MBP 13, 10.6.8, desktop larger than monitor

About 4 or 5 days ago, my 13" MBP started something weird. The desktop image doesn't fit on the monitor. If I move the mouse to the edge of the screen, the image shifts in that direction. e.g. if the menu bar is showing, then the dock is not until I move the mouse to the bottom edge. It happens left/right also. It happens on external monitors (several different ones) and the builtin LCD screen. It was perfectly fine up until then.
The problem is very annoying, but doesn't make the computer unusable. I've run SW Update and everything is current.
Any thoughts?
Thanks.
Paul Baughman

Nearly, Jon;
Hold control and scroll backwards, or ⌥⌘8 to turn zoom off.
I think Jon is confusing it with colour reversal - ⌃⌥⌘8.
Both can also be turned off in System Preferences > Universal Access > seeing tab.
I use both facilities daily.

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