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Summary: It is very possible to make the text on your screen larger with a couple of adjustments.
I know how you feel. My eyes aren't all they used to be either. The good news is that it's actually fairly easy to make the fonts bigger, but the setting is hidden fairly well. • Two answers: you didn't say what program you're using. Internet Explorer, while viewing web sites, has a "Text Size" option on the View menu that will allow you to select "larger". That will work with most, but not all, web sites. Sadly many sites are encoded such that this setting is ignored. Assuming you're using Windows XP, you can play around with the "DPI" settings on your computer:
The DPI setting on that dialog will make everything bigger, and might be worth playing around with. "Large Size" is what I recently changed my screen too after I found myself squinting a little too much. The Custom setting will allow to adjust it to even larger sizes. Another option is to play with the "Appearance" tab on the display settings where you can control specific fonts, but that requires a bit more work as you change each font usage to see which one actually matters. I've done the DPI change on a couple of installations and it seemed perhaps the most reasonable solution. Related: • Recent Comments
I know there is a 'font size' function in IE 6.0, but I am trying to implement a button on a web page to allow users to click 'text smaller' or 'text bigger' and have it automatically resize the text. Here's what I have so far and I am by no means more than a ''decent'' designer : same applies for "Smaller Text" except changes to -1 and value="Text Smaller". Is there a way to mimic the Internet Explorer settings implemented into the software and allow the scripting to be ran through the button? Thank you. Sorry, here's the coding for my previous comment (extra spaces have been provided to allow scripting): Posted by: Adam at October 30, 2007 03:16 AM(Simultaneously) and my 2and againstI read the article and I am thrilled that this can be done. I have Macular Degeneration and I am determined to use my computer.Yiy dud notmention "vISTA. willyour suggestions work on this or are there other things to do with it.My 2 sons ere against me buying a computer becaauase of my eyesight and I sure would like to show them that the font can be enlarged Thank yooooooooou for your hlp...I hope it can help mePlease excussse the typos) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Windows Vista has the same tools, though occasionally by different names and in Good luck! Leo
iD8DBQFHcAXYCMEe9B/8oqERAl0GAJ0TK89caYvlgNCCmJRXdMDLX3/QmwCfVhbu Does anyone know how to increase the font size in hotmail...EGGGHHHH!!!! Posted by: karen at December 27, 2007 01:53 PMThanks for being the easiest place to find the right answers I need. Everyone else I checked with kept telling me to go to "preferences"...thats not it! LOL. Posted by: Lisa at January 18, 2008 01:17 PMhelp the font on my aol account is so small how do i enlarge it so i can read my mail Posted by: kim marino at March 15, 2008 12:26 AMI want to enlarge certain words and make them bold in my "E" Mail messages . I have Vista, what can I do to accomplish this action?? Posted by: William Crachy at June 12, 2008 08:21 PM-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Depends entirely on what email program you use to compose But like I said, the specifics depend on what program you're Leo
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