Are you one of those who work with the iPad on the table? Do you notice that the text on the screen is somewhat small because there is a lot of distance from the screen to where you are? We will fix this quickly and also create a quick access so you can adjust iPhone or iPad text size instantly.
Not only must you have vision problems to use this method, but it is also not advisable to have to force our eyes to focus more than necessary. Solution? Adapt the text on the screen to our needs. And the fewer steps we take, the better. So, now We will show you where to go in Settings of the iPhone or iPad and how to create shortcut to this customization.
The iPad as a work center and activating the font size setting
More and more people are using the iPad to work as a laptop. We will not get into the usual discussion - it is or is not a team to work seriously. The answer is: depending on each user and their needs. Now, for office automation work with the Notes app - with the latest update it can be an entire office center - or with Pages; Calendar management; Mail management, etc. iPad can be a complete kit for it. But as we say: the size of the different application icons, as well as the text we create, can be very small if we are at a great distance.
Therefore, the solution is to adjust that size to each situation. The first thing you should do, both on the iPhone and on the iPad, is to enter "Settings". Then we go to "General" and click on "Accessibility". Within this menu we will have to look for the option «Larger text» and we will observe two possibilities: directly adjust the size with the lower bar. Or, activate the option «Larger sizes», in which case more lines than usual will appear to adjust.
Creating the shortcut to adjust the text size
Remember that if we have a Bluetooth keyboard, iPhone can also momentarily become our hub anywhere (hotel, cafe, etc.). But both on the iPhone and on the iPad we must save steps, so having a direct access is essential for these moments. That is, his thing is to get out and work.
As you well know, since iOS 11 came out on the scene, we have a control center in the lower menu; we move our finger from the bottom of the screen to the center and the menu will appear. You will also know that it is fully customizable. And that's what we will do: add a new function to have our font size adjustment on iOS devices. To be able to do this, we will have to go, again, to «Settings». Then we look for «Control Center» and inside we only have to enter «Customize options» and activate the widget «Text size». It will be then when we have the widget in the control center that we will identify with a letter "A" in two sizes.
Text resizing is not supported by all apps
If you have carried out this text size customization on your iPhone or iPad, you may have verified that not all applications are compatible with the setting. It is sure that we leave some on the way, but it is effective with the following apps:
- Notes
- Reminders
- Maps
- Calendar
- Spotify
- Messages
- Pages
- Keynote
- Numbers
- Podcasts
- Telegram
- Archives
Now, the safest thing is that if you try to use this same thing with the following applications, it will not work for you:
- All Microsoft Office suite
- Browsers: Chrome, Safari (only works in the address bar)
- Feedly
- Kindle
- iBooks
- Google Photos
- Google Maps
Surely we will leave many of them in the pipeline, but you will be able to get a minimal idea of what exactly can be the use that you can give this option in your computer. If you want to add more compatible apps to this list, share them with us in the comments. Do you see it really useful to work? Do you use your iOS devices as work centers away from home or the office?
