If the instructor wants to change the size of the Display window or the size or style
of the Fonts displayed on screen, EClass provides functionality to accomplish this
task. Only instructors can modify these properties in this version, extending the
functionality to students will be found in later versions.
To change these settings, select Adjust Display from the
Settings menu option. This option is greyed out for everyone except for the
instructor. Figure 2.3.4a displays the opened adjust menu.
Figure 2.3.4a:
Changing Display Window Size
To change the Display Window size, options are available to change the width and
height of the window. After opening the Adjust Display menu dialog, focus on the
group of controls on the left half of the dialog. Both the width and the height
are entered in printer point units and default to a width of 450 points and a
height of 350 points. In this scenario the instructor will change the width
and height to 300 points. To do this all the instructor does is change the values
in the width and height text boxes and then presses the Apply button,
as in Figure 2.3.4b.
Figure 2.3.4b: Changing the width and height
After changing the window size the display window will automatically adjust to this new
size. For window sizes larger than the default the display window will grow to fit this
new size. For window sizes smaller than the default the display area will shrink and
center itself inside the window, seen in Figure 2.3.4d. If the presentation is in
slide mode the slide breaks will also be recomputed, based on how many topics can
fit within the new bounds.
Figure 2.3.4c: Window before changing size
Figure 2.3.4d: Window after changing size
Changing Font Details
To change the font or the font size, the user uses the controls provided on the
right side of the Adjust Display dialog. In this scenario the user wants to change
the font to Courier New. The user selects the desired font from the list, in this
case Courier New, and then presses the Apply button. All of the Topics
will automatically adjust to this font, changing the slide bounds if necessary.
Figure 2.3.4e displays an opened Adjust Display dialog and Figure 2.3.4f displays
the result of changing the font to Courier New.
Figure 2.3.4e:
Figure 2.3.4f:
To change the font size the user either enters a size or selects
a size from the dropdown list. In this scenario the user changes the font size to
12 point, as in Figure 2.3.4g. The viewable topics may change after changing the size,
as more or less topics may now be visible on the screen. Figure 2.3.4h displays the
result of changing the font size to size 12 point.
