You can make the fonts clearer as well.
Go to the site below and you can select what is easier on your eyes.
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypeInfo.mspx
Click on "ClearType Web interface "
"Barbara" <dbprejean.DeleteThis@cox.net> wrote in message
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> My husband and I have a hard time reading material and
> messages with our new Wndows XP....Any suggestions for
> increasing the size of the lettering on web pages?
>