Making Your Computer Easier to See

There are many ways you can make your computer more accessible for you or someone else who uses it with age related problems. In this multi part series, I will explore the built in settings you can adjust on your PC to make it more accessible for anyone with age related vision, hearing, or tactile problems.

How to Make Text Larger and Easier to Read:

1. Open the Ease of Access Center, select:

Start.
Control Panel.
Ease of Access.
Ease of Access Center.

2. Under Explore all settings, select:

Make the computer easier to see.

3. Under Make things on the screen larger, select:

Change the size of text and icons.

4. Select Larger scale (120 DPI) - make text more readable.

Click OK


Change to High Contrast

High Contrast heightens the color contrast of some text and images on your computer screen, making those items more distinct and easier to identify. Increasing the contrast in colors reduces eyestrain and makes things easier to read for many people.

1. Open the Ease of Access Center, select:

Start.
Control Panel.
Ease of Access.
Ease of Access Center.

2. Under Quick access to common tools, select:

Set up High Contrast.

3. Under High Contrast, select:

Choose a High Contrast color scheme.

4. Under Color scheme, select:

One of the High Contrast options from the list.
OK.

5. Under High Contrast, to use the shortcut to turn High Contrast on or off, select:

Turn on High Contrast when left ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN is pressed.