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Making Text Larger in Windows

This section explains the ways you can increase the text size in Windows.

Introduction

Many people find the text on the screen difficult to read, for example if you are working at a higher screen resolution or using a laptop with a smaller screen you may find the text too small to read easily. Also if you have a vision impairment you may also want to increase the size of the text to make it easier to read.

You can increase the size of the text within Windows; this includes icon text, menus, message boxes and the items in Windows Explorer and the Control Panel.

This section shows you how to change your text size in Windows, choose one of rhe following links to find out more.

  1. Making text larger in Windows 95,98,2000 & ME
  2. Making text larger in Windows XP

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