Text size..............?

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
16/02/2010 11:22

Someone posted before about how to make the text bigger on-screen by pressing alt(?) and the left arrow(?)?

Can't remember and can't do it now....

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
16/02/2010 11:26

Msg 1

Should have gone to spec savers!



Richard

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
16/02/2010 11:37

Vaughan, all about it here: http://www.google.com/search?q=bigger%20text%20on%20screen&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

(I searched for: bigger text on screen).

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
16/02/2010 12:41

Thanks for that Hans.

This was definately just a matter of pressing 2 buttons and it stretched the page sideways to fill the blank margins, making the text appear bigger.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
16/02/2010 15:20

Is it possible to make the text bigger on here when posting?

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
16/02/2010 15:33

Vaughan



Ctrl + and to reduce it for those less mortal than you Ctrl -

Harold2555



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Posts: 1139

Message Posted:
16/02/2010 15:50

Tom



Brilliant





Harold

flightholiday


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Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
16/02/2010 16:18

Paul I just took the search that Hans did one step further.

britvic



Joined: 05/09/2008
Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
16/02/2010 16:29

I loose some of the text when I press ctrl+ seems to go off the screen.

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 12:43

Thanks Tom.

chico


Joined: 18/03/2008
Posts: 119

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 14:20

You can also hold ctrl and move the wheel on the mouse to enlarge/reduce font size

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 15:17

Just remembered: you can also permanently enlarge text (and everything else on your screen) by choosing a different resolution for your monitor. I.e. change for example from 1440x900 pixels to 1152x720 pixels (this is for a Macintosh - the figures may differ for a PC).

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 15:25

Hans,

That can distort things not designed for the "non standard" usage also you might find information "off the end of the page" so may need to use your "slider" to find the bits you are missing (see Msg 9).

If people want to try then it is good sense to make notes of what and how you changed so you can go back.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 15:29

Tom, on my 17" Mac PowerBook screen the things you describe don't happen - but your advice is sound.

harita


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 1343

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 16:50

On my screen in the bottom right hand corner above the time ..

There is a magnifying glass with + sign & 100% ..

To the right is a small black inverted triangle ..

Clicking on the triangle I can increase & decrease the font size ..

If it is not like this on your screen .. Don't know how to get it ..