Make the font smaller on your computer desktop. How to change the font on a laptop. Changing the scale of Internet pages in browser settings

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In general, it is ideal that you can safely work with the monitor at a distance of at least 50 cm. If you are not comfortable working, some elements are not visible, you have to squint, then you need to adjust the monitor so that everything is visible. And one of the first things to do in this matter is to increase the font until it is easy to read. So, that's what we'll do in this article...

Hotkeys to increase font size in many applications

Many users do not even know that there are several hotkeys that allow you to increase the text size in various applications: notepads, office programs (for example, Word), browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Opera), etc.

Increasing text size- you need to press the button Ctrl and then press the button + (plus). You can press “+” several times until the text becomes accessible for comfortable reading.

Reducing text size- hold down the button Ctrl, and then press the button - (minus) until the text becomes smaller.

In addition, you can hold down the button Ctrl and twist mouse wheel . This is even a little faster, and you can easily and simply adjust the text size. An example of this method is presented below.

Rice. 1. Changing the font size in Google Chrome

It is important to note one detail: Although the font will be enlarged, as soon as you open another document or a new tab in the browser, it will return to what it was before. Those. Text size changes only occur in the specific open document and not across all Windows applications. To eliminate this “detail”, you need to configure Windows accordingly, and more on that later...

Setting font size in Windows

The settings below were made on Windows 10 (in Windows 7, 8 - almost all actions are similar, I think you should not have any problems).

First you need to go to Windows control panel and open the section " Design and personalization"(screenshot below).

Rice. 3. Screen (Windows 10 personalization)

Then pay attention to the 3 numbers presented in the screenshot below (by the way, in Windows 7 this settings screen will be slightly different, but the settings are all the same. In my opinion, it’s even clearer there).

Fig.4. Options for changing the font

1 (see Fig. 4): if you open the link " use these screen options“then you will see various screen settings, among which there is a slider, when you move it, the size of text, applications and other elements will change in real time. This way you can easily choose the best option. In general, I recommend trying it.

2 (see Fig. 4): tooltips, window titles, menus, icons, panel names - for all this you can set the font size, and even make it bold. On some monitors you can't do without this! By the way, the screenshots below show how it will look (was - 9 font, now - 15 font).

3 (see Fig. 4): Customizable zoom level is a rather ambiguous setting. On some monitors it results in a font that is not very easy to read, but on some it allows you to look at the picture in a new way. Therefore, I recommend using it last.

Once you open the link, simply choose a percentage of how much you want to zoom in on everything displayed on the screen. Keep in mind that if you don't have a very large monitor, then some elements (for example, icons on the desktop) will move out of their usual places, in addition, you will have to scroll the page with the mouse more to see it completely.

Fig.5. Zoom level

By the way, some of the settings listed above take effect only after restarting the computer!

Change screen resolution to make icons, text, and other elements larger

Quite a lot depends on the screen resolution: for example, the clarity and size of the display of elements, text, etc.; the size of the space (the same desktop, the higher the resolution, the more icons will fit :)).; sweep frequency (this is more related to old CRT monitors: the higher the resolution, the lower the frequency - and it is highly not recommended to use anything below 85 Hz. Therefore, we had to adjust the picture...).

How to change screen resolution?

The easiest way is to go to the settings of your video driver (there, as a rule, you can not only change the resolution, but also change other important parameters: brightness, contrast, clarity, etc.). Typically, video driver settings can be found in the Control Panel (if you switch the display to small icons, see screenshot below).

You can also click right mouse button anywhere on the desktop: and in the context menu that appears, there is often a link to the video driver settings.

In the control panel of your video driver (usually in the section related to the display), you can change the resolution. It is quite difficult to give any advice on choice in this case; in each case you need to select it individually.

My remark. Even though you can change the text size this way, I recommend using it as a last resort. It’s just that quite often when you change the resolution, clarity is lost, which is not good. I would recommend increasing the text font first (without changing the resolution) and looking at the results. This usually results in better results.

Setting the font display

The clarity of a font is even more important than its size!

I think that many will agree with me: sometimes even large font looks blurry and is not easy to make out. That is why the image on the screen must be clear (without blur)!

As for the clarity of the font, in Windows 10, for example, its display can be adjusted. Moreover, the display is adjusted individually for each monitor in the way that suits you best. Let's take a closer look.

First we open: Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display and open the link at the bottom left " Setting ClearType Text«.

Next, a wizard should launch that will guide you through 5 steps, in which you will simply select the most convenient font option for reading. This way, the best font display option is selected specifically for your needs.

Should ClearType be disabled?

ClearType is a special technology from Microsoft that makes text appear as clear on the screen as if it were printed on a piece of paper. Therefore, I do not recommend turning it off without testing how your text will look with and without it. Below is an example of how it looks for me: with ClearType, the text is an order of magnitude better and the readability is an order of magnitude higher.

Using Magnifier

In some cases, it can be very convenient to use a screen magnifier. For example, we came across an area with small text - we zoomed in with a magnifying glass, and then restored everything to normal again. Despite the fact that the developers made this setting for people with poor eyesight, sometimes it helps quite ordinary people (at least it’s worth trying how it works).

First you need to go to: Control Panel\Accessibility\Ease of Access Center .

When you need to enlarge something, just click on it and change the scale (button).

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That's all for me. I would be grateful for any additions on the topic. Good luck!

To improve personalization, now let's look at how to change the font on a computer in Windows 7 in order to improve the responsiveness of the text and embellish the OS interface.

Windows 7 has a rich collection of standard fonts, which are located in the Windows\Fonts directory. By going to Fonts, you can preview their abundance. Here you can notice files with icons for one page (individual styles) and several overlaid on each other (font families).

Double-clicking on individual fonts will open a window showing the style in detail. Accordingly, by double-clicking on the family, you will see a cluster of fonts, the style of which can also be familiarized with.

After becoming familiar with the styles, you can move on to the steps to change the font in Windows 7.

Change through additional design options

To change the font on your computer in Windows 7, you need to open the window appearance settings. In Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic editions, select large (small) icons in the view. Find the “screen” element and open it. From the left menu, select “change color scheme.”

In all editions of Windows 7 above, right-click on the desktop (where there are no icons), then click “personalization” in the menu. There are 4 elements at the bottom of the window, click on the “window color” option, which is located next to .

In the Settings and Windows window, click “advanced appearance options.” As a result, a window will pop up where you can change the Windows 7 font. In the “element” area, in the drop-down list, select what you want to change. Then, in the “font” field, specify the style (from the drop-down list). To taste, set the color, as well as the style (bold, italic). Not all elements will be able to change the font.

Monitor the new style for a number of changed elements in test windows (see screenshot below). After selecting your style, click OK.

Changing all fonts through the registry

The method will allow you to change the font on your computer of the entire Windows 7 interface, setting a single design. To get style names, visit the Fonts folder (described at the beginning) or in the control panel, when viewing small icons, select the “fonts” element. Next, having looked at the style, remember its English part of the name and follow these steps.

1. Download the reg file and unzip it. In the last line of the file, the font is set to Britannic; you can change it if you wish.

2. Right-click the Izmen-Font.reg file and select “edit” from the menu. As a result, the contents of the reg file will open in notepad. In the last line, enter the name of the font, save the changes, close the file.

3. Double-click to launch Izmen-Font.reg. Click "yes" (UAC message), then "yes", OK. This will make changes to the registry.

4. Log out, restart your PC (at your discretion).

If you want to return the default style, then download the reg file. Follow steps 3, 4 above.

Installing new fonts

Download fonts from trusted sources. For training, I suggest downloading an archive with 5 files, the extensions of which are (ttf). Unpack the archive and install the font using one of the methods below.

1. Right-click on the font, select “install” from the menu. If UAC is enabled, click yes.

2. Double-click on the font to get to know it better. At the top of the window, click “install”. If User Account Control works for you, click “yes”.

3. Drag the file to a storage location, either directly into the Fonts folder or into the control panel (read above). In the UAC message, click "yes".

This way you can install a new font in Windows 7. To change the old font to a new one, use the methods above.

That's all, as you can see, changing the font on your computer in Windows 7 is not difficult at all. The style changes both partially and for all OS elements. There are a decent number of standard fonts, but this list can be expanded indefinitely. If desired, you can highlight the design of the OS.

We can talk about high-quality interface usability only when all its elements are satisfactory to the majority of users. Windows OS offers an example of such usability, leaving users, among other things, the right to customization. In Windows, you can change icons, icons, wallpapers, install third-party themes, and also adjust font settings. True, in Windows 10 the developers for some reason limited the ability to use third-party fonts, however, getting around this limitation is not difficult.

You may have plenty of reasons to change the font on your Windows 7/10 computer. Some will want to make their Windows original, some will want to make the text more readable, and others will simply be tired of the default system font. How to do this will be shown below. First, let's look at how to increase the font size in Windows 7/10 for individual graphical shell elements. Everything is simple here.

Control Panel and Personalization

If you have Windows 7 or 8.1, go to the “Control Panel”, launch the “Fonts” applet, click the “Change font size” link on the left, select the element for which the font will be adjusted from the drop-down menu, and then select the size of the font itself. Apply the settings.

In the "seven" you can change the font size and typeface for individual elements in the window appearance parameters. To do this, open the “Personalization” applet, click the “Window Color” link, in the window that opens, select an interface element and select the appropriate font for it. By the way, you can change not only the size and typeface of the font, but also its color and density.

System Font Size Changer

Not everything is so obvious in Windows 10. If in version 1703 you could still change font parameters as it is done in Windows 8.1, then in version 1709 and higher you will need the help of third-party tools. You can increase the font size on your computer screen in Windows 10 using the utility System Font Size Changer. When you launch it for the first time, the utility will offer to save the current configuration to a REG file - agree and save.

You can change the font on your computer using System Font Size Changer for window titles (Title Bar), context menus (Menu), message boxes (Message Box), panels (Palette Title), icons (Icon) and tooltips (Tooltip).

Winaero Tweaker

If you need to change the font itself, we recommend using the utility for this purpose Winaero Tweaker. For example, to change the system font in Windows 7/10 (the utility works with all popular OS versions), you need to select the setting in the left panel Advanced Appearance Settings – System font, turn on the “Use the following font” radio button, click “Change system font”, select the font you like in the list that opens, click “OK” and apply the new settings by clicking “Sign out now” at the bottom of the utility window.

In the “Advanced Appearance Settings” section, you can also change the fonts for individual elements: icons (Icon), context menus (Menus), message windows (Message Font), status bar (Status Bar Font) and window titles (Title Bars).

These options allow you not only to select a typeface, but also to enlarge the font on your computer. System Font Size Changer and Winaero Tweaker are free, both support restoring default settings, and both work with Windows 7, 8.1 and 10.

Working with the registry

How else can you change the font on a Windows 7/10 computer? Using a simple registry tweak that replaces the Segoe UI system font with a custom one. Download the archive with registry files from the link, open the file ChangeFont.reg with Notepad and replace the word “FONT” with the name of your new font. Its name can be seen in the folder C:/Windows/Fonts.

Apply the registry tweak and restart your computer. To restore default settings, merge the DefaultFont.reg file, which is also included in the archive.

When setting up fonts in Windows 7/10 through the registry, make sure that the font you are installing supports Cyrillic, otherwise you will get crappy text or empty squares instead of text. This mainly applies to fonts downloaded from the Internet.

Conclusion

There are also other ways to customize the font on a Windows 7/10 computer, but they are either unreliable or outdated. For example, one of the 2015 articles on the Microsoft website suggested installing a font by editing the Win.ini file located in the Windows root directory, but it hardly makes sense to try this option, since the contents of the file have changed significantly since the publication of the article. If you need to change the font size on a computer with Windows 7/10, use either the available native tools or third-party applications, of which Font Size Changer and Winaero Tweaker are the most convenient.

If you often have to look closely and squint to read something on the computer, it makes sense to try changing the size of the letters. They can be either reduced or increased.

There are two options. The first one changes the font size partially, in certain programs. For example, in an Internet program (browser) or in a program for printing text (Microsoft Word).

The second option is more significant - it will change the size everywhere. On the computer screen, in all programs, in the Start button, in folders and in many other places.

How to change letter size in certain programs (partially)

In many computer programs in which you can open and read some text, you can increase or decrease its size. In fact, this is a change in scale, and not an edit of the file itself. Roughly speaking, you can simply zoom in or, conversely, move away the text without changing it.

How to do it . The most common way is to find this function in a separate program. But this is not very convenient and not always easy. Therefore, there is an alternative "fast" option that works in most computer programs.

Press one of the CTRL keys on the keyboard and, without releasing it, scroll the wheel on the mouse. Each such scroll increases or decreases the text by 10-15%. If you turn the wheel towards you, the font size will decrease, and if you turn it away from you, it will increase.

Once you are happy with the size, release the CTRL button. Thus, you will consolidate the result and return the wheel on the mouse to its previous functions.

By the way, instead of the wheel, you can use the + button to increase and - to decrease. That is, hold down CTRL, then press and then release the + or - key on the keyboard. One such click changes the size by 10-15%.

A few examples. Let's say I often use the Internet to search for information - I read news and articles. The text size differs on different resources - it depends only on the site itself.

For the most part, I'm happy with the size of the letters and I don't feel uncomfortable reading them. But sometimes I come across sites where the font is too small for me - I have to lean close to the screen and squint. It's inconvenient and unhelpful.

In such cases, you can quickly increase the font. I hold down the Ctrl button on the keyboard and scroll the mouse wheel several times, thereby changing the text size.

This works in 90% of cases: on websites, in mail, on social networks. You can check for yourself by increasing the font size in the article you are currently reading.

By the way, to return to the original size, you need to hold down the Ctrl button on the keyboard and then press the key with the number 0 once. However, this “return” does not work in all programs, but only in browsers.

Another example. Let's say I'm typing a document in Microsoft Word. The text in it should be a certain size, but for me it is too small. I can’t simply increase the font in the program itself - it would violate the design rules, and working with such small text is a pain.

By holding down the Ctrl button and turning the mouse wheel, I can zoom in on the document. By doing this, I will simply bring him closer to me, but NOT change him. The text will remain the same size, but I will see it enlarged.

The same applies to photographs and pictures that we open on the computer. In exactly the same way they can be “brought closer” or “farther away”.

Important! Some programs remember the size that was configured. That is, having opened something else in such a program, it will immediately be shown in a changed size.

Therefore, do not be alarmed if a document, book or Internet page opens at a non-standard size - too large or too small. Just change it in the same way (CTRL and mouse wheel).

How to change font size on computer (everywhere)

You can increase or decrease the font not only in individual programs, but throughout the entire computer at once. In this case, all inscriptions, icons, menus and much more will also change.

I'll show you with an example. Here is a standard computer screen:

And this is the same screen, but with an increased font size:

To achieve this look, you just need to change one setting in the system. If suddenly you don’t like the result, you can always return everything as it was in the same way.

This procedure is performed differently in different versions of Windows. Therefore, I will give three instructions for popular systems: Windows 7, Windows 8 and XP.

1. Click on the Start button and open Control Panel.
2. Click on "Appearance and Personalization".
3. Click on the “Screen” inscription.
4. Specify the desired font size (small, medium or large) and click on the “Apply” button.
5. In the window that appears, click “Log out now.” Don't forget to save all open files and close all open programs before doing this.

The system will restart, and after that the font will change everywhere on the computer.

1. Open Start and select Control Panel.
2. Find the Screen icon (usually at the bottom) and open it.
3. Select the size you want (small, medium or large) and click the “Apply” button at the bottom right.
4. In the small window, click “Log out now.” Don't forget to save all open files and close all programs before doing this.

The system will restart and the font will change everywhere on the computer.

1. Right-click on an empty area of ​​the Desktop.
2. From the list, select “Properties”.
3. Open the Appearance tab (top).
4. At the bottom, in the part called “Font Size”, from the drop-down list, select the size you need - regular, large font, or huge font.
5. Click on the “Apply” button and after a few seconds the system settings will change.
6. Click on the “OK” button to close the window.

How to change the font size on your monitor. Monitor screen resolution.

Now many people at home or at work have monitors with a very good 1920 x 1080 resolution. Everyone knows that the higher (higher) the monitor resolution, the clearer and better the image. When you play the game, you have a very clear and beautiful picture. But when you start
To read the text on your computer, the font is very small, it will hurt your eyes. To protect your eyes, you need to increase the font size. How to do it? Very simple. Need to reduce
up to 1440 x 900 and you will read normal sized font, and when you play the game you can switch to high resolution. This is done quickly and easily.
1. Simply place the mouse arrow on any part and right-click.
2. A window will appear. Move the cursor over “properties” and left-click.
3. The following window will appear. Select “options” and left-click on it. A window with a resolution regulator will appear.

4. Use the slider to set the desired screen resolution (1440 x 900). Click "Apply" and "OK".
All. You have also changed the font size, your labels have increased in size. Reading has become much better. This way you can set the monitor screen resolution to one that suits you.

In gratitude
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