Change Font Size and Style in Windows

1. Right-click an empty area of your desktop, and then click Properties.
2. In Windows XP, click the Appearance tab, and then click Advanced. This will allow you to customize the font, size, or color of individual Windows elements
In Windows VISTA 3. In the Item list or in the preview window, click the Window element that you want to change. When you click the image of the item that you want to change in the preview window, the corresponding item is automatically selected from the drop-down list.
4. In the Size box, specify the size that you want to use for the item.
5. In the Color box, specify the color that you want to use for the item.
To customize item fonts:
6. Click the font that you want to use for the item.
7. In the Size box, specify the font size.
8. In the Color box, specify the color that you want.
9. To apply a bold font, click B. To italicize the font, click I.
As you modify items, you can preview their appearance in the preview window.
When you are finished making changes, click OK two times to save your settings.