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From: knotts@hpl-opus.HP.COM (Tom Knotts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MS Word using 800x600 VGA resolution
Message-ID: <63320014@hpl-opus.HP.COM>
Date: 16 Mar 90 01:36:26 GMT
References: <63320011@hpl-opus.HP.COM>
Organization: HP Labs, High Speed Electronics Dept., Palo Alto, CA
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>>How can I configure MS Word for Windows to use the full 800 x 600 resolution
>>of which my VGA card/monitor is capable? My understanding is that when a
>>program is installed, there should be a section asking at what resolution 
>>I want to run the program, but there was no such section when I installed Word.
>>I want to use the highest resolution so that I can see the print preview as
>>clearly as possible.
>
>I understand that you have bought only Word for Windows (which includes run-time
>version on Windows). If this is the situation I'm not sure if this is any help.
>But to get the resolution you mentioned you should install Windows with driver
>that you got with your graphics card or computer. When Windows Setup asks you
>to choose graphics card you choose OTHER and then put in the disk where you have
>the drivers for your graphics card.
>Hope this helps.

Ah, this brings up another question that I have: Is there a problem
in running MS Word for Windows without Windows 386? Certainly there are
ultimate advantages to having full windows, such as being able to pull in
data from another window into Word. The only reason that I don't have
Windows 386 is that I am holding out for the rumored next version (3.0?) of
Windows. Perhaps my graphics card (Fastwrite I think) can supply a driver
for Word.

Climb that learning curve, trudge trudge trudge.....

tk