Font Size

Mr. Peabody
Mr. Peabody Quicken Windows Subscription Member
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I have used quicken since the late 80s, but as I have gotten older monitors went from 14 Inch to 17 inch CRT in 1988 to 15Inch to 48 LED monitors in 2025. which creates creates in scaling your application.

while the application does a great job of allowing the Field Font size to be adjusted in the preferences the application font size gives you only two choices under view \ use Large fonts sort of on our of in my case I am using 32 inch monitor and the Large font off the Scale is way too small but when I turn large fonts on it a little too big. it would be nice if a developer could build a function into Application scale but giving options to adjust the applications with a few more choices then Use large fonts or Not use

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  • UKR
    UKR Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    If you haven't rebooted Windows since the installation of the latest Quicken update, please do that first and try Quicken again.


    Font size problems? Display issues? (Windows)
    Please try the following:
    - Close Quicken !!! (This process won't work while Quicken is running!)
    - Check the Compatibility tab settings in your Quicken Desktop program icon:
    - In the Windows Start Menu right-click the Quicken icon. Select "Open File Location". This brings up a Windows File Explorer window. Right-click the highlighted Quicken shortcut line item.
    or
    - Go to the traditional Windows Desktop and right-click the Quicken program icon.
    or
    - Use Windows File Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Quicken\ and right-click qw.exe
    - Now click Properties.
    - Select the Compatibility tab.
    - Uncheck all settings.
    - Windows 7, 8.1: Check "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings".
    Windows 10, 11: Click "Change high DPI settings".
    Check "Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by:" and select "Application" (also try the other available options repeating this entire procedure!). Click OK.


    Users with high resolution monitors, 3840x2160 with 225% scaling, try "System (Enhanced)"


    - Be sure to uncheck the "Run this program in compatibility mode for [older Windows version]" setting.
    - Click the "Change settings for all users" button.
    - Click Apply and exit.
    - Reboot Windows.
    - Now start Quicken and see if that makes a difference.


    Some additional tuning suggestions:
    - System requirements: 1024x768 or higher screen resolution, 1280x1024 minimum for Large Fonts settings
    - Unless absolutely required, try not to use "View / Use large fonts"
    - Try setting the bank account registers to use a different font style or size: go to Edit / Preferences / Register, click the Fonts button and try different fonts.
    - Try adjusting the bank account registers' row height: go to Edit / Preferences / Register, choose among the available Row Height choices: Compact, Comfortable or Standard
    - If all else fails, try changing Windows Control Panel / Display options for "Make text and other items … smaller or larger" to use a different scaling level, but try not to exceed 125%
    - Try using the Windows Magnifier. Press the Windows logo key and the = key to open Magnifier. Customize Magnifier to increment Zoom in 25% intervals.
    Also try "dark mode" by using inverted colors.

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