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    Chad Jb
    last edited by Sep 11, 2024, 3:26 PM

    I like the features I have found but I have somewhat low vision and can not find settings to enlarge and/or bold the font to make it more visible for me. Can someone tell me where to find them?
    Thank you,
    Chad

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      Alan Kilborn @Chad Jb
      last edited by Sep 11, 2024, 3:54 PM

      @Chad-Jb

      Under the Settings menu is something called Style Configurator, where all fonts are set. Play around.

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        mkupper @Chad Jb
        last edited by Sep 12, 2024, 2:17 AM

        @Chad-Jb, it is not clear if you mean the size of the letters in the files you are editing or or the size of the letters in Notepad++ itself.

        To control the size of the letters in the files you are editing you adjust the zoom level. The quick way is hold the Ctrl key down and to roll the mouse wheel up/down. Another way is to hold the Ctrl key down and to use the + and - keys on the numeric keypad. With this you also have Ctrl+/ using the / on the numeric keypad available to reset the zoom back to the default. You can also use the View / Zoom / ... menu options.

        There is a Windows setting under Settings / System / Display / Scale & Layout (section) / Scale that will let you adjust the size of text throughout Windows and most applications, including Notepad++.

        You may want to experiment with Notepad++'s dark mode .

        The thing @Alan-Kilborn mentioned will give you a more fine grained control than any of the things I listed above.

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          PeterJones @Alan Kilborn
          last edited by Sep 12, 2024, 12:58 PM

          @Chad-Jb ,

          As you follow @Alan-Kilborn’s advice to,

          Under the Settings menu is something called Style Configurator, where all fonts are set. Play around.

          I wanted to let you know: when people start playing around wanting to change the font size, they often first reach the Global Styles in the Language: column, and Global override in the Styles: column – this is not the one you want to change. You want to go to Default style in the Styles: column instead.

          See the User Manual’s section on Settings > Style Configurator > Global Styles for more.

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            Chad Jb @Chad Jb
            last edited by Sep 18, 2024, 4:47 PM

            @Chad-Jb Thanks everyone. That really helps. I’m not blind but I do have low vision. This seems much better than the old Windows Note Pad.

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