Advertisement The default font size in Windows 10 can be too small for some, especially when on a higher resolution screen. We’re going to show you how to adjust your system text size to your liking, along with how to change the font while you’re at it.
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If you want to enlarge more than just the fonts, or only want a temporary zoom, we’ll also show you how to use some simple and in-built Windows tools to achieve that. Change Your Text Sizes If you’re or beyond for Windows 10, you’ll need a third-party program to be able to After the Creator's Update, Windows 10 no longer allows customization of system font sizes. Fortunately, there's an app you can use to do it anyway.
It’s unknown why Windows decided to remove this basic feature. Creators Update and Later To get started, download the lightweight utility from WinTools. On first opening it’ll ask if you want to save your default settings, so click Yes and choose where to save it. This will let you easily go back to your standard font sizes after changing them. When the program opens, select which element you want to change the size of, like the Title bar or Message box. Then use the slider, on a scale of 0 to 20, along with toggling Bold if you desire. Click the Apply button, log out and back in, and your changes will take effect.
Before the Creators Update Press Windows key + I to open Settings and select System Display. Click Advanced display settings Advanced sizing of text and other items.
This will open a Control Panel window. Here you can use the two dropdowns: the first to select what element you want to change, the second the font size to change it to.
You can choose to tick Bold if desired. When done, click Apply. Change Your System Font The default system font in Windows 10 is Segoe UI. Some previous versions of Windows let you easily change the system font, but in Windows 10 it’s a bit trickier.
As such, we’ll need to perform a registry edit, the method of which comes from. Before we begin, a couple of notes. Firstly, we’re not directly going into the registry here, but always Working with the Windows registry? Take note of these tips, and you'll be much less likely to do lasting damage to your PC.
As it can cause severe problems if you mess with the wrong settings. Secondly, some fonts are not designed to be used system-wide and won’t have the full character set.
If you’ve downloaded fonts and try using them, you might find some things look unintelligible because it doesn’t have all the necessary characters that your system needs for some elements. Finally, this change won’t impact everything and is unreliable for modern applications, like your Settings, Action Center and the Start Menu.
However, it will work on older Windows applications and things like the Taskbar. To get going, open Notepad and paste the following: HKEYLOCALMACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion Fonts 'Segoe UI (TrueType)'=' 'Segoe UI Bold (TrueType)'=' 'Segoe UI Bold Italic (TrueType)'=' 'Segoe UI Italic (TrueType)'=' 'Segoe UI Light (TrueType)'=' 'Segoe UI Semibold (TrueType)'=' 'Segoe UI Symbol (TrueType)'=' HKEYLOCALMACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion FontSubstitutes 'Segoe UI'='NEW FONT' Replace NEW FONT in the speech marks to whatever you want to change your system font to be. For example: Arial, Verdana, or Comic Sans (okay, maybe not that last one). Do a system search for your Fonts folder if you’re unsure of the choices. You could even go advanced and These simple tools will allow you to create your own fonts for free, even if you don't have any prior graphic design experience. In Notepad, go to File Save As and set Save as type as All Files.
Set the File name as anything with.reg on the end. Now locate the file and open it (Windows will detect that it’s a registry file) to process the change. Click Yes to confirm and then OK. Restart your computer and your changes will be fully applied. To revert your changes, from TenForums, open it, and click Yes OK. Then start your system. Resize Your Entire Display If you want to resize everything on your screen, including text, Taskbar and the Start Menu, you can do so within your Display settings.
To access this, press Windows key + I to open Settings and navigate to Display. If you’re not running the Creator’s Update then you’ll have a sliding bar to adjust your scaling percentage. If you don’t see that, you’ll have a dropdown where you can do the same thing, with Custom scaling allowing you to get more refinement. To revert back to the default, just look for the option that has (Recommended) after it. Using the percentage scales will smoothly up-scale fonts to the size desired, so it’s recommended to just stick with that rather than adjusting the Resolution which tends to make things blurry if not set to your monitor’s default. Temporary Enlargement If you don’t want to enlarge text everywhere, an alternative is to use the zoom in functions that some programs offer. This is often actioned by pressing Ctrl and + (the Plus key) or by going to the View options.
It’s likely that your internet browser will work with it, so feel free to try it out now! Ctrl and – (the Minus key) will zoom out. An alternative approach is to use the Magnifier that is built into Windows. Do a system search to find it and you can click the Plus and Minus buttons to zoom in and out. Click the cog icon to access the settings and change things like whether the magnifier follows the mouse pointer or has keyboard focus. See With Clarity With your fonts enlarged you can now clearly see everything on your system.
And maybe you’re rocking an entirely new font while you’re at it! If you want another font trick, check our guide on how to Eye candy is not a Windows forte. Modern UI (aka Metro) brought improvements, but still lacks in one important area: fonts.
We show you how you can get beautiful font smoothing on Windows. And if all of that has got you in the customizing mood, see our top tips and tricks on You just upgraded to Windows 10 and you're wondering how you can customize and personalize it. We help you turn your desktop into a virtual Windows experience, one step at a time.
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If you don’t like the way Outlook looks like by default, you might want to find out how you can change the fonts types, sizes and colors in Outlook to suit your taste better. Most of them can be changed but the way to do it is scattered between various Windows and Outlook settings and even then they are not in a single location. Some sections can even be modified in multiple ways to reach the same or similar results.
This guide provides an overview how you can change which section of Outlook and if it needs to be done at Outlook level or at Windows level. Are you looking for a method to give Outlook 2013, 2016 or 2019 a more “classic” look?. Settings at Windows level We begin with the settings at Windows since chances are that if you don’t like the general font and color settings in Outlook, you probably don’t like them in other applications either. By modifying the settings at Windows level, you change all the settings for all the applications (that respect the Windows settings) at once so you don’t have to change it for each individual application.
Text size and the general interface Modifying the size of the general interface, and thus also the font, is quite popular these days with monitors capable of very high resolutions. The higher your resolution settings, the smaller your letters will become.
The solution is not to decrease your resolution settings as that will leave you with a less sharper image. Especially TFT/LCD-screens are designed to be ran in their highest resolution. The solution is to change the DPI or Zoom settings in Windows. Windows 10.
Right click on an empty spot on your Desktop and choose “Display Settings”. In the “Scale and layout section”, use the “Change the size of text, apps, and other items” dropdown list to set your preferred zoom level. To set a custom zoom level, press the Custom scaling link (Windows 10 Version 1709) or the “Advanced scaling settings” link (Windows 10 Version 1803).
Since Version 1803, Windows can also detect desktop apps which don’t zoom and improve their graphics output via the option: Let Windows try to fix apps so they’re not blurry. Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Right click on an empty spot on your Desktop and choose “Screen Resolution”. Click “Make text and other items larger or smaller”. You can now directly choose to make the fonts larger.
If you prefer a specific font size, you can click on the “Custom sizing options” text link below the presets and type any percentage you like. When you have multiple monitors connected and are using Windows 8.1, then you can select the option “Let me choose one scaling level for all my displays” to set custom DPI settings. Windows 7. Right click on an empty spot on your Desktop and choose “Screen Resolution”. Click “Make text and other items larger or smaller”. You can now directly choose to make the fonts larger. If you prefer a different font size, you can click on the “Set Custom text size (DPI)” on the left and type any percentage you like.
Themes in Windows Outlook comes with its own themes independent from Windows, but later. The general Windows Theme settings only limitedly affect the appearance of Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010. Outlook 2013, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2019 and Office 365 are even less affected by the Windows Theme settings. Font type and colors The size and color of a few Outlook sections and elements can be adjusted via Windows settings. These sections and elements are mainly controlled via the font settings for “Menu item” and “Window item”.
Obviously, this will also affect other applications. Windows 10 Windows 10 no longer lets you modify individual font settings throughout Windows.
Instead, it is recommended to adjust your scaling level in Windows via. Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Right click on an empty spot on your Desktop and choose “Screen Resolution”. Click “Make text and other items larger or smaller”. In the bottom section, you can control the font size of various elements such as Title bars, Menus, Message boxes, etc.
Changing the font size and color is not possible. Windows 7. Right click on an empty spot on your Desktop and choose Personalize. Click Window Color. If you are running the Aero interface, then you additionally need to click “Advanced appearance settings”. Clicking on the elements in the Window Color and Appearance dialog automatically selects the corresponding item in the dropdown list.
Menu item You’ll find that most of the fonts sizes will change when you make changes to the “Menu” item setting. A change of color will not affect Outlook but could affect other applications. Window item You can also change the “Window” color settings to get rid of a lot of the white in Outlook’s interface. Note that although the background color of your message changes too, the receiver won’t see this color unless you specifically.
Navigation Pane If you are using Outlook 2010, to change the font size and type for the Navigation Pane. In Outlook 2007, Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016, the font size used in the Navigation Pane can be altered via the “Menu” item. Changing the font color can be done by setting the font color for the “Window” item but only applies to Outlook 2007. Don’t worry about that this also changed your mail list in Outlook, we can. Note: The font type of the Navigation Pane cannot be changed in Outlook 2007. Changing the font color of the Navigation pane cannot be changed in Outlook 2010 via the Menu appearance item but can be set to white when you. Borders When using the classic interface on Windows 7, you can also modify the border colors here and even make them smaller by modifying the “Border Padding” size.
Note that the Classic Themes are no longer available in Windows 8 and Windows 10. Settings at Outlook level If the font size throughout Outlook is an issue for you, then it is recommended to change this at Windows level since it is the same for all other applications. However, there are also a lot of options within Outlook to make even more changes. Most of them are devoted to only a certain section within Outlook.