The icons on my desktop are much too big, just like the rest of my programs.

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The icons on my desktop are much too big, just like the rest of my programs. My emails are so great, I can't get them all on the screen. Are entered in Customizing, I can't find the settings of anywhere. This seems to occur by itself that everything was going well until a couple of days. What can I do to solve this problem. Thank you

You can try now pressed the Ctrl key and scroll to up or down your mouse.
This will enlarge or reduce the size of your screen.

You can also check to see if you have enabled the magnifying glass on your computer.
To turn off:
Click the Start button
All programs
Accessories
Ease of access Center

Then click on "Make the computer easier to use" downwards.

Let us know if that helps.

Marilyn

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