Daily computer oriented tips. Some may be new to most people, some may be mostly used already but new to a few. There will be a few photography tips thrown in as well since we own a portrait studio and cameras are now computers.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Fonts: Make mine bigger!

Are you having trouble viewing the fonts because you are using a projector, tiny monitor or maybe your eyes just can't read text that small? Or maybe the fonts are too large! Here is your chance to change that. These steps will change the fonts on your desktop icons and the title bars of open programs. This is not for your internet browsers.

Windows XP:
Right click on a blank area of your desktop (screen).
Click on properties at the bottom of the menu that appears.
Click on the Appearance tab at the top.
Fonts will appear at the bottom of the box.
Choose the size font you like and click apply.
When you are happy with the fonts, click done.

Windows Vista:
Right click on a blank area of your desktop (screen)
Click personalize
Click on Adjust Font Size to the left.
2 choices will appear at the top, 96dpi is normal, 120 is large.
You may choose custom at the bottom right for more choices.
If you choose custom, a scale will appear which you can drag to your choice.
You must restart the computer to make the changes.

Windows 7:
Click Start
Choose control panel.
Click on Display.
Choose your desired size. 100% is normal size.
Click apply.
You will have to log off and log on again to see the change. If you aren't happy, retry the above steps and pick a different size.

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