Fix and Tweak Graphics and Video (part 2) : How to Fix : Text on My Screen Is Too Small

Right-click on your desktop and choose Personalize.

On the left-hand sidebar, click Adjust Font Size (DPI).

You’ll see a User Account Control warning. Click Continue.

By default, the scale for Windows text is set to 96 dpi (dots per inch). To make fonts bigger, select 120 dpi (see Figure 1).

Figure 1. Make your onscreen text bigger by adjusting the font DPI in the DPI Scaling window.

Click Apply; then click OK to select your new setting and restart Windows to update your system with the new settings.

Click the Custom DPI button in the bottom-right corner of the DPI scaling applet box. A dialog box will open to display a ruler and a line of text. To adjust the text size to suit your taste, click and hold on the ruler and move your mouse left or right to scale or shrink the text. The sample text will reflect the size you’ve chosen (see Figure 2).

Figure 2. You can also customize the size of your Windows text.

Click OK, and it will add and select the new custom size into your choices on the main DPI Settings dialog.

Click OK to restart Vista to use the new settings.