Is there a way to increase the size of textedit text on the screen without increasing the font size? (as can be done in WORD for MAC)

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Is there a way to increase the size of textedit text on the screen without increasing the font size? (as can be done in WORD for MAC)

In Microsoft Office for Mac WORD I can make text appear larger on the monitor screen without increasing the font size for printing purposes. I have not been able to figure out if/how this can be done in TextEdit. In TextEdit, if I set the font size to between 10 and 12, the text appears very small on the screen. But if I increase the font size, the font size will be way too large when I print such a document.

Mac mini (Early 2009), Windows Vista, This problem is on my PC

Posted on Jun 9, 2012 8:02 PM

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steve359

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Jun 9, 2012 8:05 PM in response to gprpl

I regularly use screen zoom to make a particular image larger (the word "familiar" can be hard to read at normal size in my 1680x1050 15 in MBP).

"System Preferences > Universal Access" will those options.

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gprpl Author

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Jun 9, 2012 8:20 PM in response to steve359

Thank you very much for your prompt reply and suggestion.

Actually after I posted my question, I saw link to Text Edit viewable font, which pointed out the small up and down arrows in the lower right corner of the Text Edit screen.

However, it is also good to keep in mind the Universal Access options.

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steve359

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Jun 9, 2012 8:22 PM in response to gprpl

Good luck.

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