How to Display More Screen Resolution Options in Mac OS X

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Posted May 19, 2015 at 10:01pm by iClarified

These are instructions on how to display additional screen resolution options when setting the resolution of your monitor in Mac OS X Yosemite. These steps will likely work for other versions of OS X as well, including Mavericks, Mountain Lion, and Lion.

Step One
Launch System Preferences from the Apple menu at the top left of your screen.

How to Display More Screen Resolution Options in Mac OS X

Step Two
Choose Displays from the System Preferences window.

Step Three
Click to select the Scaled radio button to display the recommended screen resolution options.

Step Four
If you're desired resolution is not on the list, hold down the Option key and click the Scaled radio button again.

Notice that many new resolution options will appear in the list for your selection.

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MiGlez - May 18, 2018 at 6:49am

Thank you man! it works !

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Carlos Rivera - May 7, 2016 at 5:31pm

I have been looking for a way to do this for a month now (since I purchased my Macbook Pro. THANK YOU!!!

Nora - March 22, 2016 at 1:58am

Thank you! This was really helpful!

None45 - October 28, 2015 at 2:06am

Wow, thank you, this saved me.

mateen_ms - October 10, 2015 at 8:25pm

very nice..... its works also with non apple keyboard

chan only - October 3, 2015 at 12:00pm

best one... thank u

Apple FAN - May 20, 2015 at 11:32am

Is there a way to show a custom resolution (1360x768) on an Apple TV?

PurpleJesus - May 20, 2015 at 4:20am

This appears to only work for iMacs?? Because my mbpr only shows Larger Text, Default, -------, More Space under Scaled

Oblivion - May 20, 2015 at 3:46am

You have 7 updates.

paulMOGG - May 20, 2015 at 1:23am

Help ! I have urgent problem I stupidly changed my computer screen to the highest resolution ( read some thing about getting the best resolution by pressing scaled in screens HERE ON I clarified and my screen went black and I can't see what's on my screen at all ... Tried restarting but soon as I sign in it goes to black ! ANY IDEAS HOW TO GET THIS TO SWITCH OF NEED URGENTLY TO SEE MY SCREEN !

Forrest - May 20, 2015 at 2:37am

Normally after a while if u don't accept the changes it will revert back to previous settings (resolution), since your screen went black I assume u didn't see where to click so it should go back to native resolution, if some how u accidentally clicked on accept changes, you can plug an other screen and change back what ever u did, in case u don't have an other computer screen use your tv.

gamerscul9870 - May 20, 2015 at 10:24am

Try the old iTunes trick like iOS devices if there e it's a method.

Forrest - May 20, 2015 at 12:04am

Good to know, thanks