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Make Microsoft Access Property Sheet Text Larger and Easier to Read

Oct 6, 2026 · 5 min · 6 segments

Small property sheet text can make form and report design in Microsoft Access unnecessarily difficult, especially on high-resolution displays or when your eyes need a little extra help. This episode…

Small property sheet text can make form and report design in Microsoft Access unnecessarily difficult, especially on high-resolution displays or when your eyes need a little extra help. This episode covers Access's newer option for increasing the Property Sheet font size so design settings are easier to read. We also discuss the difference between zooming forms in Form View and the still-missing zoom support in Design View. For those times when precise control placement is hard to see, Richard shares a practical workaround using the built-in Windows Magnifier. It is a quick accessibility and productivity tip for anyone who spends time building Access forms, reports, and other database objects.

Small property sheet text can make form and report design in Microsoft Access unnecessarily difficult, especially on high-resolution displays or when your eyes need a little extra help. This episode…

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Speakers: Richard RostHost

Top entities: Microsoft×5 Microsoft Access×4 Magnifier×7 Amazon.com×2 Reno×2

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈254k followers

Changing the Property Sheet Font1:15 – 3:01

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Richard RostHost

1:15

Here I am in my tech help free template.

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Richard RostHost

1:17

This is a free database.

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Richard RostHost

1:17

You can grab off my website if you want to, but you can do this in any database that you want.

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Richard RostHost

1:21

What you're going to do is come over here, go to file and then down to options.

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Richard RostHost

1:27

And you're going to go to object designers.

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Richard RostHost

1:30

And here's the property sheet font size.

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Richard RostHost

1:32

This is the new guy.

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Richard RostHost

1:33

Drop that down.

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Richard RostHost

1:34

I'm going to pick 12 point.

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Richard RostHost

1:35

That's what I like.

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Richard RostHost

1:37

Hit okay.

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Richard RostHost

1:37

It's going to yell at you.

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Richard RostHost

1:38

You got to close and reopen your database.

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Richard RostHost

1:39

Yep.

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Richard RostHost

1:40

Okay.

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Richard RostHost

1:42

Shut her down.

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Richard RostHost

1:42

Open her back up again.

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Richard RostHost

1:45

And now we go under here and go under here and do some design view and then bring up the property.

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Richard RostHost

1:50

Oh, look at that.

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Richard RostHost

1:52

That's so much better.

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Richard RostHost

1:54

So much easier to see.

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Richard RostHost

1:57

Now we're still waiting for something.

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Richard RostHost

1:59

We're still waiting for design view zooming, right? They added form view zooming, which I love.

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Richard RostHost

2:04

You can open up a form and use your control scroll wheel on your mouse and zoom in.

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Richard RostHost

2:08

That's really nice.

MicrosoftCompanyTechnology company
93%5 mentions
Microsoft AccessSoftware ApplicationSystem software
79%4 mentions
MagnifierSoftware ApplicationSoftware
64%7 mentions
Amazon.comCompanyMultinational conglomerate company
50%2 mentions
RenoCityCity in Nevada
36%2 mentions
NevadaAdministrative AreaUS state
21%1 mention
Windows keyEntity
7%2 mentions

Database interface customizationTechnology > Software > Database Software > Microsoft Access
Object Designer property sheet settingsTechnology > Software > Database Software > Microsoft Access
Property sheet font size configurationTechnology > Software > Database Software > Microsoft Access
Screen magnificationTechnology > Accessibility
Windows MagnifierTechnology > Accessibility > Screen magnification
Zooming during Access form designTechnology > Accessibility > Screen magnification > Windows Magnifier
Database SoftwareTechnology > Software
Microsoft AccessTechnology > Software > Database Software
Technology
AccessibilityTechnology
SoftwareTechnology

Changing the Property Sheet Font1:15 – 3:01

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Richard RostHost

1:15

Here I am in my tech help free template.

R

Richard RostHost

1:17

This is a free database.

R

Richard RostHost

1:17

You can grab off my website if you want to, but you can do this in any database that you want.

R

Richard RostHost

1:21

What you're going to do is come over here, go to file and then down to options.

R

Richard RostHost

1:27

And you're going to go to object designers.

R

Richard RostHost

1:30

And here's the property sheet font size.

R

Richard RostHost

1:32

This is the new guy.

R

Richard RostHost

1:33

Drop that down.

R

Richard RostHost

1:34

I'm going to pick 12 point.

R

Richard RostHost

1:35

That's what I like.

R

Richard RostHost

1:37

Hit okay.

R

Richard RostHost

1:37

It's going to yell at you.

R

Richard RostHost

1:38

You got to close and reopen your database.

R

Richard RostHost

1:39

Yep.

R

Richard RostHost

1:40

Okay.

R

Richard RostHost

1:42

Shut her down.

R

Richard RostHost

1:42

Open her back up again.

R

Richard RostHost

1:45

And now we go under here and go under here and do some design view and then bring up the property.

R

Richard RostHost

1:50

Oh, look at that.

R

Richard RostHost

1:52

That's so much better.

R

Richard RostHost

1:54

So much easier to see.

R

Richard RostHost

1:57

Now we're still waiting for something.

R

Richard RostHost

1:59

We're still waiting for design view zooming, right? They added form view zooming, which I love.

R

Richard RostHost

2:04

You can open up a form and use your control scroll wheel on your mouse and zoom in.

R

Richard RostHost

2:08

That's really nice.

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