How to magnify the text that is under the pointer in macOS 12 Monterey

7. To change the size of the Hover Text, choose a new size from the Text size drop-down menu.

8. To change the font used for Hover Text, choose from the options in the Text Font drop-down menu.

9. When Hover Text is turned on, any text you type will be magnified (without you having to hold down the modifier key). You can choose where on the screen the magnified text is displayed, or you can choose to turn this feature off. Click the drop-down menu for Text entry location and choose from the options.

10. The modifier key is the key you hold down whilst moving the pointer over the text you want to read. By default, this is the Command key.  To change it, click the Activation Modifier drop-down menu and choose Control (⌃), Option (Alt ⌥), or Command (⌘).

11. You can lock Hover Text so that you don’t need to hold down the modifier key to magnify text. Tick the checkbox for Triple press to lock.  When you triple-press the modifier key, Hover Text will be turned on and locked. To unlock it, triple-press the modifier key again.

12. You can change the colours of all the elements of Hover Text – text, border, background colour, etc. Click Colours.

13. C­hoose the colours you want to use for each element from the drop-down menus.

14. When you are happy with your settings, close System Preferences by clicking the Close button (red circle) in the top-left corner of the window or using the Cmd + W keyboard shortcut.

Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings are managed by someone else (an IT department or administrator for example). If so, you will need to contact them to access these settings or for help.