Ok... If I make it sound as if I'm talking to a newbie, please don't be upset.... remember, I don't know what you already know, and sometimes the simple things will trip up a pro, too.
there are a few things that you can do that might help. Like Hoofdcommisaris said, you can zoom in on anything on your screen, to about 1600%... if you're working with microbes, that's fine... also, if you have your image set to maximize, that helps. your monitor screen resolution may be a factor, but it needen't be a BIG issue. My normal screen res is usually only slightly greater than yours... I tend to keep it that way, because if I "max out", I can see the image, but I can't read a thing, and the tools are vanishingly small. Your graphics card will have an effect on what you're doing too. If it doesn't have much memory, it takes what it needs from the system... Also, how large, and what drive are your caches for Photoshop?... that will play an enormous role in what PS is willing/able to do. Do you purge your caches, and how often, when you're working? Also, saving... be sure of exactly what format you want to save in... different formats have different "needs", in terms of size. .... take a look at some of these things, and let us know what's happening. Lou.

Message edited on: 02/25/2006 13:03

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