Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
  • Lesson 12. Printing
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment
    • Creating Shortcuts
    • Arranging Icons
    • Choosing Colors and Backgrounds
    • Changing Fonts
    • Customizing the Taskbar
    • Changing the Time or Date
    • Creating Custom Toolbars

Changing Fonts

To change the size, color, and font of the screen text:

1. Choose Settings, Control Panel from the Start menu and then double-click Display, or right-click the desktop and choose Properties from the pop-up menu.
2. Select the Appearance tab (see Figure 20.5).
   

   Figure 20.5 You must select a text-related item for the font choices to be available. Here, we select Message Box in the Item drop-down menu.

3. From the Item drop-down list, select the item for which you want to adjust the text, such as Active Title Bar, Icon, Inactive Title Bar, Menu, Message Box, Palette Title, Selected Items, or ToolTip. Unless you pick one of these items, the font choices will not be available.
4. Select the font you want to use from the Font drop-down list, the point size from the Size drop-down list, and the color of the text from the Color list (color is not available for all items). Click the B button for boldface and the I button for italic.
5. Click Apply to see how the desktop will look.
6. Click OK to accept your choice and close the dialog box.

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