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Font size in Vista



 
 
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Old June 23rd 07, 07:53 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Timothy Butler
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Default Font size in Vista

Hello everyone.

I am wondering if there is a way to increase font size in Vista without
adjusting the DPI scale. Some of my programs won't run correctly when I
adjust the font to a bigger size using the DPI scale method. I know how to
make font bigger in IE7, but is there a way to do this on the desktop and in
other programs? I want to keep running my monitor in its native 1280 x 1024
also.

Thanks.

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Old June 23rd 07, 04:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Steve Thackery
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Default Font size in Vista

Screen Settings | Advanced lets you change the font size for all the various
bits and bobs in the UI. Individual programs (such as word processors) let
you set the zoom level for the fonts used on their pages.

Or is this not what you were asking?

Steve


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Old June 23rd 07, 06:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Ken Blake, MVP
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Default Font size in Vista

On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:53:56 -0700, "Timothy Butler"
wrote:

Hello everyone.

I am wondering if there is a way to increase font size in Vista without
adjusting the DPI scale. Some of my programs won't run correctly when I
adjust the font to a bigger size using the DPI scale method. I know how to
make font bigger in IE7, but is there a way to do this on the desktop and in
other programs? I want to keep running my monitor in its native 1280 x 1024
also.



Perhaps the easiest way to change the font size in applications is to
hold down the Ctrl key and scroll the mouse. One way makes it bigger,
the other smaller.

This is a Windows standard, and works in most, but unfortunately not
all, applications.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Old June 24th 07, 10:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Timothy Butler
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Default Font size in Vista

Thank you Steve. This was exactly the answer I was looking for - huge help
to me and my wife.

"Steve Thackery" wrote in message
...
Screen Settings | Advanced lets you change the font size for all the
various bits and bobs in the UI. Individual programs (such as word
processors) let you set the zoom level for the fonts used on their pages.

Or is this not what you were asking?

Steve

 




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