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Your Eyes Will Thank You: Turn On Larger Type

Here’s a party trick that will delight anyone over a certain age. Show them how to turn on larger type on their iPhone. My eyes got used to this adjustment quickly and never looked back.

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How to Turn On Larger Type

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  • First open Settings
  • Click “General”
  • Click “Accessibility”
  • Click “Larger Type”
  • Turn on “Larger Dynamic Type”
  • Drag the slider to desired font size

Good to Know

This setting works on the iPad as well. You may also note that there is another option in the Settings -> General menu called “Text Size”. I’m not sure how the two options influence each other, so you might need to play with it a little.

2 Comments

  1. Carolyn

    11/20/2013 at 1:25 pm

    Brilliant , as a 50 year old technophobe this was really helpful and so easy to do , I can now see what I’m texting ! Thankyou

    1. Samantha

      11/20/2013 at 2:44 pm

      You’re very welcome, thanks for writing in! My mother-in-law was tickled pink when I did this to her phone, so I hoped others would like this too.

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