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Guest dpasek
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How can I get more font size selections in the drop down menu for:

Display Properties: Appearance: Font size.

The drop down menu lists only "Normal"

I am using "Windows Classic style" with Brick color scheme.

I need some larger font size selections.

 

The article:

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/appearance.aspx

mentions that this selection exists but I cannot find any info to suggest

how to add additional selections to the list. The article generally

reiterates the obvious and is not helpful about my question.

 

I need larger fonts for accessibility reasons.

 

Thanks

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Guest Brian A.
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Re: Font sizes in Desktop Properties

 

"dpasek" <dpasek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:65AD544E-DD51-492D-9317-A9F422820AAC@microsoft.com...

> How can I get more font size selections in the drop down menu for:

> Display Properties: Appearance: Font size.

> The drop down menu lists only "Normal"

> I am using "Windows Classic style" with Brick color scheme.

> I need some larger font size selections.

>

> The article:

> http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/appearance.aspx

> mentions that this selection exists but I cannot find any info to suggest

> how to add additional selections to the list. The article generally

> reiterates the obvious and is not helpful about my question.

>

> I need larger fonts for accessibility reasons.

>

> Thanks

 

Select a different color scheme, some offer only Normal while others offer

alternate font sizes. You can change any colors, font size/color, etc. of the

scheme you choose via the Advanced button.

 

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }

Conflicts start where information lacks.

http://basconotw.mvps.org/

 

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm

How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Guest dpasek
Posted

Re: Font sizes in Desktop Properties: Creating new Color Schemes

 

Re: Font sizes in Desktop Properties: Creating new Color Schemes

 

I know about the 'Advanced button, but it is a pretty lame tool. There are

only 18 items in the drop down menu for selecting desktop Items while

HKCU\Control Panel\Colors, (where the data is actually stored), contains 32

keys. So, apparently I will have to play around with registry values

directly using one of the existing color schemes as a template.

 

Does anyone know where to find info on creating color schemes or desktop

themes from scratch?

 

Thanks

 

 

"Brian A." wrote:

> "dpasek" <dpasek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:65AD544E-DD51-492D-9317-A9F422820AAC@microsoft.com...

> > How can I get more font size selections in the drop down menu for:

> > Display Properties: Appearance: Font size.

> > The drop down menu lists only "Normal"

> > I am using "Windows Classic style" with Brick color scheme.

> > I need some larger font size selections.

> >

> > The article:

> > http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/appearance.aspx

> > mentions that this selection exists but I cannot find any info to suggest

> > how to add additional selections to the list. The article generally

> > reiterates the obvious and is not helpful about my question.

> >

> > I need larger fonts for accessibility reasons.

> >

> > Thanks

>

> Select a different color scheme, some offer only Normal while others offer

> alternate font sizes. You can change any colors, font size/color, etc. of the

> scheme you choose via the Advanced button.

>

> --

>

> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }

> Conflicts start where information lacks.

> http://basconotw.mvps.org/

>

> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm

> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>

>

>

>


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