your settings allow. The recommended setting is True Color.

5. Then go to the "Desktop area" and with your mouse, click and drag the slide control to the right or left, stopping when the numbers change to "800 by 600 pixels". Now your Display Properties Settings should be the same as pictured in Fig. 2 above.

6. Click on "Apply" and the following "Display Properties" dialog box will appear:
   
   Fig. 3
   
   
7. Click on "OK" and the following Display Settings dialog box will appear.
   
   Fig. 4
   
   

8. Click on "Yes" and that's it, you're all set.

Power Mac

1. Somewhere near the bottom of your screen, you'll see a little gray shape that looks like a belt buckle. If you click on it, it will expose a "belt" of little pictures (also called "icons") with an even smaller arrow next to each one. .

2. Go to the monitor icon that has black-and-white checks in the screen. This is where you'll adjust the resolution.

3. Click on the icon and HOLD YOUR FINGER DOWN ON THE MOUSE. You'll see a "menu" that lists different choices for screen resolution. They are:

  640 x 480
  832 x 624
1024 x 768

Bring your cursor up to "832 x 624" and highlight it. This is the Macintosh version of "800 x 600 pixels."

4. Take your finger off the mouse. You've made the selection!

5. Restart your computer and you're all set!