How can I change the font and icons size on a Mac?

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El Guerrero del Interfaz - 01 Feb 2006 13:49 GMT

Hi,

I want to change the default font and icon size on a Mac in order to
make it more readable and usable for an elderly person. As I'm new to
Mac I do not know where these options are located. Does anybody knows
that?

Thanks and bye.

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Malcolm - 01 Feb 2006 14:27 GMT

> Hi,
>
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>
> Thanks and bye.

Go to the "Universal Access" pane of "System Preferences" and try the
"Zoom" function.

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El Guerrero del Interfaz - 01 Feb 2006 15:11 GMT

> > Hi,
> >
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> Go to the "Universal Access" pane of "System Preferences" and try the
> "Zoom" function.

Wow, great! But the key modifiers are going to be hard to use for
that elderly person. Is it possible to use a more easy to use key
combination? Functions keys or so,ething like this.

Anyway what I was looking for is more something like what's
available in Windows: change the default font and icon size for all the
system. Not a temporary change like the zoom. Is there something like
this on the Mac?

Thanks and bye.

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Gregory Weston - 01 Feb 2006 17:41 GMT

> > Go to the "Universal Access" pane of "System Preferences" and try the
> > "Zoom" function.
>
> Wow, great! But the key modifiers are going to be hard to use for
> that elderly person. Is it possible to use a more easy to use key
> combination? Functions keys or something like this.

That's in the Keyboard Shortcuts tab of the Keyboard preference pane.

> Anyway what I was looking for is more something like what's
> available in Windows: change the default font and icon size for all the
> system. Not a temporary change like the zoom. Is there something like
> this on the Mac?

It's only temporary in the sense that it can be turned off.

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How can I change the font and icons size on a Mac?