Thanks Don, this works for me! "If it is pretty much square, it is 4:3. "If it is more like a wide rectangle it is 16:9 or 16:10 Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 11:58 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Desktop Wallpaper > If it is pretty much square, it is 4:3. > > If it is more like a wide rectangle it is 16:9 or 16:10 > > Measure the width and the height. Divide the width by the height. If > the result is 1.7777777777777 you have a 16:9. If the result is > 1.33333333 you have a 4:3. If it is 1.6 you have a 16:10 > > You can do the same with the native resolution of the monitor. Say it > is > 1280 x 960 then 1280/960= 1.333333333 which would indicate a 4:3 > aspect ratio. > > Don > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 1:46 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Desktop Wallpaper > > >> How would one know the ratio aspect of their monitor? >> >> thanks, >> >> Christine > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------