Let the traditional desktop taskbar display large icons
In Windows traditional desktop, non-HD screens display small icons on the taskbar to accommodate more content, but these small size icons are in HD The display area on the screen will be too small, so we may set the icon on the taskbar to a large size, so that the display accuracy of the high-definition screen can be fully displayed, and the user can see more clearly and easily.
The method is very simple: right click on the taskbar, click on “Attributes” from the menu, then cancel the “Use small taskbar button” in the taskbar tab and click on “> ;OK”.
Illustration: Win8 traditional desktop taskbar displays small size icons
Illustration: Let Win8 traditional desktop taskbar display large size icons
Change all item sizes in the control panel
> If we want to change not only the program icon button in the taskbar, but also want to change all the display item sizes such as the window, the pop-up dialog box and the text size of the display content, etc., we can open Win8's "Control Panel" — Appearance and Personalization & mdash; Display & rdquo; set. We can globally zoom the entire screen and elements, with presets of 100%, 125%, 150% and a custom 200%.
The simplest to reduce the screen resolution (not recommended)
It is the easiest and most intuitive way to reduce the screen resolution by setting, such as changing the 1920× 1080 pixel resolution to 1366× 768 pixels, so that all displays can be directly The element is enlarged, but this is a waste of HD display, which can be used occasionally and is not recommended.
The operation steps are as follows: First enter the control panel of Win8. Press the shortcut key “Win+X” in any state, a system function menu will appear in the lower left corner of the screen, select “ldquo; control panel” to quickly enter the Win8 traditional desktop and Windows control panel. The touch screen user can use his finger to slide up from the bottom of the screen. Win8 starts to display the function area at the bottom of the screen, click the “All Apps” icon on the right side, and then find “Control Panel” to open.
Illustration: Reduce the display resolution directly in the Win8 control panel
After entering the Win8 control panel, click <; Appearance and Personalization & mdash; Display & mdash; Screen Resolution & rdquo; To see the current display device status, on the right side of the “Resolution” setting, we can select a different resolution by clicking the drop-down menu. After setting it to a lower resolution and determining it, you can see that the content displayed on the large screen of the Win8 device has been scaled up.
Illustration: Reduce the display resolution directly in the Win8 control panel
Start Win8“Easy to use"&;Magnify all content on the screen> Switch
For Win8 start screen Settings, we can open all the content on the screen in the “Easy to use” setting interface, so that all the content on the screen is enlarged, and the number of lines displayed on the screen will also follow. It has changed, but the display status under the traditional desktop will not change.
The operation steps are as follows: first enter the Win8 system setting interface, the touch user can use the finger to swipe from the right side of the screen to the left, or move the mouse to the upper right corner or the lower right corner of the screen to bring up the charm menu bar (Charm) Menu bar), then select the “Settings” button, the keyboard operation is to directly press the “Win+i” key, select “Change computer settings”. Then click "Easy to use"
Note: This setting switch is only available in HD screen. When the resolution is set to 1366× 768 or lower, the button is grayed out and unavailable.
In the Win8 “Easy to use" setting interface will "zoom all the contents of the screen" switch open
Icon: In Win8 "Easy to use" setting interface Lieutenant General "Enlarge all the content on the screen" switch turned on
Icon: The size of the tile in the Win8 start screen is expanded
Note, once we set a larger display ratio, The article size will expand in sync, and you can no longer modify the text size by manually setting it.
If we only need to modify the text size separately, we can make the text in the title bar, menu, message box, palette title, icon and tooltip more flexible while maintaining the default display scale. The font size setting.
Temporarily using a magnifying glass
In addition to the permanent settings mentioned above to magnify the displayed content, you can also temporarily zoom in on the content viewed through a magnifying glass. In addition, the text in many programs supports Ctrl+mouse wheel for text size adjustment, which is easier to view after simple changes.
Let's take a look at the methods and techniques for setting the size of the Windows 8 Modern interface.