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Q&A: How can I make the text bigger on my phone?

Posted on March 20, 2025

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Question from Carol: Hi, Rick. I need your help with a problem I’m having if you don’t mind.

I recently had a stroke and it affected my eyesight. My recovery is going well but I still don’t see nearly as well as I used to.

One of the biggest problems I have is reading the text on my phone. It would help a lot if I could make the letters bigger.

Can you tell me if that’s possible and how to change it if it is? [Read more…]

Posted on September 17, 2021

Question from Gloria: Hi Rick. I hope you can help me find a solution to a problem we’re having with my husband’s iPad.

He recently started using Facebook to keep in touch with the grandkids and some of our other family members.

The problem is he’s completely deaf and he can’t hear the notification alerts when someone sends him a message on the iPad.

Is there any way to have it light up with every new notification?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Posted on December 5, 2019

Question from Paula K.: I let my daughter play some games on my laptop last a couple of nights ago.

When I turned it on yesterday morning the entire background on the screen was completely white with bold, black text.

I asked her what she did to make it change like that and she said she doesn’t know.

I can use it this way but I absolutely hate it because it’s ugly!

Can you tell me how to get the screen back to normal? My laptop has Windows 10.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]