Using Large Toolbar Buttons

Summary: Having trouble seeing the icons used on the various Word toolbars? You can make the tools larger (and easier to see) by using the steps in this tip. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)

Let's face it—for those of us getting to the bifocal age, the toolbar buttons are sometimes a bit too small. In fact, it is sometimes downright impossible to tell exactly what that is on an icon! (Is that a chain link or a sausage beneath that ball?) This problem seems particularly acute when working with a monitor set to a high resolution.

Fortunately, if you use a version of Word prior to Word 2007 you can make the toolbars appear a bit larger. Just follow these steps:

Choose the Customize option from the Tools menu. Word displays the Customize dialog box.
Click on the Options tab. (Click here to see a related figure.)
Make sure the Large Icons option is selected.
Click on Close.

Notice how the toolbar buttons now seem huge—but you can at least see them! This change doesn't affect just Word, but any Microsoft Office program you have installed on your system.

Tip #1881 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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