Is there a way to increase the font size for the Finder Menu Bar and also for Folder Filelists? They both seem a bit small. Perhaps the high resolution screen. Or my eyes. Thanks.
iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.5
Just to add, you can increase the size of the Menu Bar slightly by choosing "Large" from System Preferences > Accessibiliy > Display.
If that's not enough, you would have to change the screen resolution in System Preferences > Displays. Click "Scaled". Or, consider computer reading glasses.
Just to add, you can increase the size of the Menu Bar slightly by choosing "Large" from System Preferences > Accessibiliy > Display.
If that's not enough, you would have to change the screen resolution in System Preferences > Displays. Click "Scaled". Or, consider computer reading glasses.
The folder file lists can be changed up to 16 pt in the View ➙ Show View Options for each existing folder:
This will have to be done for each existing folder. However, if you click on the "Users Defaults" button any new folders will have those settings.
I have the same complaint as you regarding the Menu bar. I've done what Dialabrain has suggested but also have gone to the Dark Mode and set The System/Accessability/Display preference pane as shown below.
I also use the Dark Reader extension in Safari so that i'm looking at black pages with white text. It's helped me to see the menu bar, menus and files names better.
Old Toad wrote:
The folder file lists can be changed up to 16 pt in the View ➙ Show View Options for each existing folder:
Thankfully I don't have to change each folder when adjusting the text size after pressing ⌘J
This works like a champ... except (you knew there would be an "except", right?) as far as I can tell, it only changes the folder you are currently in. That doesn't help with the other 100-200 folders I have. It seems like it would be logical to be able to change the "default font size" for ALL folders and then override individually (if necessary) with Control+J. Or am I missing something? (As usual).
Thanks again.
First: To both 'dialabrain' and 'old toad' and anyone else who read my 'question'. I'm sorry that I posted what I stupidly thought might be 'a' question about a single aspect of the operating system when now it is obvious it is two and should have been posted as two questions. Duh!
Second: Thanks to both of you for the 'Finder Menu Bar' enlargement pointers. It does the job.
Third: Ditto on the 'Folder Filelist' instructions. I have the size set to 14 which works great for my eyes and my wife's eyes (it's her computer… I'm just the SysProg… and obviously not that good at it.) It still seems to only apply to the folder it is directly applied to and all subsequent folders created afterwards. But I can live with it. I have taken enough of both of your time.
Thanks again! Have a great day!
It is a global setting, for me anyway…
12 pt.
16 pt.
You can increase the Finder list size. While in the Finder, press Command + J, change Text Size: up to 16 points.
I don't understand what Apple is thinking but thanks for your Reply. The Menu Bar is now "slightly" larger and that does help.
You're welcome.
That's changed since I've used the Change All button, a couple of systems ago. Thanks for the feedback.
You're welcome. I did post some screen shots, trying to show the setting is global. Didn't work. 😎
'Change All' button?
You're welcome. FWIW, I don't know why it didn't change all your folders. It did mine, as the screen shots I posted attempted to show.
OS 10.6 to OS 11.5: Finder Menu Bar and Folder Filelist Font Size
