I am very frustrated with my new M4 MacBook pro. It is very hard to read the incredibly small text on the system windows. I have done the accessibility>displays>increase font size routine but this doesn't effect the windows like the one I have attached here. Is there any way to fix this? BTW it looks large as an attachment here but is something like 6 pt on my screen.
Thanks
You'd need to increase the display setting in System Settings > Displays to choose a larger text size. (The word "text size" is a bit of a misnomer, as the setting changes the screen resolution.)
You could also click the Advanced button in System Settings > Displays and turn on "Show resolutions as list" to see and select a screen resolution you prefer.
You'd need to increase the display setting in System Settings > Displays to choose a larger text size. (The word "text size" is a bit of a misnomer, as the setting changes the screen resolution.)
You could also click the Advanced button in System Settings > Displays and turn on "Show resolutions as list" to see and select a screen resolution you prefer.
System Settings > displays > ...
see SCALED there? Choose Scaled.
... then select a setting that makes the TEXT more readable:
NOT a manual lower resolution -- that does something completely different and not optimal.
<< (The word "text size" is a bit of a misnomer, as the setting changes the screen resolution.). >>
I strongly disagree with your technical assessment.
Changing SCALED text sizes leaves the inherent resolution of your display at its maximum, natural resolution.
Instead of changing the resolution, when Scaled is selected, TEXT (only) is drawn into an off-screen buffer at a multiple of the 'natural' size, such as 4x the original. Then text is Scaled (with anti-aliasing) back into the 'live' display buffer at a smaller "looks like" size. This intelligent scaling reduces the overall size back to 'normal', while maintaining crisp edges without artifacts like stair-stepping along diagonal edges of characters.
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<< You could also click the Advanced button in System Settings > Displays and turn on "Show resolutions as list" to see and select a screen resolution you prefer. >>
Brute-force reducing the screen resolution is a blunt instrument by comparison. Reducing the screen resolution throws away the nuanced, crisp display of text that is possible through full natural resolution plus Scaling.
Apple has not helped Users to understand this process, and its terminology has vacillated back and forth on what is reported as 'actual' resolution and 'looks like' resolution.
<< I was able to change the font size in the area you outlined in red. >>
Then you were able to make changes to the scaled resolution.
Thanks but my Displays window does not have the "scaled" option. The options on your attachment are different than my laptop which is running Sequoia. I was able to change the font size in the area you outlined in red.
System window text too small on M4 MacBook Pro
