How to make the writing bigger in Vista
If you get a brand new PC with Vista, the chances are that you will also have a new screen. That screen will most likely be a flat TFT screen with a huge resolution like 1440 x 900. You should always use TFT screens at their “native resolution” but some people then find that the writing is too small to read comfortably. DO NOT be tempted to change the screen resolution like you use to do with the old CRT screens. This may make the writing bigger, but it will be fuzzier.
You can make the writing and icons bigger whilst keeping the crispness by using the following procedure:
Close all programs so that you are back at the starting screen
Right click on an empty part of the screen.
Left click Personalize, then, in the left hand column, left click on Adjust font size (DPI).
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or left click Continue.
You can then either select 96dpi or 120dpi or you can left click the Custom DPI… button at the bottom right of the box
Select a percentage or drag the ruler with the mouse. I don’t recommend that you go past 200%.
Left click OK, then Apply, then Restart Now.
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