Red/yellow/green dots

Is it possible to enlarge the red/yellow/green dots in the top left corner? Have a customer who is sight impaired. Got the cursor arrow bigger but she has trouble navigating over the dots - they seem pretty tiny when the user is 94. Thanks!

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Jun 16, 2016 12:13 PM

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Jun 17, 2016 10:47 AM in response to awwhite975

Hi awwhite975,


I understand that you would like to resize the close User uploaded file, minimize User uploaded file, or maximize User uploaded file a window buttons across all the applications on your customer's Mac. I can give a few suggestions to help you out.


First, I would look to see if they are using a Retina Display Mac. If they are, then you should see something like the images below when you go to System Preferences > Displays.
User uploaded file User uploaded file


As you can see, you will have the option to enlarge the text, as well as those buttons. Take a look at the first article below that speaks to using a Retina Display.


Using a Retina display
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202471


Now, if they are not using a Retina Mac, then you can simply just change the resolution to a different scaling. This will make everything not look as sharp, but will accomplish what you are looking for. This is located in the same place, System Preferences > Displays and you will see an option for Scaled. Then it would be a matter of choosing the resolution that suites your client.


OS X Yosemite: Adjust your display’s resolution
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19043​


The last thing you can do is enable Zoom for your customer. This can either create a small window that will zoom around the cursor so they can click one of the buttons. Take a look at the next article to go over those types of Accessibility features on a Mac.


OS X Mavericks: Use accessibility features
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH14322


Have a great day!

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