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Font size on desktop menu bar in Big Sur

Can the font size be increased in the menu bar of macOS Big Sur ?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 17, 2020 3:03 PM

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Posted on Dec 19, 2020 5:45 PM

Found a way to solve this problem.


There IS a way to increase the size of those itty, bitty icons in the top menu bar, as well as the size of fonts on the display screen.


Finder > System Preferences > Display > Resolution > Scaled > Choose one of the five different screen resolutions.


As it was set up after installing Big Sur, the Resolution is set to Default.


Change that to one of the other Scaled settings, and the problem is solved.


This setting will result in everything taking up more space on your screen, but it may be a necessary trade-off for those of us who need visual accommodations.



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Dec 19, 2020 5:45 PM in response to MontecitoMac

Found a way to solve this problem.


There IS a way to increase the size of those itty, bitty icons in the top menu bar, as well as the size of fonts on the display screen.


Finder > System Preferences > Display > Resolution > Scaled > Choose one of the five different screen resolutions.


As it was set up after installing Big Sur, the Resolution is set to Default.


Change that to one of the other Scaled settings, and the problem is solved.


This setting will result in everything taking up more space on your screen, but it may be a necessary trade-off for those of us who need visual accommodations.



Font size on desktop menu bar in Big Sur

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