If the text on screen is too small or too faint for you, make it larger or bolder. The change applies to every screen at once: menus, lists, forms, reports and pop-up windows.
Before you start
- Anyone can change this; no permission is needed.
- The setting is remembered on the computer where you set it. On another computer or browser, set it again there.
- It only changes what you see. Other users and printed documents are not affected.
Steps
- Click your name at the top right of the screen.
- Under Display, pick a Text size: Standard, Large or Extra large. The screen changes straight away.
- Tick Bold text if the letters look thin or faint.
- Tick High contrast to make the text pure black and the lines in lists and tables darker.
- Click anywhere outside the menu to close it.
To go back, pick Standard and untick Bold text and High contrast.
Tips
- Start with Large and Bold text together. That is often enough without making tables too wide. Add High contrast if the text still looks grey.
- On a small laptop screen, Extra large may make wide lists scroll sideways. Use Large there, or drag column edges to narrow them.
- Your browser's own zoom (Ctrl and +) still works too. This setting is kept for you, so you don't have to zoom again each time.
Common problems
- The setting is gone the next day → it is stored in your browser. If the browser clears site data when it closes, or you use a private window, the setting is not kept. Ask your IT person to allow this site to keep data.
- One screen still looks small → tell your administrator which screen. A few printed documents (receipts, labels) keep their own fixed size on purpose, so they print the same for everyone.
- Text overlaps or is cut off at Extra large → choose Large for that screen size, and report the screen so it can be fixed.