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0300 180 0028Another way of changing the text size is using the Text Size options in the Accessibility settings. Currently, the Text Size options only work with a small number of apps - Calendar, Finder, Mail, Messages, and Notes. See our article How to make the text larger on your Apple Mac computer using the Text Size options in macOS 15 Sonoma for more information.
Short guide:
- Click the Apple icon
in the top left corner of the screen and select System Settings. - Click Displays in the sidebar.
- Click the drop-down menu for Resolution and choose Scaled.
- If you have an Apple screen, choose one of the options from Larger Text to More Space.
- If you have a different screen, choose from the screen resolutions listed. The lower the screen resolution, the larger the items on the screen will appear.
Before and after
This section gives you step by step instructions on how to make the text larger in macOS 15 Sequoia by changing the screen resoltion, with pictures of the screens to help.
Open System Settings
1. Click the Apple icon in the top left corner of the screen and choose System Settings from the menu.
Open the Display settings
2. In the System Settings window, click Displays in the sidebar.
Change the screen resolution for Apple displays
3. If you have a laptop, or an external display made by Apple, choose one of the Larger Text options shown to the right of the default option.
Change the screen resolution for other displays
4. For other displays, choose from the screen resolutions listed. The lower the screen resolution, the larger the items on the screen will appear. Tap the toggle switch for Show all resolutions to see all the options.
Close System Settings
5. When you are happy with your settings, close System Settings 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.
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