"PT" <xyz@xyz.com> wrote in message
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>I have two monitors: one is a 4:3 on a desktop and the other a 16:9 laptop
>monitor.
>
> I want to use a .JPG file from a 4" x 6" digital camera photo as the
> desktop background on the laptop. But when I set it up by right clicking
> on the desktop, selecting properties, and browsing to the appropriate .jpg
> photo file, the resulting image is stretched out, distorting the photo in
> a manner similar to what appears on sports bar HDTV sets.
>
> I assume there's a way to retain the correct aspect ratio, leaving a pair
> of "black" bars at the left and right ends of the photo.
>
> How to do it?
>
> --
>
> PT
>
If you want it to fill the screen, open the image in a photo editor and crop
the image to the 16:9 proportions. Just hope that nothing of importance is
lost.