Fonts & Thumbnails are tiny

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Fonts & Thumbnails are tiny

Hey guys, when uploading photos to Facebook (for example) the folder with its thumbnails is absolutely tiny and I can barely see what photos I want to select. I have tried using command + which doesn't do anything. I can't see any options in the window to increase the thumbnail size either... I can of course do all of this when just browsing through Finder but not when uploading to Facebook etc.

I have the same issue when composing and email. The writing is tiny! All I want to do is zoom in on the window and not literally change the font size. Cannot see any options to zoom in...

Would appreciate any help with this! Thanks

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Nov 2, 2025 8:05 AM

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Answer 1

dialabrain

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Nov 2, 2025 8:07 AM in response to MJT78

Try command+scroll. It will zoom the entire window.

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dialabrain

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Nov 2, 2025 10:16 PM in response to dialabrain

FWIW, the panel in Sequoia is slightly different. Open System Settings > Accessibility > Zoom.

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den.thed

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Nov 2, 2025 8:48 AM in response to MJT78

Personally I think everything on a 13" MacBook Air display is tiny...

When using the MacBook Air at home or in the office, consider using an external display.

see > Use an external display with your MacBook Air - Apple Support

On the fly, another option is to slightly lower the MacBook Air's Display Resolution.

see > Change your Mac display’s resolution - Apple Support

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den.thed

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Nov 3, 2025 7:44 AM in response to MJT78

MJT78 wrote:

Even on my large 27" iMac the font is tiny. But that wasn't the question. How do you zoom in on the screen so you can read what you are composing on email?

Go to Mail > Settings... > Fonts & Colors > set Message list font: & Message font: up to 13 or 14.

When Composing a Mail message > set the Font size up to 13, 14 or 15.

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dialabrain

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Nov 2, 2025 10:07 PM in response to MJT78

In System Settings, type zoom in the search window, check your settings.

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MJT78 Author

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Nov 2, 2025 9:43 PM in response to dialabrain

Do you mean the scroll button on the mouse? If so, it doesn't do anything to the screen using the command button...

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MJT78 Author

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Nov 2, 2025 9:44 PM in response to den.thed

Even on my large 27" iMac the font is tiny. But that wasn't the question. How do you zoom in on the screen so you can read what you are composing on email?

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