Is there any way to make font larger to view on screen? It is so small I can barely read it!!

Roslyn_9745732

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John Graetz

Surprise, surprise!  Whilst you are close to the mark, Shaz, some time ago I discovered a little trick which can change the display size, rather than just the font size, and, do this exclusively for Reckon.  It might take a little bit of playing around, but I have successfully changed my display size which in turn changes the size of everything, just for Reckon.  Here is how you can do it:
1.  Click on ?Launch Accounts 2019 R2?
2.  ???Whilst ?Connecting? is carrying on in the background, click ?Ctrl+ ?( I would suggest initially doing this only twice to ensure that your display does not get too large).
3.  Your display will now be larger than it was before.  You can only do this whilst ?Connecting? is occurring.
4.  I have found that this expanded display size remains for the next time that you log into Hosted.  Note:  I did this initially using Chrome.  Furthermore, this same setting or larger display size, then appears to apply when using the Opera Browser and the Microsoft Edge browser and probably the Internet Explorer browser as well.  It may not come across for Firefox.  However, if it doesn't automatically come across to another browser (after setting up the display size in an earlier browser), it is simply a case of going through steps 1 and 2 above for the specific browser and the setting should still be there for that browser the next time that you log in.
A couple of things to note.  The above will work very well if you have a larger desktop monitor that you are using.  However, if using a Notebook computer, or a smaller desktop monitor, some reports might scroll off to the right hand side.  I have set this up successfully on a notebook computer.  It might take a bit of playing around, e.g. pressing ?Ctrl+ ?say just once, on your first attempt.
I hope that this might be of help.  It certainly has been a great help to me.
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Roslyn_9745732

Thanks Shaz.  I'm already using the full screen (F11) but it doesn't make any difference to the size of the font in RAH.  

Roslyn_9745732

Thanks John that worked a treat

Luke

Hello John,

Thank you for taking the time to post this.

I was interested with this solution because we've never heard of it before.

Upon follow your instructions though, it seems like this just zooms into the browser - which we have recommended to customers who would like larger text, although it will be a little blurry.

Zooming can be done even after the program has fully launched though, it doesn't necessarily need to be done on the "Connecting" screen.

Are you able to confirm that your instructions are just zooming into the web browser or if it's doing something different and maybe I'm doing something wrong?

Thanks.

Luke

John Graetz

Hi Luke.  This would technically be zooming into the browser.  I have only ever been able to get this to happen when doing it on the "Connecting" screen and have never been able to do the same thing either before or after Hosted loads.   Whilst I have found that there might be a slight bit of blurring, when I have only cranked it up one of two notches, I have not had a problem with the resultant resolution.  
I can "magnify" the screen prior to connecting, but have never been able to see that carry through to Hosted actually loading as it has always gone back to what has been the "normal" resolution.  As mentioned,I have only been able to achieve the maintaining of the resolution during the "Connecting" phase, and have it remain after Hosted has fully loaded.
John L G

Luke

Thanks for explaining that John.

Strange that it doesn't allow you to zoom in after Hosted has loaded though. It's working for me across multiple browsers. Instead of pressing Ctrl+ could you try zooming by going through the menu? Does it work then?

Luke

John Graetz

Sorry Luke - which part of the menu - I have never spotted anything in the menu before?
John L G

Luke

So if you're using Chrome:

1. Click the three dots on the top right-hand corner

2. You'll see a "Zoom" option:




3. Click the +

Luke

John Graetz

Hi Luke.  Sorry, I didn't realise that you meant the browser menu - wondered later if that was what you meant.  Some interesting findings.  Yes, I can use the menu options for the browsers Chrome, Firefox and Opera and use Zoom and it works.  This is despite the fact that I don't seem to be able to use ?Ctrl+? to do the same thing when in Reckon.  I also use a keyboard (Microsoft Ergonomic) which has a zoom key which I can use successfully on every other page apart from Reckon.  However, I now can see that the zoom function through the browser menu will work.
From another perspective, it is quite interesting to see this is now another instance of where you can do things through the menu option which you cannot get in other ways.  I speak here particularly about printing where I can achieve the result I am after at times, by using print from the browser menu rather than using ?Ctrl + P? or by clicking on the print icon.  What I am talking about here is that at times I can "zoom" the printing to make it larger, by going through the browser menu.
John L G

Datarec

John,

It is likely that when your mouse-cursor is 'inside' the Reckon Accounts application, any keyboard presses are being interpreted as being with respect to the Hosted application and not the browser keyboard shortcuts.

Regards,

Data Recovery Team

John Graetz

Interesting suggestion, but alas, it does not work for me.  For any other Reckon screen, ?Ctrl+? works, but as soon as I am in the company file, it does not work, no matter where my cursor happens to be.  However, by going to the Browser menu, I can use the zoom function, or else ?Ctril+ ?before opening the actual Company file.  Obviously another of those windows vagaries.  At least I now know of one very easy way to zoom, and a second slightly slower by using the browser menu.
John L G