How can I enlarge text in drop down menus in PSE8?
by Elizabeth
(Oakland, CA)
Q: I am 75 years old and with new glasses. I have a good 20 inch monitor and in order to see the menus I have to lower the resolution which is counter productive to working on photos. So normally I just squint and strain and get a headache.
A: Sometimes I get a headache working in Elements and I don't even have a problem seeing the type. :-)
Seriously though Elizabeth, there is not a universal setting in Elements that will enlarge the text as far as I know.
However there is a way to quickly enlarge and shrink everything on your monitor. This might work for you.
I work on a Mac and if I hold down the Command and Option keys and press the plus sign key it makes everything bigger each time I press the Plus key. Then to go back down in size I hold the Command and Option and press the Minus sign key.
I searched the internet and it sounds like if you have a PC you can do the same thing using different keys. Hold the Control key and press the Plus Sign key to enlarge. Hold the Control key and press the Minus Sign to make it smaller.
It might seem awkward, but if you used it enough it would probably become second nature.
