how to make start menu text smaller?

I've already picked the smallest icons for the start menu

Is it possible to make the start menu text smaller too?

I have a 1366x768 screen, and would like to fit more pinned apps to the start menu by shrinking the text

I don't know if this will work for your computer or not. But Microsoft says it might be possible to change the font in any part of Windows (for example, menus.)

Change Windows fonts

There are also 3rd party programs that provide a greater range of customizing and personalizing Windows 7. Some are free and some are not. Two that I'm somewhat familiar with are:

Fonts and Coloring

Vista Start Menu – Convenient alternative to Start menu