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I learned a new trick I want to share (reading text easier)

17 years ago

A month or so ago someone posted about having trouble reading text on the monitor. I just learned a new trick from another forum here. It's very helpful, and I don't recall anyone posting this shortcut before.

Here's an easy way to increase the text size on your monitor for easier reading:

To read stuff on his screen, just holds down the "Control" key and the "+" (plus sign) together the words get bigger, or conversely if you don't want to continually scroll across one of those wide posts, you can hold down the "Control" key and the "-" (minus sign) together the words get smaller.

You can also hold down the control key and use the wheel on your mouse (up and down) to increase / decrease the text size.

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love2sew
17 years ago
This is a great tool and I had found it in my Windows Vista book. To follow that up, if you want to keep the larger print exit your program using File/exit. Only have to do it once and then each time you go onto the internet you will have larger print. This is so kewl!
Jean
denp3000
17 years ago
I can't it to work. Why?
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love2sew
17 years ago
denp3000, well that's no fun when you can't play with us. I am not the techy wizzard here. I have a new laptop with windows vista and it works, so is it a new feature. I also have these "fn" shortcut features. I hope someone comes to your rescue with a solution real quick.
I know I swear all the internet fonts were a 6 that I could barely read. LOL
Jean
shaxhome (Frog Rock, Australia 9b)
17 years ago
Jean,
(If you "love to sew", can I send all my torn work trousers, and shirts, and socks, and xyz's to you for an upgrade?), can't be THAT new, as it works on my W2K...

Still, that IS the standard by which all others are measured :>D

Regards,
Shax
love2sew
17 years ago
Shax I do love sewing but HATE mending. If you sent me your shirts and trousers they would be upgraded into a fine warm quilt.

Quilting fabric is at the top of my want list, computers near the bottom. My laptop was a gift so I enjoy and appreciate it.
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grady
17 years ago
Debi, Go ahead and take the rest of the day off. Good tip!
I always wondered what those keys did. Now I know. tnx. Agn. Grady

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