Making MS Access bigger

Question

How can I make MS Access bigger?  I have Office 2010, if that makes any difference. 

I have resized my whole computer but Access does not use those font sizes or box sizes.  It's tiny.  I would love to change the size of all of it, and choose a different font. 

The magnifier in the Ease of Access center does not really work on this.  I need to work in it, not just read a tiny corner of it.

Answer 1

Ha!  I work with a small non-profit that has pretty close to no budget for tech stuff.  I work in both income-receiving departments (income we've earned through our services and donations) and know that the funds just plain aren't there.

I am happy to have MS Office 2010.  A couple weeks ago, I was still using MS Office 2003 on two of my three computers.  It's now only on one of them.  If I was looking to upgrade, my question would have been different.  As it is, I asked what I currently need to know: how do I make Access bigger in MS Office 2010.  That's what I really need help with.

Answer 2

It depends on the question.  If it's how to resize the application itself, or is it how to resize the form/reports that you create?

If it is the latter, see http://www.devhut.net/2017/09/08/access-form-resizing-based-on-screen-resolution/ for a variety of possible solutions.

Answer 3

Office is quite affordable for qualifying non-profits: https://www.techsoup.org/products/office-standard--LS-48332--

That said, if we stick with A2010 for a moment, you need to redesign your forms to use larger fonts.

Or you could buy this: http://www.fmsinc.com/MicrosoftAccess/controls/components/form-resizer/index.html

Or this one: http://www.peterssoftware.com/ss.htm

If you ask nicely, maybe they'll give you a discount.

Answer 4

The somewhat recent use of what's called "high DPI = dots per inch" devices caused many software products to rethink how to deal with them. Access is no different. You're doing yourself no favors using a version from 8 years ago, but even the latest version is still struggling but is at least making an attempt. A2010 will never be fixed.