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Monday, January 30, 2006

Make icons larger

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Make icons larger
Save your eyesight!

When you turn your computer on, are the icons on your screen so small you can barely make them out? It's very easy to make them larger. This is one of the many tips on pages 20-21 of my book, Taming Your Computer -- The Simple Basics.

After turning your computer on, RIGHT click on a blank space on your computer screen. LEFT click Properties. The Display Properties dialog box will appear. LEFT click the Appearance tab at the top of that display box. LEFT click the Effects button in the lower right corner of the dialog box. The Effects dialog box will open. LEFT click in the check box beside "Use Large Icons." Click OK. This will take you back to the Effects dialog box. If you would like the words under your icons to be larger also, click the dropdown arrow to the right of the box labeled Font Size. Click on Large Fonts or Extra Large Fonts and click OK again.

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I love teaching senior citizens to use computers. I'm a senior myself, so I'm working with my peers. When I work with you in your home on your computer, I don't sit in front of your computer and TELL you want to do. You sit in front of your computer while I TEACH you what to do. I also write step-by-step instructions for you to follow when I'm not there.