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Title: lettering in menus and under icons is too small how do I resize the lettering?
Post by: rece on June 30, 2012, 01:08:03 PM
 I have lettering in the menus that is too small I had it bigger but changed something and now the lettering is way too small how do I make the lettering in the menus and under desktop icons bigger? I hjave screen shots of the lettering but don't have a way to attch them to this post
Title: Re: lettering in menus and under icons is too small how do I resize the lettering?
Post by: truenorth on June 30, 2012, 04:03:04 PM
In windows XP it is =control panel/display/appearance/font/select your choice
truenorth
Title: Re: lettering in menus and under icons is too small how do I resize the lettering?
Post by: rece on June 30, 2012, 04:34:10 PM
that changes the xp I have win 7  and it still doesn't address the lettering in the menus or the lettering under the icons

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Title: Re: lettering in menus and under icons is too small how do I resize the lettering?
Post by: Salmon Trout on June 30, 2012, 05:36:12 PM
Quote from: rece on June 30, 2012, 04:34:10 PM
I have win 7

1. Right click desktop
2. Personalize
3. Windows Color
4. Advance appearance settings...
5. Dropdown labelled "Item..."







Title: Re: lettering in menus and under icons is too small how do I resize the lettering?
Post by: BC_Programmer on June 30, 2012, 05:44:52 PM
Quote from: rece on June 30, 2012, 04:34:10 PM
that changes the xp I have win 7  and it still doesn't address the lettering in the menus or the lettering under the icons
Your image contains neither lettering for menus nor lettering under icons...
Title: Re: lettering in menus and under icons is too small how do I resize the lettering?
Post by: rece on July 01, 2012, 05:41:14 AM
then it would be called font I guess ....
Title: Re: lettering in menus and under icons is too small how do I resize the lettering?
Post by: rece on July 01, 2012, 05:43:33 AM
itn the item you have listed as number 4 I do not have a "advanced" option or somthing called "item" in the dropdown menu I have. please advice
Title: Re: lettering in menus and under icons is too small how do I resize the lettering?
Post by: Salmon Trout on July 01, 2012, 06:09:32 AM
Quote from: rece on July 01, 2012, 05:43:33 AM
itn the item you have listed as number 4 I do not have a "advanced" option or somthing called "item" in the dropdown menu I have. please advice

1. Right click desktop. Click Personalize on menu.

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/badoit/person1.png)

Then follow sequence...

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/badoit/person2.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/badoit/person3.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/badoit/person4.jpg)

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/badoit/person6.jpg)
Title: Re: lettering in menus and under icons is too small how do I resize the lettering?
Post by: rece on July 01, 2012, 06:32:01 AM
ok that works, it was just that you did not mention that I had to use "selected items" you had "items"  just a bit of confusion, on my part I guess we can claim solved on this one thanks!
Title: Re: lettering in menus and under icons is too small how do I resize the lettering?
Post by: Salmon Trout on July 01, 2012, 06:39:33 AM
Quote from: rece on July 01, 2012, 06:32:01 AM
you did not mention that I had to use "selected items" you had "items"

"Item:" is the label of the dropdown. The "Selected items" is just what was highlighted on the image I found on the web. You do not have to choose that one. You choose the thing in the dropdown list that you wish to change. This could be "Icon" or "Menu" or "ToolTip" or whatever.