User guide

•ForWindows8.1:Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythe
charmsandclickSearch.Then,typeSpeechRecognitionintothesearchfield.Inthelistofresults,
clickSpeechRecognition.
FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureSpeechRecognition,seetheWindowsHelpand
Supportinformationsystem.
Customizabletextsize
Dependingonyourpreference,youcanchangeonlythetextsizeinsteadofchangingthesizeofeverything
onthedesktop.Tochangethetextsize,openControlPanelandclickAppearancesandPersonalization➙
Display.Then,gotoChangeonlythetextsizeandsetatextsizethatmeetsyourneeds.
Magnifier
YourcomputerisequippedwiththeMicrosoftMagnifiertohelpvisuallyimpairedpeopleusethecomputer
morecomfortably.Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargespartorallofyourscreensothatyoucanseethe
wordsandimagesbetter.MagnifierispartoftheEaseofAccessCenter.
ToopenMagnifier,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbutton,clickAllPrograms➙Accessories➙EaseofAccess,and
thenclickMagnifier.
•ForWindows8.1:ClicktheSearchicononthetop-rightcorneroftheStartscreenandthentypeMagnier
intothedisplayedsearchbox.Ifyouareusingakeyboard,youcanjuststarttypingontheStartscreenand
thenthesearchboxandsearchresultsaredisplayedautomatically.Inthelistofresults,clickMagnifier.
FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureMagnifier,seetheWindowsHelpandSupport
informationsystem.
Note:Fortouch-screencomputermodels,youalsocanzoominandzoomoutbyusingtouchgestures
insteadofthekeyboard.See“Zoom”onpage44
.
Zoom
Youcanusethezoomfeaturetoenlargeorreducethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.
•Fromthekeyboard:
–Zoomin:PresstheWindowslogokey+theplus-signkey(+)toenlargethesizeoftext,pictures,
maps,orotherobjects.
–Zoomout:PresstheWindowslogokey+theminus-sign(-)keytoreducethesizeoftext,pictures,
maps,orotherobjects.
•Fromthetouchscreen:
–Zoomin:Movetwofingersfartherapartonthetouchscreentoenlargethesizeoftext,pictures,
maps,orotherobjects.
–Zoomout:Movetwofingersclosertogetheronthetouchscreentoreducethesizeoftext,pictures,
maps,orotherobjects.
Screenresolution
Youcanmakeyourdocumentseasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyourcomputer.Toadjust
thescreenresolution,rightclickanywhereonthedesktop,clickScreenresolution,andthenadjustthe
settingsasyouprefer.
Note:Settingtoolowofaresolutionmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.
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