I just got a new Windows 11 laptop with a high resolution monitor (3840 x 2160) and am working with Publisher 2019. I am trying to change the brightness/contrast of a picture I want to use. When I right click on the image and select Format Picture, the window that I get is so large that the OK button on the bottom is below the taskbar and I can't click on it. I can't move or resize the window. I don't have this problem with Publisher 2013 on my Windows 10 laptop. Can this be remedied without adjusting the screen resolution or changing the scaling (which is not recommended by the Settings app).
Not sure you're going to be able to do that satisfactorily by editing the image directly in Publisher. you'd be better off editing the image separateley before you insert it into Pub.
Irfanview (freeware) image software will let you adjust contrast, lightness, darkness, gamma, etc, etc.
EDIT : In relation to your problem, I suspect something else is amiss. It's not usual for that secondary window to open that large. It can't be maximized/minimised, it doesn;t allow resizing by dragging borders/corners, it just opens according to screen size/settings.
Some older programs have problems when the screen scaling is set to anything other that 100%.
You'll have to try changing the scaling in Settings > System > Display.
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fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, and 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.
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unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine.
Some older programs have problems when the screen scaling is set to anything other that 100%.
You'll have to try changing the scaling in Settings > System > Display.
BIngo!! Yep, that does it for me. Set my screen size to ridiculous 175% (native setting is "100% (Recommended)"), parts of the Publisher edit image window well and truly outside the monitor visibility limits.
At the recommended resolution (3840 x 2160) the recommended scaling on my new laptop is 250%. If I set the resolution down to 1920 x 1080, the recommended scaling is 100%. At that scaling setting the Format Picture window is fully displayed but the text size is too small. I bumped it up to 125% which results in something more acceptable, although text is still on the small size for my taste. If I up the scaling to 150%, the text is larger but the icons in the ribbon are too big. I don't understand resolution and scaling but what's the point of having a high resolution monitor if you have to set the resolution way down to use it? I'd hate to think I have to adjust the display settings as I go from one app to another.
