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Internet Explorer
(Microsoft gives you one complex and one easy way to control font sizes. The easy way is outlined below. The more complex but more user-in-charge way is to install and use the Microsoft Accessibility Options that come with Windows. For more information, see the Microsoft Resource Guide for People with Visual Impairments.)
EASY METHOD:
Click on "View" (third from the left near the top of your screen).
Select "Text Size" from the drop-down menu
Then select "Larger" or "Largest"
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Mozilla Firefox
(Firefox gives you two easy ways to control font sizes.)
METHOD ONE (lasts for entire browsing session, but ends when you shut your browser down):
Click on "View" (third from the left near the
top of your screen)
Select "Increase Font"
Repeat as necessary
Or, if you're using a PC, hold down the CTRL key and hit the "+" key repeatedly until the text is the size you want. (If you go too far, hold down the CTRL key and hit the "-" key repeatedly until the text is the size you want.)
METHOD TWO (lasts until you change it):
Click on "Options" under your "Tools" menu
Click on "General" then on "Fonts & Colors"
Select a comfortable size for your “proportional font size.”
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Netscape 6 and above or Mozilla (Beonex)
(The Gecko interface gives you two easy ways to control font sizes.)
METHOD ONE (lasts only until you shut your browser down – works only in the window you use it on):
Click on "View" (third from the left near the top of your screen)
Select "Text Size" from the drop-down menu
Select the size you wish
METHOD TWO (lasts until you change it – works in all windows you open):
Click on "Preferences" under your "Edit" menu
Click on "Fonts" under “Appearance”
Select a larger size for your “Proportional” font
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Opera
(Opera gives you two easy ways to control font sizes. Note that zooming in Opera will change image sizes, as well as font sizes, and may seriously degrade the quality of some online images)
METHOD ONE (lasts only until you shut your browser down – works only in the window you use it on):
Click to the right of the small window (it shows a number followed by a percent
sign) above the upper-right corner of your browser window
Select a percentage (select something above 100% to increase the text size)
METHOD TWO (lasts until you change it – works in all windows you open):
Click on "Preferences" under your "Tools" menu
Click on "Page Style"
Select an increased “Default zoom”
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Other browsers
Many browsers, including AOL browsers, are variations on Microsoft or Netscape browsers or are piggy-backed on them. Try the
instructions above. If they do not work for you, consult your browser's Help menu
or its manufacturer's site for instructions on enlarging text
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If common text sizes or certain colors of text pose a recurring problem for you on the Web, you may want
to consult your browser's help section and follow the instructions
given there for configuring your own
personal accessibility settings.
If you would like to increase font sizes for every program on your computer, consult your system's help section and follow the instructions given there for configuring your own
personal accessibility settings. An effective way to enlarge all fonts is to lower your screen resolution in addition to setting your default font-size to “largest.” All Saltmeadow-designed sites automatically shrink or expand to fit resolutions from 640 x 480 on up. Any well designed site will shrink to fit resolutions as low as 800 x 600.
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