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Customizing item and font size
You can customize the sizes of icons, menus, and title bars and
the appearance of fonts. To do so, choose the Appearance tab
from the Display Properties dialog box and adjust the Item Size
and Font Size fields.
This table provides recommended item and font sizes for
high-resolution displays.
This
Sets font and size
selection...
of this item...
Active
Active window
Title Bar
title bar
Icon
Icons on
the desktop
Menu
All menus,
both system- and
application-level
Message
All message
Box
box text
Tool Tip
All tool tip text, both
system- and
application-level
a. The item size adjusts automatically if the font size changes.
b. If the Item or Font size is too large, the icon and text may be cropped.
If this occurs, adjust Icon spacing by right-clicking on the desktop and
choosing Line Up Icons or Arrange Icons. You can also change icon
spacing by choosing Icon Spacing (Horizontal) and Icon Spacing
(Vertical), and adjusting the Size setting to a larger number. (The
default spacing is 43.)
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Its default
settings are...
Item size: 18
Font size: 8
Item size: 32
b
Font size: 8
Item size: 18
Font size: 8
Item size: n/a
Font size: 8
Item size: 18
Font size: 8
Its recommended
settings are...
a
Item size:
--
Font size: 10 or 12
Item size: 48
Font size: 10
a
Item size:
--
Font size: 10 or 12
Item size: n/a
Font size: 10 or 12
a
Item size:
--
Font size: 10 or 12
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