Cant get right screen resolution for new 20" monitor

[3Dimensional Diana]

Hello all,

I'm not very tech savvy about computer hardware as you'll notice so hope you
can help me.

My old CRT monitor died so I went out today and just bought up a new LCD
monitor that was on special and suggested to me by the sales clerk:
SOYO - Citrine Series - 20" Wide TFT LCD Monitor (TFT active matrix SXGA LCD
Monitor; 1680 x 1050 Native Resolution; 300 Nits High Brightness and 800:1
Sharp Contrast)

I enjoy the bigger size display but my pc doesn't have any screen resolution
setting close to the monitor's 'native resolution'. (I didn't know it was
"widescreen" when I bought it and what that really meant).

I went to the Control Panel am now using the 1024x768 pixels setting with 32
bit color quality setting. It is the best resolution I can get however when I
view photos etc they are somewhat distorted - stretched horizontally.

I use Windows XP SP3.

My only other resolution choices are:
1280 x 768
1280 x 800
1280 x 1024
1600 x 1200

What should I do?
Would changing the DPI settings in the 'Adavnced Settings' tab help?

Thanks for your help!
3D Diana

 

[Diane Ross]

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[CyberTaz]

Diane's right - your issue is a Windows matter, not an Office matter... Or
more accurately a hardware issue. But her link won't get you where you need
to go - those are Win Office groups only, not OS groups

Try starting here:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?guid=c088
a6ff-f933-4172-9286-f57f1f937d2b

Did you install any driver software that may have come with the display? My
guess is that you need a new video card that supports the capabilities of
your new display, but the best source of what's required is the display
mfr's support site - see what they recommend.

Good Luck |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac