keyboard command(s) for start menu & taskbar I only have one question 11/12/2008 10:32:00 PM I'm sharing a computer with an unusual video monitor instead of a standard PC monitor. Monitor is super-wide and a bit of screen image is lost at top or bottom. I had a happy accident of unintentionally bashing my keyboard and the start menu + taskbar suddenly appeared vertically on the right instead of horizontally below. How can my colleague re-create this in her login? She can't drag the taskbar because it lies below the screen image. Hope this is easy -- thanks.

RE: keyboard command(s) for start menu & taskbar Mick Murphy 11/13/2008 7:50:01 AM Cntrl + Alt + UP Arrow -- Mad Mike "I only have one question" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I'm sharing a computer with an unusual video monitor instead of a standard PC > monitor. Monitor is super-wide and a bit of screen image is lost at top or > bottom. > > I had a happy accident of unintentionally bashing my keyboard and the start > menu + taskbar suddenly appeared vertically on the right instead of > horizontally below. > > How can my colleague re-create this in her login? She can't drag the taskbar > because it lies below the screen image. > > Hope this is easy -- thanks.

RE: keyboard command(s) for start menu & taskbar Mick Murphy 11/13/2008 7:52:02 AM sorry, that is to fix it. Right-click on empty Desktop>Graphics options>Rotation>your choice. -- Mad Mike "I only have one question" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I'm sharing a computer with an unusual video monitor instead of a standard PC > monitor. Monitor is super-wide and a bit of screen image is lost at top or > bottom. > > I had a happy accident of unintentionally bashing my keyboard and the start > menu + taskbar suddenly appeared vertically on the right instead of > horizontally below. > > How can my colleague re-create this in her login? She can't drag the taskbar > because it lies below the screen image. > > Hope this is easy -- thanks.

Re: keyboard command(s) for start menu & taskbar "Olórin" <incanus[ at ]erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> 11/13/2008 9:26:47 AM "I only have one question" <Ionlyhaveonequestion[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EE3DFCC6-E52B-44D4-9E5D-06FAA75BCB4B[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I'm sharing a computer with an unusual video monitor instead of a standard > PC > monitor. Monitor is super-wide and a bit of screen image is lost at top or > bottom. > > I had a happy accident of unintentionally bashing my keyboard and the > start > menu + taskbar suddenly appeared vertically on the right instead of > horizontally below. > > How can my colleague re-create this in her login? She can't drag the > taskbar > because it lies below the screen image. > > Hope this is easy -- thanks. Can she not see the taskbar? If she can, she can surely drag it up and to the right (though it might need to be right-click > unlocked). If she can't see it, how does she use it? Monitors have buttons on them to control the screen position. If your video device has similar functionality (check the manual if not sure), use that to hike the image upwards until the taskbar is moveable, then back down. Although the Start button might then be off the top of the screen... But above all, I should check the manufacturers' websites for the proper drivers for your display device and your computer's graphics chip/card so that you have the best chance of being able to set your display size so it fits properly (Control Panel > Display > Settings tab > Screen resolution slider).

Re: keyboard command(s) for start menu & taskbar "Don Phillipson" <e925[ at ]SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> 11/13/2008 3:24:26 PM "I only have one question" <Ionlyhaveonequestion[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EE3DFCC6-E52B-44D4-9E5D-06FAA75BCB4B[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I'm sharing a computer with an unusual video monitor instead of a standard PC > monitor. Monitor is super-wide and a bit of screen image is lost at top or > bottom. So as not to hide essential parts of the Desktop, adjust screen area (dots per inch) to ensure all the Desktop remains on screen. You reach this by right clicking on any empty patch of Desktop, select Properties, then select / Settings / Screen area 1. For speed of trials, go first to / Select / Advanced / General and check the box for instant settings adjustment (without rebooting the PC, which takes extra time, 40 too 100 seconds.) Some monitors do not like this i.e. require reboot. 2. in / Settings / Screen area you slide the pointer horizontally to the desired setting. E.g. old VGA standard is 640 x 480 pixels but I use for choice 1024 x 768. If your monitor accepts resetting without rebooting you can experiment until you find a Screen Area setting that hides no essential part of the Desktop. 3. Then check that your video adapter (card) drivers are the most recent -- usually done by identifying the adapter make and model no. ( via / Control Panel / Device Manager) and downloading from the manufacturer's web site. 4. When you are sure drivers are up to date (for your OS) go to step 2 and find the best setting for permanent use. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)

Re: keyboard command(s) for start menu & taskbar "Peter Foldes" <okf22[ at ]hotmail.com> 11/13/2008 5:30:56 PM Very simple fix. Grab the Taskbar on any corner and pull it back to the bottom as before -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "I only have one question" <Ionlyhaveonequestion[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EE3DFCC6-E52B-44D4-9E5D-06FAA75BCB4B[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I'm sharing a computer with an unusual video monitor instead of a standard PC > monitor. Monitor is super-wide and a bit of screen image is lost at top or > bottom. > > I had a happy accident of unintentionally bashing my keyboard and the start > menu + taskbar suddenly appeared vertically on the right instead of > horizontally below. > > How can my colleague re-create this in her login? She can't drag the taskbar > because it lies below the screen image. > > Hope this is easy -- thanks.

Re: keyboard command(s) for start menu & taskbar "Peter Foldes" <okf22[ at ]hotmail.com> 11/13/2008 5:32:27 PM Both as you posted is for the image on screen and not for the Taskbar -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D6516D78-3063-4F74-8C7D-3D6BD9D9EB59[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > sorry, that is to fix it. > Right-click on empty Desktop>Graphics options>Rotation>your choice. > -- > Mad Mike > > > "I only have one question" wrote: > >> I'm sharing a computer with an unusual video monitor instead of a standard PC >> monitor. Monitor is super-wide and a bit of screen image is lost at top or >> bottom. >> >> I had a happy accident of unintentionally bashing my keyboard and the start >> menu + taskbar suddenly appeared vertically on the right instead of >> horizontally below. >> >> How can my colleague re-create this in her login? She can't drag the taskbar >> because it lies below the screen image. >> >> Hope this is easy -- thanks.

Re: keyboard command(s) for start menu & taskbar PassPlay 11/13/2008 7:18:00 PM You did mention that the user cannot see the taskbar. Mick Murphy's suggestion may work, flip the screen to make the taskbar visible then move it. "Peter Foldes" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Very simple fix. Grab the Taskbar on any corner and pull it back to the bottom as before > > -- > Peter > > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. > > "I only have one question" <Ionlyhaveonequestion[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EE3DFCC6-E52B-44D4-9E5D-06FAA75BCB4B[ at ]microsoft.com... > > I'm sharing a computer with an unusual video monitor instead of a standard PC > > monitor. Monitor is super-wide and a bit of screen image is lost at top or > > bottom. > > > > I had a happy accident of unintentionally bashing my keyboard and the start > > menu + taskbar suddenly appeared vertically on the right instead of > > horizontally below. > > > > How can my colleague re-create this in her login? She can't drag the taskbar > > because it lies below the screen image. > > > > Hope this is easy -- thanks. >

Re: keyboard command(s) for start menu & taskbar "Peter Foldes" <okf22[ at ]hotmail.com> 11/13/2008 9:14:07 PM Sighhhhh. Unhide the taskbar first in that case. Taskbar and Start Menu\Taskbar. I thought that the OP new this since it is elementary -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "PassPlay" <PassPlay[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7A1EECBD-B2CD-4C79-B157-16E85E24C991[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > You did mention that the user cannot see the taskbar. > Mick Murphy's suggestion may work, flip the screen to make the taskbar > visible then move it. > > "Peter Foldes" wrote: > >> Very simple fix. Grab the Taskbar on any corner and pull it back to the bottom as before >> >> -- >> Peter >> >> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others >> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. >> >> "I only have one question" <Ionlyhaveonequestion[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EE3DFCC6-E52B-44D4-9E5D-06FAA75BCB4B[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > I'm sharing a computer with an unusual video monitor instead of a standard PC >> > monitor. Monitor is super-wide and a bit of screen image is lost at top or >> > bottom. >> > >> > I had a happy accident of unintentionally bashing my keyboard and the start >> > menu + taskbar suddenly appeared vertically on the right instead of >> > horizontally below. >> > >> > How can my colleague re-create this in her login? She can't drag the taskbar >> > because it lies below the screen image. >> > >> > Hope this is easy -- thanks. >>

Re: keyboard command(s) for start menu & taskbar "Olórin" <incanus[ at ]erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> 11/14/2008 12:48:53 PM "Peter Foldes" <okf22[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uBNDETdRJHA.4916[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... Sighhhhh. Unhide the taskbar first in that case. Taskbar and Start Menu\Taskbar. I thought that the OP new this since it is elementary microsoft.public.windowsxp.*basics* But the OP's description of what's happening was (to me) far from clear anyway. Maybe (just maybe) he/she will post back... <snip>