You wanted larger fonts, voila!

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April 9, 2008 on 1:00 am |

Hi everyone,

I spend a lot of time in front of the computer and sometimes my eyes get tired. It’s even worse when I have to strain to read something on my screen. I’m not alone – lots of people were giving us similar feedback. In response, My Yahoo! has launched a new Font Size feature.

Increasing the font size on your screen is now an option in the personalization menu. Just click the Personalize this Page button and select ‘Large Fonts’ from the drop down menu. One click and your font goes up a size!

Before…

Now with larger fonts…

Ahhhh….My Yahoo!, my eyes thank you!

Sarah Sikowitz, Yahoo! Marketing

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  1. What a great idea! Especially for those of us who woke up one morning to find all the fonts in the world shrank overnight, LOL>

    Comment by Meg — April 9, 2008 #

  2. What a great Idea. I sometimes suffer from Tired sore Eyes after spending Hours at the Computer, and my Eyes get Blurred.I usually stop when this Happens as the Computer is just a Hobby and not needed for Work.

    Comment by John Power — April 10, 2008 #

  3. There is no difference between standard fonts and large fonts. I have use the settings more than once and the fonts are the same! What gives?

    Comment by Jeff Stewart — April 11, 2008 #

  4. Great idea but I would love to be able to set my own font and size like you could with the old my yahoo!

    Comment by Erica — April 11, 2008 #

  5. What is the advantage of this feature over using the browser’s built in ability to change font sizes?

    Comment by Matt Seitz — April 11, 2008 #

  6. That is very helpful. I’d love to say that small fonts are hard on my eyes because I’m getting old, but it’s more likely that I spend too much time reading blogs. :)

    Comment by Jennifer (Et Tu?) — April 11, 2008 #

  7. erica?how can that happen?icouldnt
    but id change the font type in the personalize thing for sure
    and Matt S. is right

    Comment by Desiree — April 13, 2008 #

  8. Thank you!

    Comment by DebiS — April 15, 2008 #

  9. i read your article on the creating a new font system for yahoo. i think its a great idea. i even tried on my own and it works wonders! thanx you!

    Comment by chelsea rosenberg — April 17, 2008 #

  10. Thank you very much. I always wanted the fonts enlarged but didn’t know how to.

    Comment by Mary Gumbs — April 17, 2008 #

  11. When I print an e-mail it is in very little font. I tried doing what it said above but it only changed the font on my screen. I want to change the font on my printed document.

    Comment by Joan Wilhelm — April 22, 2008 #

  12. How about changing the font size on incoming emails in Yahoo! Mail Classic. Some of the lines are too small for my old eyes to be able to see them without moving closer to the screen. The contrast of normal size to the small size seems to make it even more difficult to read.

    Comment by SteveR — June 3, 2008 #

  13. Its preety good if you do some changes in font size. Many times it is very difficult of select the exact word. Rest of the thngs are best.
    Thanks

    Comment by Mobile blog — June 18, 2008 #

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