Scrollbar Size

Scrollbar Size

When using Idealpos on a touch screen, often the default scrollbar size can be a little hard to manage. 

The size of the Scrollbar is controlled by Windows and can be increased but be aware it will affect all scroll bars in Windows on the computer.

Windows 7 & Vista:

1. Go to Start > Control Panel
2. Change the View By option (Located in top right) to Small Icons.
3. Click on the option called Personalization
4. Click on the option down the bottom of the personalization window called Window Color
5. Click on the option called Advanced appearance settings…
6. In the Item option select Scrollbar from the list of options 
7. Enter Size (Recommended is 25, but you can change to suit) & Click Apply 

Windows 10:

1. Open up Registry Editor
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
3. Edit the value of ScrollHeight and / or ScrollWidth.
4. Log out WIndows User
5. Log back in

-255 is the default value.

-450 is a good larger value.

The value uses the following formula: -15 x size you want in pixels.

size you want in pixels

ScrollBarAdjust.reg