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I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten
really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Within the worksheet itself, I assume it is a bad idea to use a larger font, say, 12 or even larger since, if end users view it - and mostly my templates are used by a few end users - it will not be as sharp. Isn't that right? I do get confused about what happens when I send my spreadsheets to someone else, which I almost always do. I assume that, if my screen is wider than theirs, they will not see all that I do unless they use a different resolution. But doesn't almost everyone older - most of my end users are older - use a different resolution anyway? Any thoughts? When I am getting ready to print, I am never sure about whether WYSIWYG. I use a lot of borders within my spreadsheets and sometimes the words seem too wide for the border on my monitor, but may not be on the hard copy. And I don't want them to be too wide on the monitor of my end users either. I know I can use print preview but that also seems to not exactly show everything that prints on hard copy. Are there certain settings that guarantee that the size I see on the screen is how it will print? It even seems to vary by which printer I use. I realize that some of these questions are pretty stupid. If so, the one about the formula bar is the one that is most important. You can ignore the rest! Thanks! Dean |
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Here are some thoughts you might look into - no guarantees:
go to windows and right click on the background - select options, go to the appearance tab, select the the font dropdown and see your choices. I believe this will work for your menus. It didn't work for icons or formulas in the formula bar. for the worksheet, go to style under the format menu and redefine the normal style. If you want that as a default, create a Book.xlt and Sheet.xlt templates in the templates directory with those settings. If you don't want to send wide workbooks, then don't fill the screen before you save them. Make them narrower and then save. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote: I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Within the worksheet itself, I assume it is a bad idea to use a larger font, say, 12 or even larger since, if end users view it - and mostly my templates are used by a few end users - it will not be as sharp. Isn't that right? I do get confused about what happens when I send my spreadsheets to someone else, which I almost always do. I assume that, if my screen is wider than theirs, they will not see all that I do unless they use a different resolution. But doesn't almost everyone older - most of my end users are older - use a different resolution anyway? Any thoughts? When I am getting ready to print, I am never sure about whether WYSIWYG. I use a lot of borders within my spreadsheets and sometimes the words seem too wide for the border on my monitor, but may not be on the hard copy. And I don't want them to be too wide on the monitor of my end users either. I know I can use print preview but that also seems to not exactly show everything that prints on hard copy. Are there certain settings that guarantee that the size I see on the screen is how it will print? It even seems to vary by which printer I use. I realize that some of these questions are pretty stupid. If so, the one about the formula bar is the one that is most important. You can ignore the rest! Thanks! Dean |
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I'm not sure what you mean by "go to windows". Is that within EXCEL? If
not, is it for windows XP - I tried clicking on the desktop, but these options weren't there? In any event, is this the same as control, display, appearance, then choose font size, either normal, large, or very large? I did try that. Are you saying that there is no way to deal with the size of the characters in the formula bar in EXCEL, other than via resolution changes? Thanks, Tom! D "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Here are some thoughts you might look into - no guarantees: go to windows and right click on the background - select options, go to the appearance tab, select the the font dropdown and see your choices. I believe this will work for your menus. It didn't work for icons or formulas in the formula bar. for the worksheet, go to style under the format menu and redefine the normal style. If you want that as a default, create a Book.xlt and Sheet.xlt templates in the templates directory with those settings. If you don't want to send wide workbooks, then don't fill the screen before you save them. Make them narrower and then save. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote: I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Within the worksheet itself, I assume it is a bad idea to use a larger font, say, 12 or even larger since, if end users view it - and mostly my templates are used by a few end users - it will not be as sharp. Isn't that right? I do get confused about what happens when I send my spreadsheets to someone else, which I almost always do. I assume that, if my screen is wider than theirs, they will not see all that I do unless they use a different resolution. But doesn't almost everyone older - most of my end users are older - use a different resolution anyway? Any thoughts? When I am getting ready to print, I am never sure about whether WYSIWYG. I use a lot of borders within my spreadsheets and sometimes the words seem too wide for the border on my monitor, but may not be on the hard copy. And I don't want them to be too wide on the monitor of my end users either. I know I can use print preview but that also seems to not exactly show everything that prints on hard copy. Are there certain settings that guarantee that the size I see on the screen is how it will print? It even seems to vary by which printer I use. I realize that some of these questions are pretty stupid. If so, the one about the formula bar is the one that is most important. You can ignore the rest! Thanks! Dean |
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Windows desk top, right click, choose properties, then appearance tab.
Just did it and its there. Yes, going through the control panel is the same. If that didn't work then In the same place, hit the advanced button and select menu under ITEM.. Change the settings there for item and font to make them bigger. Change other options as appropriate. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote in message ... I'm not sure what you mean by "go to windows". Is that within EXCEL? If not, is it for windows XP - I tried clicking on the desktop, but these options weren't there? In any event, is this the same as control, display, appearance, then choose font size, either normal, large, or very large? I did try that. Are you saying that there is no way to deal with the size of the characters in the formula bar in EXCEL, other than via resolution changes? Thanks, Tom! D "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Here are some thoughts you might look into - no guarantees: go to windows and right click on the background - select options, go to the appearance tab, select the the font dropdown and see your choices. I believe this will work for your menus. It didn't work for icons or formulas in the formula bar. for the worksheet, go to style under the format menu and redefine the normal style. If you want that as a default, create a Book.xlt and Sheet.xlt templates in the templates directory with those settings. If you don't want to send wide workbooks, then don't fill the screen before you save them. Make them narrower and then save. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote: I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Within the worksheet itself, I assume it is a bad idea to use a larger font, say, 12 or even larger since, if end users view it - and mostly my templates are used by a few end users - it will not be as sharp. Isn't that right? I do get confused about what happens when I send my spreadsheets to someone else, which I almost always do. I assume that, if my screen is wider than theirs, they will not see all that I do unless they use a different resolution. But doesn't almost everyone older - most of my end users are older - use a different resolution anyway? Any thoughts? When I am getting ready to print, I am never sure about whether WYSIWYG. I use a lot of borders within my spreadsheets and sometimes the words seem too wide for the border on my monitor, but may not be on the hard copy. And I don't want them to be too wide on the monitor of my end users either. I know I can use print preview but that also seems to not exactly show everything that prints on hard copy. Are there certain settings that guarantee that the size I see on the screen is how it will print? It even seems to vary by which printer I use. I realize that some of these questions are pretty stupid. If so, the one about the formula bar is the one that is most important. You can ignore the rest! Thanks! Dean |
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Sorry. I am confused by your answer, Tom. Are you confirming that there is
no way to adjust the size of the character in EXCEL's formula bar, other than by changing the resolution? "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Windows desk top, right click, choose properties, then appearance tab. Just did it and its there. Yes, going through the control panel is the same. If that didn't work then In the same place, hit the advanced button and select menu under ITEM.. Change the settings there for item and font to make them bigger. Change other options as appropriate. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote in message ... I'm not sure what you mean by "go to windows". Is that within EXCEL? If not, is it for windows XP - I tried clicking on the desktop, but these options weren't there? In any event, is this the same as control, display, appearance, then choose font size, either normal, large, or very large? I did try that. Are you saying that there is no way to deal with the size of the characters in the formula bar in EXCEL, other than via resolution changes? Thanks, Tom! D "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Here are some thoughts you might look into - no guarantees: go to windows and right click on the background - select options, go to the appearance tab, select the the font dropdown and see your choices. I believe this will work for your menus. It didn't work for icons or formulas in the formula bar. for the worksheet, go to style under the format menu and redefine the normal style. If you want that as a default, create a Book.xlt and Sheet.xlt templates in the templates directory with those settings. If you don't want to send wide workbooks, then don't fill the screen before you save them. Make them narrower and then save. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote: I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Within the worksheet itself, I assume it is a bad idea to use a larger font, say, 12 or even larger since, if end users view it - and mostly my templates are used by a few end users - it will not be as sharp. Isn't that right? I do get confused about what happens when I send my spreadsheets to someone else, which I almost always do. I assume that, if my screen is wider than theirs, they will not see all that I do unless they use a different resolution. But doesn't almost everyone older - most of my end users are older - use a different resolution anyway? Any thoughts? When I am getting ready to print, I am never sure about whether WYSIWYG. I use a lot of borders within my spreadsheets and sometimes the words seem too wide for the border on my monitor, but may not be on the hard copy. And I don't want them to be too wide on the monitor of my end users either. I know I can use print preview but that also seems to not exactly show everything that prints on hard copy. Are there certain settings that guarantee that the size I see on the screen is how it will print? It even seems to vary by which printer I use. I realize that some of these questions are pretty stupid. If so, the one about the formula bar is the one that is most important. You can ignore the rest! Thanks! Dean |
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No, I didn't say anything like that. the term resolution was never entered
in anything I have typed today. You must be thinking of someone else. So NOT in Excel, but in Windows itself:. What I said is that you can change the size of menus in all applications by doing it through the windows control panel = display = appearance tab = Advanced button. Under the item dropdown select Menu. Then increase the font size and also possibly the height of the menu bar itself next to item. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote in message ... Sorry. I am confused by your answer, Tom. Are you confirming that there is no way to adjust the size of the character in EXCEL's formula bar, other than by changing the resolution? "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Windows desk top, right click, choose properties, then appearance tab. Just did it and its there. Yes, going through the control panel is the same. If that didn't work then In the same place, hit the advanced button and select menu under ITEM.. Change the settings there for item and font to make them bigger. Change other options as appropriate. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote in message ... I'm not sure what you mean by "go to windows". Is that within EXCEL? If not, is it for windows XP - I tried clicking on the desktop, but these options weren't there? In any event, is this the same as control, display, appearance, then choose font size, either normal, large, or very large? I did try that. Are you saying that there is no way to deal with the size of the characters in the formula bar in EXCEL, other than via resolution changes? Thanks, Tom! D "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Here are some thoughts you might look into - no guarantees: go to windows and right click on the background - select options, go to the appearance tab, select the the font dropdown and see your choices. I believe this will work for your menus. It didn't work for icons or formulas in the formula bar. for the worksheet, go to style under the format menu and redefine the normal style. If you want that as a default, create a Book.xlt and Sheet.xlt templates in the templates directory with those settings. If you don't want to send wide workbooks, then don't fill the screen before you save them. Make them narrower and then save. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote: I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Within the worksheet itself, I assume it is a bad idea to use a larger font, say, 12 or even larger since, if end users view it - and mostly my templates are used by a few end users - it will not be as sharp. Isn't that right? I do get confused about what happens when I send my spreadsheets to someone else, which I almost always do. I assume that, if my screen is wider than theirs, they will not see all that I do unless they use a different resolution. But doesn't almost everyone older - most of my end users are older - use a different resolution anyway? Any thoughts? When I am getting ready to print, I am never sure about whether WYSIWYG. I use a lot of borders within my spreadsheets and sometimes the words seem too wide for the border on my monitor, but may not be on the hard copy. And I don't want them to be too wide on the monitor of my end users either. I know I can use print preview but that also seems to not exactly show everything that prints on hard copy. Are there certain settings that guarantee that the size I see on the screen is how it will print? It even seems to vary by which printer I use. I realize that some of these questions are pretty stupid. If so, the one about the formula bar is the one that is most important. You can ignore the rest! Thanks! Dean |
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Tools|Options|General Tab| Change the Standard Font Size to something larger (make a note of the existing value(s)--just in case) Then close excel and reopen it. Dean wrote: I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Within the worksheet itself, I assume it is a bad idea to use a larger font, say, 12 or even larger since, if end users view it - and mostly my templates are used by a few end users - it will not be as sharp. Isn't that right? I do get confused about what happens when I send my spreadsheets to someone else, which I almost always do. I assume that, if my screen is wider than theirs, they will not see all that I do unless they use a different resolution. But doesn't almost everyone older - most of my end users are older - use a different resolution anyway? Any thoughts? When I am getting ready to print, I am never sure about whether WYSIWYG. I use a lot of borders within my spreadsheets and sometimes the words seem too wide for the border on my monitor, but may not be on the hard copy. And I don't want them to be too wide on the monitor of my end users either. I know I can use print preview but that also seems to not exactly show everything that prints on hard copy. Are there certain settings that guarantee that the size I see on the screen is how it will print? It even seems to vary by which printer I use. I realize that some of these questions are pretty stupid. If so, the one about the formula bar is the one that is most important. You can ignore the rest! Thanks! Dean -- Dave Peterson |
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Dean -
Display Properties | Appearance allows you to change font size for some global Windows features, but it doesn't seem to affect Excel's formula bar. Display Properties | Appearance | Advanced allows you to change font size for specific items, and some of these items affect Excel's display, so you might want to search for an item that is related to Excel's formula bar (although I suspect your search may be futile). Display Properties | Settings allows you to change resolution, which you want to avoid. Maybe someone will post a solution for changing Excel's formula bar. If not, you might want to consider using Excel's formatting toolbar to increase the font size for a cell temporarily so that it's easy to see, edit the formula in the cell (by pressing F2 if necessary), and then changing the font size back to its original size before sharing the workbook with others. For this approach, a relevant setting is Excel Tools | Options | Edit | Edit directly in cell. - Mike http://www.mikemiddleton.com "Dean" wrote in message ... Sorry. I am confused by your answer, Tom. Are you confirming that there is no way to adjust the size of the character in EXCEL's formula bar, other than by changing the resolution? "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Windows desk top, right click, choose properties, then appearance tab. Just did it and its there. Yes, going through the control panel is the same. If that didn't work then In the same place, hit the advanced button and select menu under ITEM.. Change the settings there for item and font to make them bigger. Change other options as appropriate. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote in message ... I'm not sure what you mean by "go to windows". Is that within EXCEL? If not, is it for windows XP - I tried clicking on the desktop, but these options weren't there? In any event, is this the same as control, display, appearance, then choose font size, either normal, large, or very large? I did try that. Are you saying that there is no way to deal with the size of the characters in the formula bar in EXCEL, other than via resolution changes? Thanks, Tom! D "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Here are some thoughts you might look into - no guarantees: go to windows and right click on the background - select options, go to the appearance tab, select the the font dropdown and see your choices. I believe this will work for your menus. It didn't work for icons or formulas in the formula bar. for the worksheet, go to style under the format menu and redefine the normal style. If you want that as a default, create a Book.xlt and Sheet.xlt templates in the templates directory with those settings. If you don't want to send wide workbooks, then don't fill the screen before you save them. Make them narrower and then save. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote: I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Within the worksheet itself, I assume it is a bad idea to use a larger font, say, 12 or even larger since, if end users view it - and mostly my templates are used by a few end users - it will not be as sharp. Isn't that right? I do get confused about what happens when I send my spreadsheets to someone else, which I almost always do. I assume that, if my screen is wider than theirs, they will not see all that I do unless they use a different resolution. But doesn't almost everyone older - most of my end users are older - use a different resolution anyway? Any thoughts? When I am getting ready to print, I am never sure about whether WYSIWYG. I use a lot of borders within my spreadsheets and sometimes the words seem too wide for the border on my monitor, but may not be on the hard copy. And I don't want them to be too wide on the monitor of my end users either. I know I can use print preview but that also seems to not exactly show everything that prints on hard copy. Are there certain settings that guarantee that the size I see on the screen is how it will print? It even seems to vary by which printer I use. I realize that some of these questions are pretty stupid. If so, the one about the formula bar is the one that is most important. You can ignore the rest! Thanks! Dean |
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On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:21:13 -0800, "Dean" wrote:
I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Perhaps if, instead of editing your formulas in the formula bar, you edited them in the cells, you could use the ZOOM feature to enlarge the worksheet display without changing the font size or screen resolution. Check Zoom under the View menu. --ron |
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Increase font size within my formula bar
Ok, I guess there was some miscommunication. Sorry!
"Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... No, I didn't say anything like that. the term resolution was never entered in anything I have typed today. You must be thinking of someone else. So NOT in Excel, but in Windows itself:. What I said is that you can change the size of menus in all applications by doing it through the windows control panel = display = appearance tab = Advanced button. Under the item dropdown select Menu. Then increase the font size and also possibly the height of the menu bar itself next to item. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote in message ... Sorry. I am confused by your answer, Tom. Are you confirming that there is no way to adjust the size of the character in EXCEL's formula bar, other than by changing the resolution? "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Windows desk top, right click, choose properties, then appearance tab. Just did it and its there. Yes, going through the control panel is the same. If that didn't work then In the same place, hit the advanced button and select menu under ITEM.. Change the settings there for item and font to make them bigger. Change other options as appropriate. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote in message ... I'm not sure what you mean by "go to windows". Is that within EXCEL? If not, is it for windows XP - I tried clicking on the desktop, but these options weren't there? In any event, is this the same as control, display, appearance, then choose font size, either normal, large, or very large? I did try that. Are you saying that there is no way to deal with the size of the characters in the formula bar in EXCEL, other than via resolution changes? Thanks, Tom! D "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Here are some thoughts you might look into - no guarantees: go to windows and right click on the background - select options, go to the appearance tab, select the the font dropdown and see your choices. I believe this will work for your menus. It didn't work for icons or formulas in the formula bar. for the worksheet, go to style under the format menu and redefine the normal style. If you want that as a default, create a Book.xlt and Sheet.xlt templates in the templates directory with those settings. If you don't want to send wide workbooks, then don't fill the screen before you save them. Make them narrower and then save. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote: I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Within the worksheet itself, I assume it is a bad idea to use a larger font, say, 12 or even larger since, if end users view it - and mostly my templates are used by a few end users - it will not be as sharp. Isn't that right? I do get confused about what happens when I send my spreadsheets to someone else, which I almost always do. I assume that, if my screen is wider than theirs, they will not see all that I do unless they use a different resolution. But doesn't almost everyone older - most of my end users are older - use a different resolution anyway? Any thoughts? When I am getting ready to print, I am never sure about whether WYSIWYG. I use a lot of borders within my spreadsheets and sometimes the words seem too wide for the border on my monitor, but may not be on the hard copy. And I don't want them to be too wide on the monitor of my end users either. I know I can use print preview but that also seems to not exactly show everything that prints on hard copy. Are there certain settings that guarantee that the size I see on the screen is how it will print? It even seems to vary by which printer I use. I realize that some of these questions are pretty stupid. If so, the one about the formula bar is the one that is most important. You can ignore the rest! Thanks! Dean |
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Actually, I didn't think to edit inside the cell using F2. And the good
thing about that is if you simply click the dropdown to, say, 150%, then the characters within all the cells will appear really big and I don't think that affects what the end user sees or, if it does, he can easily change it back to whatever he wants. So, short of a solution to make the character size bigger within the formula bar, this is a great suggestion, Mike Thanks! D "Mike Middleton" wrote in message ... Dean - Display Properties | Appearance allows you to change font size for some global Windows features, but it doesn't seem to affect Excel's formula bar. Display Properties | Appearance | Advanced allows you to change font size for specific items, and some of these items affect Excel's display, so you might want to search for an item that is related to Excel's formula bar (although I suspect your search may be futile). Display Properties | Settings allows you to change resolution, which you want to avoid. Maybe someone will post a solution for changing Excel's formula bar. If not, you might want to consider using Excel's formatting toolbar to increase the font size for a cell temporarily so that it's easy to see, edit the formula in the cell (by pressing F2 if necessary), and then changing the font size back to its original size before sharing the workbook with others. For this approach, a relevant setting is Excel Tools | Options | Edit | Edit directly in cell. - Mike http://www.mikemiddleton.com "Dean" wrote in message ... Sorry. I am confused by your answer, Tom. Are you confirming that there is no way to adjust the size of the character in EXCEL's formula bar, other than by changing the resolution? "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Windows desk top, right click, choose properties, then appearance tab. Just did it and its there. Yes, going through the control panel is the same. If that didn't work then In the same place, hit the advanced button and select menu under ITEM.. Change the settings there for item and font to make them bigger. Change other options as appropriate. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote in message ... I'm not sure what you mean by "go to windows". Is that within EXCEL? If not, is it for windows XP - I tried clicking on the desktop, but these options weren't there? In any event, is this the same as control, display, appearance, then choose font size, either normal, large, or very large? I did try that. Are you saying that there is no way to deal with the size of the characters in the formula bar in EXCEL, other than via resolution changes? Thanks, Tom! D "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Here are some thoughts you might look into - no guarantees: go to windows and right click on the background - select options, go to the appearance tab, select the the font dropdown and see your choices. I believe this will work for your menus. It didn't work for icons or formulas in the formula bar. for the worksheet, go to style under the format menu and redefine the normal style. If you want that as a default, create a Book.xlt and Sheet.xlt templates in the templates directory with those settings. If you don't want to send wide workbooks, then don't fill the screen before you save them. Make them narrower and then save. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote: I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Within the worksheet itself, I assume it is a bad idea to use a larger font, say, 12 or even larger since, if end users view it - and mostly my templates are used by a few end users - it will not be as sharp. Isn't that right? I do get confused about what happens when I send my spreadsheets to someone else, which I almost always do. I assume that, if my screen is wider than theirs, they will not see all that I do unless they use a different resolution. But doesn't almost everyone older - most of my end users are older - use a different resolution anyway? Any thoughts? When I am getting ready to print, I am never sure about whether WYSIWYG. I use a lot of borders within my spreadsheets and sometimes the words seem too wide for the border on my monitor, but may not be on the hard copy. And I don't want them to be too wide on the monitor of my end users either. I know I can use print preview but that also seems to not exactly show everything that prints on hard copy. Are there certain settings that guarantee that the size I see on the screen is how it will print? It even seems to vary by which printer I use. I realize that some of these questions are pretty stupid. If so, the one about the formula bar is the one that is most important. You can ignore the rest! Thanks! Dean |
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Oh and, by the way, I found a 20 inch for the same price as the 19 inch wide
screen and am much happier with it. I like the added height a lot more than the extra width. "Dean" wrote in message ... Actually, I didn't think to edit inside the cell using F2. And the good thing about that is if you simply click the dropdown to, say, 150%, then the characters within all the cells will appear really big and I don't think that affects what the end user sees or, if it does, he can easily change it back to whatever he wants. So, short of a solution to make the character size bigger within the formula bar, this is a great suggestion, Mike Thanks! D "Mike Middleton" wrote in message ... Dean - Display Properties | Appearance allows you to change font size for some global Windows features, but it doesn't seem to affect Excel's formula bar. Display Properties | Appearance | Advanced allows you to change font size for specific items, and some of these items affect Excel's display, so you might want to search for an item that is related to Excel's formula bar (although I suspect your search may be futile). Display Properties | Settings allows you to change resolution, which you want to avoid. Maybe someone will post a solution for changing Excel's formula bar. If not, you might want to consider using Excel's formatting toolbar to increase the font size for a cell temporarily so that it's easy to see, edit the formula in the cell (by pressing F2 if necessary), and then changing the font size back to its original size before sharing the workbook with others. For this approach, a relevant setting is Excel Tools | Options | Edit | Edit directly in cell. - Mike http://www.mikemiddleton.com "Dean" wrote in message ... Sorry. I am confused by your answer, Tom. Are you confirming that there is no way to adjust the size of the character in EXCEL's formula bar, other than by changing the resolution? "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Windows desk top, right click, choose properties, then appearance tab. Just did it and its there. Yes, going through the control panel is the same. If that didn't work then In the same place, hit the advanced button and select menu under ITEM.. Change the settings there for item and font to make them bigger. Change other options as appropriate. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote in message ... I'm not sure what you mean by "go to windows". Is that within EXCEL? If not, is it for windows XP - I tried clicking on the desktop, but these options weren't there? In any event, is this the same as control, display, appearance, then choose font size, either normal, large, or very large? I did try that. Are you saying that there is no way to deal with the size of the characters in the formula bar in EXCEL, other than via resolution changes? Thanks, Tom! D "Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ... Here are some thoughts you might look into - no guarantees: go to windows and right click on the background - select options, go to the appearance tab, select the the font dropdown and see your choices. I believe this will work for your menus. It didn't work for icons or formulas in the formula bar. for the worksheet, go to style under the format menu and redefine the normal style. If you want that as a default, create a Book.xlt and Sheet.xlt templates in the templates directory with those settings. If you don't want to send wide workbooks, then don't fill the screen before you save them. Make them narrower and then save. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dean" wrote: I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Within the worksheet itself, I assume it is a bad idea to use a larger font, say, 12 or even larger since, if end users view it - and mostly my templates are used by a few end users - it will not be as sharp. Isn't that right? I do get confused about what happens when I send my spreadsheets to someone else, which I almost always do. I assume that, if my screen is wider than theirs, they will not see all that I do unless they use a different resolution. But doesn't almost everyone older - most of my end users are older - use a different resolution anyway? Any thoughts? When I am getting ready to print, I am never sure about whether WYSIWYG. I use a lot of borders within my spreadsheets and sometimes the words seem too wide for the border on my monitor, but may not be on the hard copy. And I don't want them to be too wide on the monitor of my end users either. I know I can use print preview but that also seems to not exactly show everything that prints on hard copy. Are there certain settings that guarantee that the size I see on the screen is how it will print? It even seems to vary by which printer I use. I realize that some of these questions are pretty stupid. If so, the one about the formula bar is the one that is most important. You can ignore the rest! Thanks! Dean |
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I missed your post when I replied to Mike. I noticed this, too. It is a
big help. I think I already have a zoom drop down which I use often, so it is easy for me. Thanks! Dean "Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message ... On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:21:13 -0800, "Dean" wrote: I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Perhaps if, instead of editing your formulas in the formula bar, you edited them in the cells, you could use the ZOOM feature to enlarge the worksheet display without changing the font size or screen resolution. Check Zoom under the View menu. --ron |
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Wow, that seems to work perfectly though I'm not sure I understand why!
I can set that font size to 14, for example, and the formula bar character size is very big. Obviously, new files end up starting with a bigger font, but I can work around that. I seldom create brand new files but rather enhance or edit old ones. What amazes me is that your solution makes the formula bar big but doesn't seem to affect anything else within the files I've already created. Even if I enter data in a new cell, it seems to keep the font size I already set up for the whole sheet. Even if I insert a new sheet in the existing file, it still seems to keep the small font I want. I am surprised this works like that. Thanks! Dean "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Maybe... Tools|Options|General Tab| Change the Standard Font Size to something larger (make a note of the existing value(s)--just in case) Then close excel and reopen it. Dean wrote: I finally replaced my old CRT style monitor whose brightness had gotten really bad with a 19" flat panel. I didn't realize until I'd gotten it home that it is a widescreen one and am not sure if that is good or bad - any thoughts, given that most of what I create is delivered to end users who may not have widescreens?. I am older and often need reading glasses though, by sitting aways from my monitor and playing with settings, I can usually avoid using them. I actually prefer the 800 by 600 display resolution but, on the new monitor, I really notice some fuzziness in the characters! Since 95% of what I do is in EXCEL, I have a few questions to ask this forum: The monitor recommended 1140 by 900 resolution and I am trying to adapt to that, since it seems to create the sharpest characters, albeit small ones. I program hairy equations in EXCEL and spend most of my time editing equations in the formula bar. Though I can easily change the size of the EXCEL display to suit my tastes, I don't seem to be able to increase the size of the characters within the formula bar which are too small to read comfortably - is there a way to do that, short of resetting the display resolution via the control panel? Within the worksheet itself, I assume it is a bad idea to use a larger font, say, 12 or even larger since, if end users view it - and mostly my templates are used by a few end users - it will not be as sharp. Isn't that right? I do get confused about what happens when I send my spreadsheets to someone else, which I almost always do. I assume that, if my screen is wider than theirs, they will not see all that I do unless they use a different resolution. But doesn't almost everyone older - most of my end users are older - use a different resolution anyway? Any thoughts? When I am getting ready to print, I am never sure about whether WYSIWYG. I use a lot of borders within my spreadsheets and sometimes the words seem too wide for the border on my monitor, but may not be on the hard copy. And I don't want them to be too wide on the monitor of my end users either. I know I can use print preview but that also seems to not exactly show everything that prints on hard copy. Are there certain settings that guarantee that the size I see on the screen is how it will print? It even seems to vary by which printer I use. I realize that some of these questions are pretty stupid. If so, the one about the formula bar is the one that is most important. You can ignore the rest! Thanks! Dean -- Dave Peterson |
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