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Vista computer question

17 years ago

I have a friend who has macular degeneration. He wrote to me this morning and told me he has so much trouble reading what he typed and he didn't know how to make his font larger in e-mails. I don't have Vista, so I don't have a clue how to help him. Can anyone here offer any help. TIA.

Linda

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pris
17 years ago
Go to control panel and select accessability options. This allows you to adjust for a variety of disabilities
cat_ky
17 years ago
If your friend is using Windows mail that comes on Vista, open up the mail program, go to the very top, and click on view, and text size and set it to largest. If that doesnt work the way he/she wants it to, go to tools/options and click on the compose tab. You can change the fonts there, and also click them to be on bold which should be much easier to read. Good Luck
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debo_2006
17 years ago
If he's using Windows mail, do this to permanently change the font size:

In Mail, click on Tools, then Options
Go to the Compose tab
Where it says "Font Setting", click on that.
He can now select the font size for all future emails that he composes. He can also choose the font style too.

Don't forget to click "Apply" at the bottom, then "OK".

That should do the trick.
justlinda
17 years ago
To read stuff on his screen, if he 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.
uxorial
17 years ago
Wow! That's cool! Thanks, justlinda!

I knew how to change screen resolution, font size in email, and that clicking on the "100%" in the bottom right corner would change the size, but I didn't know about the "control plus/minus" function. Love it!
iowagirl2006
17 years ago
You can also hold down the control key and scroll your mouse center wheel forward to enlarge the size - roll it back to decrease the size. Works the same as the +/-

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