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The words on your Mac are too small. Here's how to make them bigger.
Your Mac can make the words bigger in many apps at once. You can change it back any time.
This page is for you if
- Words in Mail, Messages or the Finder are hard to read
- You lean in close to the screen
Do these steps
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Step 1: Open System Settings
Click the Apple menu in the top-left corner and choose System Settings.
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Step 2: Open Accessibility, then Display
Click Accessibility on the left. Then click Display.
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Step 3: Find Text size
Scroll down to Text and click Text size.
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Step 4: Drag the slider
Drag the slider to the right. Words get bigger on the desktop, in sidebars and in the apps listed.
Bigger words in one app
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Step 1: Mail, Messages and Calendar
Press Command and the plus sign (+) together to make words bigger. Press Command and minus (-) to make them smaller.
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Step 2: Safari
Press Option, Command and plus (+) together to make the whole web page bigger.
Check it with the source
We wrote these steps from these official pages. If your screen looks different, the official page is always right.
- Apple: Increase font size and icons on Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/increase-font-size-and-icons-mchld786f2cd/mac
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