Air Display and screen resolution

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Air Display and screen resolution

Hi everyone,

I have started using the iPad and Air Display so it is a second monitor for my 24" iMac. I am using it to put all of the tool palettes on when using programs like Illustrator.

Is there any way I can make the resolution on the iPad screen less, so that the palettes are bigger on the screen?

They come up much smaller than they did on the iMac so getting something closer in size would be very helpful.

Thanks 🙂

2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo + 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro 15", Mac OS X (10.6.4), Western Digital External Hard Drive 1TB + Iomega eGo 320GB

Posted on Jan 10, 2011 1:58 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 10, 2011 2:00 AM in response to Simon Judd

No, the iPads resolution is fixed and there are no user settings to change it.

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Simon Judd Author

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Jan 10, 2011 2:05 AM in response to Ian Parkinson

Thanks Ian, thought that might be the case.

Simon

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Apr 12, 2015 8:04 AM in response to Simon Judd

I have an ipad 3, and I encountered this problem. I unchecked the "use retina resolutions" option, shown below, and the ipad display was much better. Try it!

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Rudegar

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Apr 12, 2015 8:56 AM in response to Simon Judd

it's possible for air display to 100% control the resolution of the ipad in terms of making it lower

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Apr 12, 2015 9:04 AM in response to Rudegar

how is this done? I don't see any options for this. Note: I'm using a PC.

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happyads

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Jun 12, 2015 5:21 PM in response to Simon Judd

Here you go I was looking for the same answer.

I used the help center link (read bit at the end)

Display resolution determines the size of text and objects on your screen.

By default, the resolution on your display is set to show the sharpest text and the most detailed images. You can adjust (or scale) the resolution to make text and objects appear larger on your screen, or adjust it so you have more space on your screen. When you scale the resolution to provide more space, text and objects appear smaller.

Open Displays preferences

Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Displays.
Click Display, click Scaled, then select a resolution.
Some apps may not fit entirely on the screen in some scaled resolutions. Using a scaled resolution may affect performance.

You can connect a second display and adjust its resolution. Once it’s connected, click Scaled, then select a resolution. Press the Option key while you click Scaled to see additional resolutions for the second display.

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Muzition

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Aug 21, 2015 12:45 PM in response to happyads

This section is for posting issues on iPad. You posted the way to change resolutions on a Mac, not an iPad. It wasn't at all related to the OP.

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