Increase the Size of Mac OS X Desktop Icons

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<p>It’s really easy to increase the size of the icons that appear on the Mac OS X desktop or Finder by using an adjustable slider. </p>

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<li>Click on the Mac OS X desktop</li>

<li>Hit Command+J or pull down the View menu and select “Show View Options”</li>

<li>Use the slider to indicate icon size</li>

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<p>Bonus: for those with multitouch trackpads, you can also use a reverse pinch motion after clicking on the desktop and the icon sizes will grow.</p>

<p>Icon sizes are increased and decreased on the fly so you can see exactly what they will look like. If the size still isn’t big enough, <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2008/01/02/make-finder-desktop-icon-sizes-huge/">you can make the icons huge using the Terminal</a>, up to 512×512 pixels.</p>

<p>This is great to do if you’re <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/07/16/make-your-mac-kid-friendly/">setting up a Mac for a kid</a>, someone who is visually impaired, or even for someone whose computer skills are not particularly advanced.</p>

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