Can't use colors in xp excel nor change the font color. I changed a setting and now besides this problem, web pages options are often boxes with no words. Tried to brighten screen colors. Also, sleep and hibernate are gone as options. Thanks

Click File > Options > General. Change the default font in "When creating new workbooks"

If you have a Yahoo! account, you can change the appearance of your messages.
For example, you can change font color or size.

If the default font size for Yahoo! is too small or too large, there are two ways to change the font size.

You can change the font size while composing a message or you can change your settings and change the font size for all messages.

Click "New" to compose a message and click "Rich Text" beside the "Subject" line to show font options.

The appearance bar will open in your e-mail message; you can change font color and size here.
Highlight the text you want to change the font size.
Change Font Size in a Yahoo! Mail Message
Look to the font options toolbar above the e-mail message and click the arrow beside "12," the default font size.

A drop-down list will open with the available font sizes.
Select a different font size from the drop-down list.

The font size of the selected text will change.

Change Font Size Permanently in Yahoo! Mail


Sign in to your Yahoo! Mail account and click "Options" located at the top, right corner of the window.


Select "More Options" from the drop-down list. The Options page will open.

You can change your signature or message settings here. Select "General" from the list of options and look to the section marked "Plain text font."


Click the arrow beside "12," the default font size and select a different font size from the drop-down list.


Click "Save Changes" to save the new font size.

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You can easily change the appearance of outgoing email messages in Hotmail by changing the , style and color of the typeface (font). For incoming messages, you can change the display options including the number of messages per page, line width, message headers and Internet content. Use Rich-Text formatting in messages to change the of fonts, the color and the style and add background color and emoticons. Click the "Mail" tab, click "New" to compose a new message and then click "Tools." Check Rich-Text Editor "ON." If the icons are visible in the tool box in your New Mail page, and the dropdown menu says Rich-Text Editor OFF, then Rich-Text Editor is already on. Click on the "Font Size" icon in the "New" or "Reply" box before you write your email. Choose from a tiny to a very large font . Change the appearance of the type by clicking on "Font Style." Choose from serif, sans serif or a "handwriting" style. Change the appearance of incoming messages by clicking on "Options" in the upper right hand corner. On the left side of the page, click "Mail." Click on "Mail Display Settings" to change the number of messages it shows and to adjust other options. Hope this helps.

If you have a mouse with a wheel and are using any of the below browsers, you can quickly and easily increase and decrease the size of your fonts in your browser by holding down the Ctrl key, and while continuing to hold down the key, move the mouse wheel up or down.

For Internet Explorer:

To increase, decrease, or change the default font in Microsoft Internet Explorer, follow the below steps.

1. Open Microsoft Internet Explorer.
2. Click Tools.
3. Click Internet Options.
4. Within the Internet Options window, click the Fonts button at the bottom of the General tab.
5. Within the fonts window you can adjust the default font used in Internet Explorer. If you need additional font options, you can adjust how fonts are used by clicking the Accessibility button in the General tab.

Note: Microsoft Internet Explorer also supports the tip mentioned at the beginning.

For Mozilla Firefox:

To increase, decrease, or change the default font in Mozilla Firefox, follow the below steps.

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Click Tools.
3. Click Options.
4. Within the Options window, click the Content button.
5. Within the content section you will be able to specify the default font type as well as the font size. In addition to being able to change these two settings, you can also click the Advanced button and get many more settings, such as the resolution and the minimum font size to use.

Note: Mozilla Firefox also supports the tip mentioned at the beginning.

For Netscape:

1. Open Netscape.
2. Click Tools.
3. Click Options.
4. Within the Options window, click the Fonts & Colors button.
5. Once within the Fonts & Colors window you can adjust the different fonts including, the colors, resolution, and minimum font size.

Note: Opera also supports the tip mentioned at the beginning.

For Opera:

1. Open Opera.
2. Click Tools.
3. Click Preferences.
4. Within the Preferences window, click the Web pages tab.
5. Once in the Web pages tab you will be able to adjust the fonts used. If you need more settings to adjust your fonts or font size, click the Advanced tab and click the Fonts option for several dozen additional changes that can be made to the fonts.

Note: Opera also supports the tip mentioned at the beginning.

Hi,
For Windows XP : Right Click on Desktop--> Properties--> Appearance--> Font Size, here you can able to change the size.

For Windows Vista :

1. Right-click the Desktop background, and click Personalize .
2. If a "Window Color and Appearance" window opens, click Open classic appearance properties for more color options . The Appearance Settings window opens.
3. Click Advanced . The Advanced Appearance window opens.
4. Advanced Appearance window showing icon font size settings.

Select the required font and press OK. For Windows 7: Please click on the below link to view how to change the font in Windows 7. Change Font Settings . Please let me know the status. Thanks for posting to FixYa.

Yahoo! Messenger allows you to personalize your font settings by changing the default font and color for text that appears in your instant messages.
To change the default font settings:

1. Click the Messenger menu and select Preferences. The Yahoo! Messenger Preferences window will open.
2. Under Category, click Appearance. The Appearance options will display at the right.
3. Click Change Fonts & Colors. The Message Text Style window will open.
4. Change the settings for the font, font style, font size, and font color.
5. Once you have them the way you like, click Use Default, to set them as your default font settings. (Click Cancel if you don't want to use these settings.)
6. Click OK. You'll be returned to the Yahoo! Messenger Preferences window.
   • Note: Click the checkbox option for Always use my fonts and colors if you want to only see your font settings. (Your font settings will override your friends' font settings and you'll just see yours.)
7. Click Apply, then click OK.

You cant change the font on a webpage you are viewing. It is set when the website is created. If a font is difficult to read, you can zoom in on it using the zoom in the bottom right hand corner of Internet Explorer, or by going to the View tab at the top, going down to Zoom and altering it from there

In outlook express and internet explorer use the view button on menu bar to change the text size.

Override website font and color settings Go to -Internet Options
-General
-Fonts
If you want to have the fonts and colors you specify in Internet Explorer to be used for all websites, regardless of the fonts that have been set by the website designer, follow these steps.

1. In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
2. On the General tab, click Accessibility.
3. Select the Ignore colors specified on webpages, Ignore font styles specified on webpages, and Ignore font sizes specified on webpages check boxes, and then click OK twice.

CAUSE loadTOCNode(1, 'cause'); This behavior can occur if either of the following conditions exists: • Microsoft Internet Explorer is configured to ignore specified formatting features in the Accessibility dialog box. • Outlook Express is configured to use plain text.

RESOLUTION
loadTOCNode(1, 'resolution'); To change the format of the text when you compose a message, use one of the following methods:
Turn off the Accessibility Settings loadTOCNode(2, 'resolution'); To turn off the Accessibility settings, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Internet or Internet Settings. 2. On the General tab, click Accessibility. 3. Click the following check boxes as necessary to clear them: • Ignore colors specified on Web pages • Ignore font styles specified on Web pages • Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages 4. Click OK. 5. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Change the Sending Format loadTOCNode(2, 'resolution'); Change the sending format to Rich Text (HTML). To do so, follow these steps: 1. In Outlook Express, click Options on the Tools menu. 2. Click the Send tab, and then click HTML under Mail Sending Format. 3. Click OK. 4. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.