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scroll wheel settings 00 Windows 7: Change Mouse Scroll Wheel Settings [How To]

Like in Windows Vista, you can configure the behavior of the mouse wheel in Windows 7. I use a mouse with a wheel most of the time and I frequently utilize the mouse wheel. If you too use the wheel, you may find benefit in configuring the behavior of it.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to configure mouse wheel behavior in Windows 7. This guide also applies to Windows Vista.

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Windows 7: Sharpen Screen Text Fonts [How To]

Posted by Rich On January - 17 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

sharpen text 00 Windows 7: Sharpen Screen Text Fonts [How To]

ClearType is a software technology developed by Microsoft. This technology improves text on LCD screens, which typically come with laptops, PDAs, and flat-panel monitors.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to use Windows 7’s ClearType Text Tuner, which will sharpen fonts and make writing look almost as good as it does on paper.

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multiple clocks 00 Windows 7: Multiple Clocks in the System Tray [How To]

If you spend time in more than one time zone, have family around the world, or a really too lazy to work out what time it is in Japan, this guide is for you. Learn, in this tutorial, how to add multiple clocks in Windows 7.

This tip also works for Windows Vista, but the screenshots come from Windows 7.

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Windows 7: Speed Up Taskbar Thumbnails [How To]

Posted by Rich On January - 15 - 20093 COMMENTS

dishant has written a quick how-to guide on speeding up taskbar thumbnails in Windows 7 over at the forums.

Speed Up Taskbar Thumbnails in Windows 7

This guide is included as part of the Windows Guides security and administration series. In this guide, you will learn what the Group Policy Editor is and how to access and configure it.

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Make Text Bigger in Windows 7 [How To]

Posted by Rich On January - 15 - 200938 COMMENTS

increase font size 00 Make Text Bigger in Windows 7 [How To]

With screen resolutions always increasing, it can be harder to read the small writing on the screen. To increase accessibility for Windows 7, you can increase the size of screen fonts to make things easier to read.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to increase the font size in Windows 7.

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