How to Make the Print on My Monitor Smaller
If the print on your Windows 7 display is too big for you to comfortably read it, which might happen if you change monitors without changing any settings, Windows includes a few quick ways to get the text to your liking. Windows 7 includes a way to change the default text size up to 500 percent of its original size, so if your text is set to high with this feature, making it smaller is just a process of setting the text back to normal. If your text is already at 100 percent, you can still make it smaller by shifting your computer to a higher resolution.
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Instructions
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Change Text Size
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Right-click on any empty space on your Windows 7 desktop. Select "Screen Resolution" from the drop-down menu.
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Click "Make text and other items larger or smaller," which appears near the bottom of the window.
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Click the radio button next to "Smaller - 100%," as this is the smallest that Windows will allow you to set the text size. Click "Apply" at the bottom of the screen. Choose "Log off now" to close your programs and restart your Windows session. Click "Log off later" to continue with what you are doing. The text size will not change until you log off and then back in.
Change Resolution
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Right-click anywhere on your desktop. Choose "Screen resolution" from the menu that appears.
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Click the drop-down arrow next to "Resolution." Click on the slider and drag it up to the top of the scale. This is the largest resolution available on your computer, which will make your print appear smaller.
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Click "Apply" at the bottom of the window. Your screen will flash to black, and then appear a moment later at the new resolution. Click "Keep" to complete the process.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are at the maximum resolution and the smallest possible text size, your only other recourse is to use the zoom function in the individual program you are reading text in. Programs like Word and Excel have the zoom feature in the "View" menu -- many browsers allow you to hold "Ctrl" and press "-" to zoom out making print appear smaller. Each program may be different, and not every program will have this feature.
If you are using a laptop LCD, or an LCD monitor, changing your screen resolution can result in images and text that may not be as clear as they were. You can always change your resolution back to the native resolution to restore the clarity.
