Common Screen Resolution Aspect Ratios
The following table summarizes common screen resolutions and their corresponding aspect ratios.
Use this table to set the Paper Tablet aspect ratio for your monitor.
Code
Name
VGA
Video Graphics Array
SVGA
Super Video Graphics Array
XGA
eXtended Graphics Array
XGA+
eXtended Graphics Array Plus
SXGA
Super eXtended Graphics Array
UXGA
Ultra eXtended Graphics Array
WXGA
Widescreen eXtended Graphics Array
SXGA
Super eXtended Graphics Array
HD
High Definition (Basic)
HD+
High Definition (Plus)
HD-1080
Full High Definition
WXGA
Widescreen eXtended Graphics Array
WSXGA
Widescreen Super eXtended Graphics Array
WSXGA+
Widescreen Super eXtended Graphics Array
Plus
WUXGA
Widescreen Ultra eXtended Graphics Array
Adjusting Active Areas for Mac OS X
Windows and Mac OS X computers manage screen locations differently. This difference affects the
active areas on Livescribe paper products. If you are using a Mac, you can adjust the active areas to
improve the mapping between Tablet Pages and your monitor.
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Livescribe
Paper Tablet User Guide
Adjusting Active Areas for Mac OS X
Width
Height
640
480
800
600
1024
768
1152
864
1280
960
1600
1200
1280
768
1280
1024
1366
768
1600
900
1920
1080
1280
800
1440
900
1680
1050
1920
1200
Aspect ratio
4:3
4:3
4:3
4:3
4:3
4:3
5:3
5:4
16:9
16:9
16:9
16:10
16:10
16:10
16:10
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