Windows Vista - Changing Fonts

Ease of Access Center has replaced Accessibility Options in the ‘Control Panel’.

Open ‘Ease of Access Center’ press ‘Windows’ logo key + ‘U’ or click Start button ‘Control Panel’ + ‘Ease of Access’ + ‘Ease of Access Center’.

Under ‘Explore all settings’, ‘Tab’ to and ‘Enter’ or click to select ‘Make the computer easier to see’, see Fig 1.

Fig 1

Click to select or press ‘Alt’ + ‘C’ to select ‘Fine tune display effects’ and open the Appearance Settings window, see Fig 2 and 3.

Fig 2

Fig 3

In Appearance Settings press ‘Alt’ + ‘D’ or click to select ‘Advanced’

Press ‘Alt’ + ‘I’ or click to select ‘Item’ and use the arrow keys to scroll through the list of items. For this example we will change the font for Menu.

Fig 4

Scroll through until Menu is selected, see Fig 4.

Press ‘Alt’ + ‘F’ or click to select ‘Font’.

Use your mouse or arrow keys to scroll through the list of fonts available, in this example I have selected Comic Sans MS.

To change the Font size press ‘Alt’ + ‘E’ or click to select and use your mouse or arrow keys to increase or decrease the font size, see Fig 5.

Fig 5

Press ‘Enter’ or click ‘OK’ to save your settings.

You can change the font settings on the following Items:

• Active titlebar
• Icon
• Inactive titlebar
• Menu
• Message box
• Palette title
• Selected items
• Tooltip

Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings cannot be changed due to local IT policies - contact your local IT support for further help.

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