Q192613: Bookshelf 98: How to Change Scroll Bar and Article Font Sizes

Article: Q192613
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbui kbimu
Last Modified: 19-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Bookshelf 98 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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To make the text in Bookshelf articles more legible, you can select larger
scroll bars and font sizes to use when you read articles in Bookshelf 98.

MORE INFORMATION
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To change the size of the scroll bars and fonts in Bookshelf 98 articles, follow
these steps:

1. Start Bookshelf 98.

2. On the Tools menu, click Options.

3. Click the Text Size option you want, and then click OK. The following Text
  Size options are available:

   - Normal
   - Larger
   - Largest

  NOTE: You cannot change the size of the article text and the scroll bars
  independently.

The following table lists the sizes of the article title, article text, and
scroll bars for each Text Size option in Bookshelf 98.

  Setting   Article Title    Article Text          Scroll Bars
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  Normal    Arial 16 point   Arial 10 point        12 pixels
  Larger    Arial 24 point   Arial 13 point        25 pixels
  Largest   Arial 24 point   Arial 13 point Bold   25 pixels

NOTE: The font sizes used for the following screen elements do not change:

- Menus (Arial 9 point)

- Tree control (Arial 9 point)

- Buttons/Tabs (Arial 10 point Bold)

Bookshelf 98 automatically uses the Largest Text Size option if either of the
following conditions are true:

- The scrollbar size is set to 25 or higher in the Display tool in Control
  Panel.

- High Contrast is enabled in the Accessibility tool in Control Panel.

Additional query words: multi multi-media media mm disabled bigger

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Keywords          : kbui kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeMMsearch kbBookshelfSearch kbBookShelf1998
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbhowto

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