Microsoft KB Archive/72301

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Creating Wallpaper with Windows 3.0 Paintbrush

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Q72301

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

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SUMMARY
To create Desktop Wallpaper the size of the display screen in Windows 3.0, you must draw the image to the pixel resolution (also known as pels resolution) of the display driver being used. The chart below lists the common video standards with their widths and heights:

  Video Display      Width     Height -     -     --

Standard VGA      640       480 Super VGA         800       600 8514/a            1024      768 EGA               640       350 CGA               640       200 Hercules          720       384

MORE INFORMATION
To set up Paintbrush for standard VGA display, do the following:


 * 1) From the Paintbrush Options menu, choose Image Attributes.
 * 2) From the Units box, select the Pels button.
 * 3) In the Width box, type 640. In the Height box, type 480.
 * 4) Choose the OK button.
 * 5) From the File menu, choose New. Draw the image.

You can use the same steps to set up for other display resolutions.

Additional query words: 3.00 win30 3.00a

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a