I purchased a 13" Macbook Air today and the fonts on the task bar and menu bar are much too small. I have changed the resolution to 1280x800 and they are too small and 1024x640 is too large (make web pages difficult to view. Help! Thanks
Those are system fonts and cannot be changed. You can make some OS X fonts using a third-party utility, TinkerTool 5.2. But it cannot change the menubar fonts.
Thanks for the response! Apple really has me upset right now! Guess I'll have to use the 1024x640. Not a happy camper! These laptops are not cheap and Apple needs to address these issues. Thanks!
It isn't an issue. It's been that way since they came out with the first notebook computer. If this was so critical to your decision then why did you not check it out at an Apple Store first? When you buy sight unseen, then any problems you encounter not due to factory defects are your problems.
You can try zooming the higher resolution scheme or look at what's available to you in Accessibility preferences.
Try changing the contrast.
Open System Preferences > Display then move the Enhance Contrast slider between Normal and Maximum.
I contacted Apple support and they resolved the issue.
Thanks Carolyn!
How do I increase font size on the menu bar and task bar
