If you are using Windows XP, please using the following instructions for making text larger:

To change your screen resolution, please do the following:

1.	Click the Start button, or press the ' Windows ' logo key (located between the ' Ctrl ' + ' Alt ' keys on most keyboards) alternatively press ' Ctrl ' + ' Esc ' . 
2.	Click on ' Control Panel ' or press ' C ' until ' Control Panel ' is selected and then press ' Enter ' .Note: on earlier versions of XP you will need to click on ' Settings ' or press the letter ' S ' on the keyboard first.
3.	If you see the text ' Pick a category ' as the main title on the page and under the Control Panel title you can see ' Switch to Classic View ' you need to click the ' Switch to Classic View ' (you are currently in ' Category View ' ) by clicking on the link or press ' Tab ' until the ' Switch to Classic View ' is selected and then press ' Enter'. 
4.	Double click on ' Display ' or press the ' D ' key repeatedly until ' Display ' is highlighted and press ' Enter ' to bring up the ' Display Properties ' window .
5.	Click and drag the slider underneath the heading ' Screen resolution ' to a lower setting than what is already there, for example - 640 by 480 or 800 by 600. Alternatively, press ' Alt ' + ' S ' to select the screen resolution slider bar and then press the ' left ' or ' right ' arrow keys to change settings. 
6.	Click ' OK ' or press ' Enter ' to close the dialog box and see the changes you have made. 



To make larger fonts, please do the following:


1.	Click the Start button, or press the ' Windows ' logo key (located between the ' Ctrl ' + ' Alt ' keys on most keyboards) alternatively press ' Ctrl ' + ' Esc ' . 
2.	Click on ' Control Panel ' or press ' C ' until ' Control Panel ' is selected and then press ' Enter ' . Note: on earlier versions of XP you will need to click on ' Settings ' or press the letter ' S ' on the keyboard first.
3.	Double click on ' Display ' or press the ' D' key repeatedly until ' Display ' is highlighted and then press ' Enter ' . This should bring up the ' Display properties ' window . 
4.	Click on the ' Appearance ' tab or press ' Control ' + ' Tab ' until the ' Appearance tab ' is at the front.
5.	Under ' Font size ' click on the drop down menu to change it to large or extra large. Alternatively press ' Alt ' + ' F ' on the keyboard and then use the up and down arrows to select the font size followed by ' Enter '. You may need to press ' Enter ' or click ' OK ' again to return to Windows. 

To change the appearnace of the pages

It is possible to change the font size for the individual elements within Windows such as menu's and title bars.

1.	Using the mouse, Click the ' start menu ' button or alternatively you can press the ' Windows ' logo key (or ' Ctrl ' + ' Esc ' ).
2.	Click on ' Control Panel ' or press ' C ' until ' Control Panel ' is selected and then press ' Enter ' . Note: on earlier versions of XP you will need to click on ' Settings ' or press the letter ' S ' on the keyboard first.
3.	Double click on ' Display ' or press the ' D ' key repeatedly until ' Display ' is highlighted and then press ' Enter '.
4.	Click on the ' Appearance ' tab or press ' Control ' + ' Tab ' until the ' Appearance ' tab is at the front .

In order to change the font for individual items, you need to make sure that the ' Windows and buttons ' setting is set to ' Windows Classic style' (see Fig 2 above).

1.	Click in the ' Windows and buttons ' drop down box and choose ' Windows Classic Style' or press ' Alt ' + ' W ' and then press the ' down ' arrow until ' Windows Classic Style ' is selected and press ' Enter '.
2.	Click on the ' Advanced ' button or press ' Alt ' + ' A ' to display the ' Advanced appearance ' page .