How Do I Change Fonts on My Computer?
Changing the font on a Windows computer can help personalize and customize it to fit the user's needs. The fonts in the Window's folders and programs can be easily changed to fit the user's personality/mood or simply for aesthetic purposes.
Follow these simple steps to customize the font displayed on the computer's windows:
Locate the control panel via either the Start menu or the keyboard shortcut command (by holding the "Windows" key + "R" which will open up a Run dialog window). In the text field type in the word "control" and hit Enter or click "Ok" to open up the control panel.
There are a number of items to choose from on the Control Panel.
- On the home screen (default option), click "Appearance and Personalization," then click "Customize Colors."
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- From the classic view (click on classic view while in the home screen control panel to see classic view), find the "Personalization" icon and open it. Choose "Window Color and Appearance" from the Personalization panel.
Find a link at the bottom of the "Window Color and Appearance" window which says "Open Classic Appearance Properties for More Color Options." This will take you to the Windows appearance settings. Simply click "Advanced…" to get to the "Advanced Appearance" window.
Here the user will see the classic windows that are on vintage versions of Windows or on the "Windows Classic" theme. Click "Active Window" and the settings on the bottom will change to the available options for the active window. Select font and change it to the style that the titles will be in.
Note: Using fonts with obscure characters might make it difficult to navigate back to the settings panel to change it again in the future.
Users can employ this method to change a variety of text options in the windows environment. Simply select "Ok" when finished and Windows will apply the new font settings.
Note: Not all programs will show font changes due to how they were created.
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