How do I make the tool/search bars/icons bigger?

I have managed to enlarge the text in email and other apps but the tool and search bars are so small I can't read them. Is there a way to set the default setting to increase the size of the tool and search bars and icons?

Hi j laporte
You can change your system appearance in several places.
If you want to increase the size of all your system fonts, decrease the resolution of your screen. You do this by going to System Preferences, then Displays. Bring your resolution down until you get to a comfortable size.
Or, for desktop icons only - click on the desktop to bring the Finder into focus, then go to the View menu,and click Show View Options. There, you can change the icon and text size for desktop icons.
Or, for Safari only - go to the Safari menu - Preferences - Appearance - and change the standard and fixed-width font sizes to a comfortable level.
Hope that helps.
Matt

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