Can I make the fonts bigger on 17" imac?

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Darby

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Feb 14, 2003

• #1

Hi,

I was wondering if you can adjust the font size on the 17" imac? My great aunt is 97 and has macular degeneration but would love to be online and surf the web, write emails etc.

Thanks,
Darby

 

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Bear

macrumors G3

• Feb 14, 2003

• #2

Re: Can I make the fonts bigger on 17" imac?

Originally posted by Darby
Hi,

I was wondering if you can adjust the font size on the 17" imac? My great aunt is 97 and has macular degeneration but would love to be online and surf the web, write emails etc.

Thanks,
Darby

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Your other choice is to change the resolution that is being used for the display. And this way you don't have to worry if a program has the ability to change fonts and such.

 

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pmcaleer

macrumors newbie

• Feb 14, 2003

• #3

Zoooooom!

Try Zoom mode. It's not a total solution, but it will make things larger on demand. System Preferences -> Universal Access.

 

Macmaniac

macrumors 68040

• Feb 14, 2003

• #4

Yes use universal access its perfect for her, it can make a letter the size of the page.

 

GeeYouEye

macrumors 68000

• Feb 14, 2003

• #5

If she uses OmniWeb, Safari, or maybe IE (not sure on that one), the font size is very easy to increase. The Finder icons are VERY easy to see at 128x128, with size 16 font.

 

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Darby

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Feb 14, 2003

• #6

Thanks all!

Hi,

Bear:
Thank-you for the reply. I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question(and my other question today!). 🙂

pmcaleer,Macmaniac, and GeeYouEye:
Thank-you for the replies. I appreciate you taking the time to answer my novice questions.

Thanks again,
Darby