Desktop view zoomed in a bit even in 'fit to screen' option....

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Desktop view zoomed in a bit even in 'fit to screen' option....

My Samsung monitor is connected to Mac pro with DVI wire, it also has a VGA port on the monitor....I happen to connect a laptop to the same monitor with a VGA wire for sometime ....after which now when I connect my mac pro again to the monitor the view of the wallpaper has as if zoomed in a little such that the icons in the dock are half hidden and apple and finder menu's at the top have got hidden in the frame of the monitor ....I have tried changing resolutions I don't know what has happened plz help.

Logic Pro X, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Feb 27, 2017 4:11 AM

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greatfriend Author

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Feb 27, 2017 9:11 PM in response to greatfriend

OK , found the solution in case someone else also experience this , ...its a samsung monitor,....how it automatically changed I don't know but in samsung menu , image size is on 16:9 ,I entered the menu further and selected fit screen .....thank you .....

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greatfriend Author

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Feb 27, 2017 9:58 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Thanks for the reply , zoom is not the problem I guess.....behaviour is like the resolution has got changed as Mac Finder menu has moved beyond the top edge , if I move my cursor there beyond the frame it drops down but cannot be seen and is hidden inside the desktop frame....similar is with the dock icons ..... till yesterday everything was normal at 1080, after I reconnected the DVI cable I don't know what went wrong, even at 720p resolution menus is half seen ..... same thing is happening with softwares...their top page menus are not seen , they are all hidden inside the edge......

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Answer 3

Feb 27, 2017 11:13 AM in response to greatfriend

Look in system preferences > Displays

for settings for Overscan or Underscan. These control extra fake pixels that are generated to center a TV-style display, but vary from display to display. Adjusting these should bring your picture back to the point where all the important stuff is on the screen.

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greatfriend Author

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Feb 27, 2017 9:04 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Thank you ....I have tried everything ......in display ....all custom resolutions in 'scaled',best for display, fit to screen in screensavers......but nothing worked usually people experience this in second monitors , so I am wondering why is my only screen working as a second monitor ...... which are the overscan or underscan settings......?

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Answer 5

Feb 27, 2017 7:47 AM in response to greatfriend

Check:

System preferences > Accessibility > Zoom ...

... to be sure there are no settings there that got set by accident.

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