Changing your operating system settings

Select Start - (Settings) - Control Panel. Then select Display and then the Appearance tab.

Under Font size select Large or Extra Large. This will enlarge the font for your browser and other applications and windows on your system. Select Advanced to apply fonts and sizes to numerous other Windows and application items.

If your computer monitor supports it (most CRT monitors will), a much more effective option is to select Start - Settings - Control Panel. Then select Display and then the Settings tab. Set Screen resolution to Less until everything on the screen seems large enough (if available). Please note that LCD monitors tend to blur when you change the screen resolution.

Select Windows Icon/Start - Control Panel. Then select Classic View - Personalization - Window Color and Appearance.

Select Adjust font size (DPI) from Tasks in the left column. Either select Larger scale (120 DPI) or select the Custom DPI button for greater control. Changing your screen DPI will not only enlarge the font across your browser and other applications, but also your system icons.

Select Windows Icon/Start - Control Panel. Then select Display.

A. Select from Medium or Larger to increase the font and icon size across your browser and other applications.

B. Select Adjust resolution from the left column. Then select a Low resolution until everything on the screen seems large enough.

C. Select Set custom text size (DPI) from left column and select a custom DPI setting.

Select Apple - System Preferences. Under Hardware select Displays and then the Display tab.

Choose a lower resolution (if available) until everything on the screen seems large enough. Please note that LCD monitors tend to blur when you change the screen resolution.

Select Settings - General - Accessibility. To the right of Large Text select Off to enable a screen of available font sizes (select whichever font size appears more comfortable to you). This can be switched back to Off at any time.

Choosing larger text can make reading on the iPhone and iPad so much more comfortable if your are struggling with the default settings.