#WINDOWS 8 TEXT SIZE HOW TO#

If you look closely you can clearly see the major difference in clarity between the two browsers, with Internet Explorer being much clearer than Google Chrome. This setting adjusts to your preferred text size in apps that support Dynamic. Internet Explorer is on the left, while Chrome is on the right. That is more than a 40% increase in pixel density between the two devices.Д«elow is an image of the same article from Microsoft Fanboys displayed in both Internet Explorer 10 and the latest version of Google Chrome side by side in a desktop snapped view on my Surface Pro. As a comparison, the Surface Pro has a PPI of 207.82, while the Surface RT has a PPI of 148. To see the new text size, close all of your apps, and then sign out of Windows. This option appears only if your monitor supports a resolution of at least 1200 x 900 pixels. This sets text and other items to 150 of normal size. Increase UI Text Size in Photoshop As monitor resolution becomes higher, and as people get older, thereвЂ™s going to be a need for larger text sizes, especially within the user interface. I have three 24вЂќ monitors and, a laptop and a Surface for Windows RT and have not run in to the DPI scaling until I installed Google Chrome (and Google Talk) on my Surface for Windows 8 Pro. This sets text and other items to 125 of normal size. The Surface for Windows 8 Pro which launched this past week just happens to be one of the devices that kicks the Windows 8 DPI scaling in to effect. For most Windows 8 users this probably hasnвЂ™t been an issue unless they have been running in desktop resolutions at or greater than 1080p (1920x1080) on a quality display. PPI stands for pixels per inch (DPI is dots per inch), and is a term used more and more frequently when referring to high-quality displays with higher than normal pixel densities.

#WINDOWS 8 TEXT SIZE HOW TO#

Windows 8 has a little known feature that automatically scales apps and text (fonts) on high-PPI displays, and weвЂ™re going to discuss how to adjust Windows 8 display settings for high DPI/PPI screens.

Windows 8 text size