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As we age, some of us have discovered that our vision requirements are changing. Presbyopia, the normal age-related loss of near focusing ability, usually becomes a problem in our 40s. There are many ways to compensate for this with the most frequently seen and most common is the use of corrective lenses. A variety of solutions are available to make reading computer displays and other office tasks easier.
In addition to corrective lenses, employees can make their computer display easier to read by enlarging the characters displayed on it. There are at least two methods for accomplishing this—changing the display resolution setting, and utilizing program specific magnifying tools.
The display or screen resolution tells the computer how many pixels should be displayed. To make text (or anything else being displayed) appear larger, simply tell the computer to display fewer pixels on the screen. In Windows, this feature can be found by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, and then, under Display, selecting the resolution you want. Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) have a "native resolution" where the image is the most clear, and it is usually their highest resolution. Adjusting the resolution downward on these displays will make the images larger, but not as clear.
Many applications, including the Microsoft Office Suite, will allow the user to select a magnification level.
Revised: 04/2017