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Re: [ECS] Default text size in Windows Bill Walters Thu, 4 May 2000 22:09:38 -0500

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Bill,

Thank you very much for the info - I'll test it out when I return from my
trip on Sunday evening.

Bill Walters


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Bass" <bbass@lds.net>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [ECS] Default text size in Windows


> Bill,
>
> To change the default text size is fairly simple.
>
> 1) RIGHT click on an empty space on your desktop.
> 2) Select "PROPERTIES" from the pop-up menu.
> 3) Select the "SETTINGS" tab.
> 4) Click the drop down arrow on the "Font size" text box.
> 5) Select "Large fonts" (or "Other" for custom font sizes).
> 6) Click OK.
>
> You will be prompted to reboot your computer to complete the change
> to the new font size.
>
> After the reboot you can evaluate if the new font size is acceptable,
> if not you can change it again to a custom size that is more suitable.
>
> Caveat: Beware that not all programs function correctly with large
> fonts.  The most common problem is text boxes that are not scaled
> to the correct size for the font.  This is due to the program failing
> to check the default font size before sizing text boxes, etc.  This
> may cause the text to be too big to display fully in the box.  Also
> some text may show up misaligned from where it should be.  Mostly
> this is just a minor annoyance, but if it happens to a text box
> where you are unable to read or enter a piece of critical data,
> it could force you to go back to the small font default to make a
> particular program usable.  Since it requires a reboot, it is not
> something you will want to do frequently.
>
> Good luck,
> Bill Bass
> Greenville, SC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Walters <wtwalters@home.com>
> To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 12:03 PM
> Subject: [ECS] Default text size in Windows
>
>
> <snip>
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> > finger.  Increasing the size of the displayed text would help but I
don't
> > know how to go about that.  Does anyone on the list have a clue
>
> <snip remainder>
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