Display off-centre

[The Maid]

How do I centre the window on my screen? I've tried dragging the edge (forgive me if I'm not usaing the right terminology) and it doesn't want to move over!#$%. It wasn't always like this...it just mysteriously happened one day. It's so off centre that for some situations I can't even use the scroll bar or click it off etc.

How on earth do I correct this?

 

[Igorian]

How do I centre the window on my screen? I've tried dragging the edge (forgive me if I'm not usaing the right terminology) and it doesn't want to move over!#$%. It wasn't always like this...it just mysteriously happened one day. It's so off centre that for some situations I can't even use the scroll bar or click it off etc.

How on earth do I correct this?

Which Window? What type of screen, What O/S?

 

[JohnD]

Is it a laptop (one piece) or is it a separate sytem unit and screen?

have you got a flat screen or a CRT?

How old is it?

Can you see some buttons or knobs on the screen surround (they may be under a flap)

Have you still got the instructions that came when you bought the screen?

 

[The Maid]

...the Explorer window....every website I go on. What type of screen? Um...."View Sonic"...is that possible? (that's what is marked on it) I realize you are probably rolling your eyes at this problem, but computers are not one of my talents.
Anxious to hear what I'm doing wrong...

 

[JohnD]

knobs and buttons please.

When you close IE, is the Desktop centred or is it also displaced to the side?

 

[The Maid]

OK so....put it this way.....my teenagers tell me that if I put it by the side of the road, nobody would take it. The screen is a big mother of a thing...the PC is about 7 years old, and yes there appear to be buttons along the bottom (never questioned what they were there for).

Instructions that came with it? definately no longer in my possession...

 

[Igorian]

If you double click the bar at the top, it will maximise, unless you mean that the WHOLE screen is displaced, in which case, you will need to adjust the monitor controls.

 

[The Maid]

...my desktop is also off centre.

 

[Igorian]

...my desktop is also off centre.

Ok, can you see any controls on the monitor for shifting the display? They generally have a symbol like a displaced monitor, one for horizontal and one for vertical.

 

[JohnD]

IF you mean that whenever you switch it on, as soon as Windows appears, evrything (including the desktop, icons etc) is displaced to one side, then either your display is broken, or the positioning needs to be adjusted.

The position of the picture on the screen can (probably) be adjusted with the buttons on the bezel. They will probably allow you to make the picture taller/shorter, wider/narrower, move left/move right.

See if you can find instructions on http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcddisplays/
you will have to download them.

If not, try pressing the buttons. Try then one at a time and see what they do. Write it in a bit of paper.

Probably, if you pres one of the buttons (unless it is the on/off button) it will display one of those options, or possibly a menu that you can move up and down before selecting the one you want.

But if the button brings up something that isn't what you want, if you don't press anything for 30 seconds or so, it will probably turn off that option without changing anything.

Edited: bah, too slow

 

[Igorian]

IF you mean that whenever you switch it on, as soon as Windows appears, evrything (including the desktop, icons etc) is displaced to one side, then either your display is broken, or the positioning needs to be adjusted.

The position of the picture on the screen can (probably) be adjusted with the buttons on the bezel. They will probably allow you to make the picture taller/shorter, wider/narrower, move left/move right.

See if you can find instructions on http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcddisplays/
you will have to download them.

If not, try pressing the buttons. Try then one at a time and see what they do. Write it in a bit of paper.

Probably, if you pres one of the buttons (unless it is the on/off button) it will display one of those options, or possibly a menu that you can move up and down before selecting the one you want.

But if the button brings up something that isn't what you want, if you don't press anything for 30 seconds or so, it will probably turn off that option without changing anything.

Edited: bah, too slow

Good link tho.

 

[The Maid]

JohnD....now I'm in a real mess! I attempted to do what you told me....when I press the first button, I do get the option with that symbol that looks like a displaced screen but how do I now "choose" it? When I use the arrow keys on the right hand side of my keyboard...nothing happens. I'm not sure what or how I did it but now my screen is even MORE off centre....way off to the right. I now have like a good one inch black "dead" space on the left hand side. I realize this is real 101 basic stuff...so why on earth can't I fix this?

 

[tim west]

Don't panic, press the same buttons you did before to bring up the symbol again and use either the one marked + or the one marked - to move the screen back.

 

[JohnD]

you use the buttons on the screen bezel, not the ones on the keyboard.

 

[tim west]

Just to reiterate The + and - buttons are on the monitor itself.