# Computer Question: Displaying high-res applications on a a low res screen

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**Created:** [December 20, 2007, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-displaying-high-res-applications-on-a-a-low-res-screen/430656 "2007-12-20T02:12:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-displaying-high-res-applications-on-a-a-low-res-screen/430656/1 "2007-12-20T02:12:54Z")

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I have a notebook with a rather low resolution screen (1024X600). I would like to use an application which only runs in a higher resolution (I think its 1280X1024). When I try to run it, it starts, but the screen only displays the middle portion of the total image (it cuts off a “border” around the outer edge). The application will also run in a windowed mode, but since the window is considerably smaller than the screen, even more is cut off. This wouldn’t be such a problem, but all of the menu buttons are located at the outer edge of the image. I believe the application uses Macromedia Projector(?). Is there any way to desample or otherwise “shrink” the image so the entire thing will display on a low res screen? Yes, this is a game. So, yes, I will live if this is an insurmountable problem. Thanks.