Monitor out of focus

I have recently purchased a MacBook Pro referb which has worked fine for two months. Suddenly the monitor has started to go out of focus (esp type) in patchy areas. Oddly, when i move the cursor halfway down the monitor it appears to move up one pixel, too - any ideas?

GlenB: Sounds like you've zoomed in a little. To zoom in/out, hold down Control and scroll up or down using the trackpad (touch it with two fingers and move them up or down).
chris65: Sounds like you've changed the resolution to something lower than the native display. To change the resolution, go to System Preferences > Displays and pick the highest one in the list; that will be the native resolution on your display.

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Solved!
Go to Solution.

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