Don't know what O/S you're running but in XP or earlier, just go to the control panel and then click on Display and then on Settings to see your screen resolution. I used 1680 x 1050 and I get everything without scrolling and the text is still easily read. If you use too low of a res, you will not be able to get everything on the screen at once. I recommend the highest res you can comfortably use.