How to increase font size in Windows 7 & Improve accessibility

If you have eye problems or if you are older than 40, you might have problems reading the small fonts in Windows 7. There’s an easy way to increase the font size in Windows 7 and the Windows 7 magnifier is a useful tool to zoom in on things (up to 1600% larger).

Tip: If you have problems reading this guide, hold down CTRL and use the mouse wheel to scroll up!

Make the computer easier to see

1. Click on Start (the big Windows button), then on the right side click on Control Panel
2. Next, at the bottom right there is a section called Ease of Access. One of the sublinks is called Optimize visual display:

3. Next, you will find many options that might help you to improve the accessibility of Windows 7.

• You can enable a shortcut to turn on a High-Contrast theme
• You can turn on the narrator and audio description
• You can turn on the Magnifier

You can Make things on the screen easier to see:

• Make the focus rectangle thicker
• Turn of all unnecessary animations
• Remove background images

4. Check all options that you want to turn on. Then click on Apply.

Now, continue below to increase the font size.

Increase Font Size / Improve Readability

1. After clicking on Apply, click on the hyperlink that is highlighted at the picture above

2. To significantly increase the font size, check the option Larger – 150%

3. Click on the big Apply buttons

Windows 7 Magnifier: Zoom In On Something

If you are visually impaired, the magnifier tool is a great help! Once started, there are some very useful shortcuts to use it:

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High-Contrast Theme SHORTCUT

Another very useful shortcut for visually impaired people is
ALT + LEFT SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN

This shortcut will turn on the High-Contrast theme. Here’s an example: