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How to change fonts in Windows 7

How to change fonts in Windows 7

  • 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’.

Step 1

  • Under ‘Explore all settings’, ‘Tab’ to and ‘Enter’ or click to select ‘Make the computer easier to see’, see Fig 1.
  • The 'Make the computer easier to see' window will appear. Click to select or press ‘Alt’ + ‘C’ to select and open the 'Personalization' window, Fig 2 and 3.


Fig 2


Fig 3

  • 'Tab' to 'Window Color' and press 'Enter' or click to select. The 'Window color and Appearence' window will appear.
  • If necessary, select 'advanced appearance setting' to open the dialog box.


Fig 4

  • 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.
  • Scroll through until Menu is selected, Fig 4.
  • Press ‘Alt’ + ‘F’ or click to select ‘Font’.
  • Use your mouse or arrow keys to scroll through the list of fonts available.
  • 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, 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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