Desktop picture constantly in Zoom

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Desktop picture constantly in Zoom

This is a very strange thing..and a recent thing. I use photographs as my desktop and suddenly they are huge....as though they're in zoom. I checked the resolution and it isn't that. I've used these same photos before so I know something is different. It must be a setting someplace but I can't find it. Clicking on zoom doesn't change it. Does anyone know what this is?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6), iMac Intel

Posted on Mar 24, 2011 8:35 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 12, 2011 5:09 PM in response to Janice Fisher

Hi Janice,

I'm experiencing the same problem you are with your desktop picture. When I go into prefs/Desktop&ScreenSave and select it, the image is blown way up. In the Desktop prefs, I'm not seeing the "Fill screen - Fit to screen - Stretch to fill screen - ect..." layout selection menu when I select my jpeg file. I think this means that the computer thinks that the image is an authentic apple image but it is not.

Has anyone been able to shed some light on this issue?

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visavage

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Aug 13, 2011 1:13 PM in response to Janice Fisher

I had the same problem after a time machine restore into a new replacement MBP. "Fit to screeen/Fill Screen" toggle disappeared when trying to use my own custom desktop pictures. Issue was resolved after I copied HD->Library->Desktop Pictures->(my custom photo directory) and moved it into the HD->users->(my user name)->pictures

I then deleted the custom photo directory from the desktop/screensaver system preferences location (on the scrollbar to the left, below all the default desktop pics), and deleted the actual custom photo folder from the first location above.

Finally, I added the new custom photo directory to the same left sidebar, which was now located in my username->pictures directory.

I'm assuming that my MBP thought that my custom pics were apple defaults because of the location of the folder. When I moved the folder I got the "fit to screen" options back.

Hope this helps!

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meloc

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Aug 13, 2011 4:48 PM in response to Janice Fisher

Re- Desktop picture constantly in zoom.

Ihad same problem, go into System preferences choose option seeing, showing is voice over, zoom and display. ZOOM HAS 2 POSITIONS ON OR OFF TURN ZOOM OFF.

Hope this was helpful meloc

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Answer 4

Mar 24, 2011 8:42 AM in response to Janice Fisher

The desktop panel in System Preferences has a pop-up menu for different display modes ("Fit to Screen", "Fill Screen", etc.) Choose an option that gives you what you want.

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captfred

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Mar 24, 2011 8:53 AM in response to Janice Fisher

If your dock and everything else is zoomed, hold CNTL and scroll down on the mouse or trackpad.

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Answer 6

Janice Fisher Author

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Mar 24, 2011 9:01 AM in response to captfred

I had already checked the drop down menu in Desktop pictures and it is set correctly.

Nothing else is in zoom on the desktop.

Thanks for responding; I appreciate it. Maybe someone has had this strange experience and can explain it.

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