Thanks Linda,   I could change the size of many things by just holding Ctrl down and spinning the wheel - but not PAF. Plus many programs had higher cpi settings. Got things working now.   Thanks to all for the help. Bea From: LINDA L NELSON <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 1:03:35 PM >Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] text size > > >What I learned is to hold down Ctrl & F5 and use the scroll on the mouse to make the font larger. > >Linda L Nelson > >> Go to the Control Panel, then Appearance and Performance, then Display, then >> Make Test easier to read........ >> >> There you have three size choices, if that does not work for you, let us >> know and we can try something else. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------  >> I bought a Win 7 laptop a couple of months ago and am having problems >> reading some of my programs due to text size. I know there are ways to >> enlarge the text for individual programs, but is therre a way to enlarge >> everything from Win 7 itself. >>  >> My old PAF files only allow 11 cpi, which shows up about the same as 9 or 10 >> on my XP. I find this very hard to read, especially in the Note section. >>  >> Bea >>  > > >                        > > > >:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > >Please refrain from posting commercial URLs and from discussing prices on the list. > >Remember to SNIP when replying. > >:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >