Mac screen size too big

What happens when you attempt to change the screen resolution?

Is the "zoom" on under Universal Access? A MacBook should be x A 15" MacBook Pro is indeed x Like starman said, is zoom on? You might also try holding down the control key, and then scrolling down either with two-finger scrolling on the trackpad or with a wheel-equipped mouse.

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Is it possible that you've somehow activated a monitor profile with overscan enabled? It oughtn't be possible, but it sure sounds like overscan might be your problem. Was it recently connected to a TV? Check the Options portion of the Displays System Preferences. You could try the "Detect Displays" button in the Displays preference pane; it should force the system to re-poll the display devices attached to it.

Or if that doesn't help, try zapping the PRAM: For instance, holding the Option key while dragging an edge will also move the opposite edge. Also, holding Shift will move every edge except the one opposite to the selected edge. Thanks Phillipa, This just worked for me with Excel , when the bottom edge disappeared out of sight, after migration to new macbook and upgrading to El Capitan.

Here is another wrinkle. The solutions posted work for webpages, but did not seem to work with an automatic dialog box.

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If there is a solution in this case that anyone is aware of, please do let me know: I unplugged my second monitor. That forced Photoshop in this case to move to my bigger screen.

I scaled down the window and reconnected the monitor again. Option plus the green button shrank my Finder and Chrome windows and made them suddenly resizeable the old-fashioned way.

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Many thanks. Thanks for the window zoom trick.

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I officially love you. Even though I did a big Homer Simpson face palm at the utter simplicity of the window zoom trick.

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