How to control fonts on desktop?

[Jim Kroger]

Hi. One one of my pcs, the font for icons and stuff is a thick, bold
font. On my other one, the fonts are thin and hard to read (both have
white fonts and black background). I must have selected different
settings when setting up or in some control panel at some point. I
can't figure out how to change them now. All I can find it the size of
the font in the display control panel.

Anyone know how I can control the fonts, make them bold or a different
font?

Thanks,
Jim

 

[Keith Miller]

Display Properties -> 'Appearance' tab -> 'Advanced' button -> Item: -> Icon.

You can adjust everything but the color.

Keith

 

[Jim Kroger]

Display Properties -> 'Appearance' tab -> 'Advanced' button -> Item: -> Icon.

You can adjust everything but the color.

Keith

Escellent, thanks. I always thought if you use anything in advanced it
would switch you back to classic windows. Thanks very much.

Jim

 

[Alex Nichol]

Hi. One one of my pcs, the font for icons and stuff is a thick, bold
font. On my other one, the fonts are thin and hard to read (both have
white fonts and black background). I must have selected different
settings when setting up or in some control panel at some point. I
can't figure out how to change them now. All I can find it the size of
the font in the display control panel.

Display - Appearance page, click Advanced. In Item select Icon, and
adjust font. In particular if sounds as if you have clicked on the B
for Bold - click again to turn that off

 

[Keith Miller]

Escellent, thanks. I always thought if you use anything in advanced it
would switch you back to classic windows. Thanks very much.

Jim

You're welcome. Playing with advanced settings won't switch you back to classic; it's just that
some settings have no effect with XP styles.

Keith