How do you set the scaling level for specific display on a Win 8.1 system with multiple displays?
I have an MS Surface Pro 3 running Win 8.1 docked to a Targus Usb3 dock driving two 24 inch 1920 x 1200 external monitors.
While the text / scaling on the external monitors are just to my liking, the same cannot be said for the Surface's 2160 x 1440 display, which sits off to the left of the external monitors. It's too small.
Is there a way to scale only the Surface's 2160 x 1440 display to say, 150%?
I've seen the "Let me choose one scaling level for all my displays" checkbox in Control Panel -> Display, but when I uncheck it, it's not apparent how to go about adjusting the individual displays as you seem to have to go to Control Panel -> Display -> Screen Resolution to be able to select specific displays.
Thanks.
While the text / scaling on the external monitors are just to my liking, the same cannot be said for the Surface's 2160 x 1440 display, which sits off to the left of the external monitors. It's too small.
Is there a way to scale only the Surface's 2160 x 1440 display to say, 150%?
I've seen the "Let me choose one scaling level for all my displays" checkbox in Control Panel -> Display, but when I uncheck it, it's not apparent how to go about adjusting the individual displays as you seem to have to go to Control Panel -> Display -> Screen Resolution to be able to select specific displays.
Thanks.
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John
One thing you might try is changing the Text Font size. Right click the Desktop and select Personalize. Click on Display and set individual fonts to a larger size (about 10 font items to change). This may change all displays but may look better (and larger) than overall scaling.
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Unchecking the checkbox seems to have improved the situation significantly. While I can't specify the exact level of scaling, Windows has done a pretty good job of making things bigger on the Surface 3's display.
I believe I played around with this check box while setting up the external monitors. After undocking, I played with it again and must have left it checked.
I believe I played around with this check box while setting up the external monitors. After undocking, I played with it again and must have left it checked.