- Magnifying your Screen using Windows
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- Making your Computer Speak Using Mac
- Making your Computer Speak Using Windows
- Help with your Keyboard using Linux
- Help with your Keyboard using Mac
- Help with your Keyboard using Windows
- Magnifying your screen using Linux
- Magnifying your Screen using Mac
- Changing Text Size Using Netscape
- Changing Text Size Using Firefox
- Changing Text Size Using Opera
- Changing Text Size Using Safari
- Changing text size using Internet Explorer
Changing Text Size Using Firefox
Firefox versions – 1.5/2.0
Follow these steps to increase or decrease the size of the text for the web page you are viewing:
- Open the ‘ View ‘ menu with the mouse or by press ‘ Alt ‘ and ‘ V ‘ at the same time.
- Select the ‘ Text Size ‘ option with the mouse or by pressing ‘ Z ‘ .
- Increase or decrease the text size with the mouse or by using the up and down arrow keys and pressing ‘ Enter ‘.
- Alternatively you can press ‘ Ctrl ‘ and ‘ + ‘ to increase the text size, ‘ Ctrl ‘ and ‘ – ‘ to decrease the text size. ‘ Ctrl ‘ and ‘ 0 ‘ returns you to the default ‘ normal ‘ size.
Follow these steps to set a minimum text size for all pages you visit:
- Open the ‘ Tools ‘ menu with the mouse or press ‘ Alt ‘ + ‘ T ‘ .
- Click on ‘ Options ‘, or press ‘ O ‘ , to open the Options dialog box.
- Click the ‘ Content ‘ tab or use the arrow keys until it is highlighted (in blue).
- In the Fonts & Colours box click on ‘ Advanced ‘ , or press ‘ Alt ‘ + ‘ D ‘ , to open the ‘ Fonts ‘ dialog box.
- Click on ‘ Minimum font size ‘ box or press ‘ Alt ‘+ ‘ O ‘ . Use the up and down arrows to select a new font size and press ‘ Enter ‘.
- Click ‘ OK ‘ button or press ‘ Enter ‘.
- Click ‘ OK ‘ button or tab to ‘ OK ‘ button and press ‘ Enter ‘.
Firefox – earlier than version 1.5
Follow these steps to increase or decrease the size of the text for the web page you are viewing:
- Open the ‘ View ‘ menu with the mouse or by press ‘ Alt ‘ and ‘ V ‘ at the same time.
- Select the ‘ Text Size ‘ option with the mouse or by pressing ‘ S ‘ twice.
- Increase or decrease the text size with the mouse or by using the up and down arrow keys and pressing ‘ Enter ‘.
- Alternatively you can press ‘ Ctrl ‘ and ‘ + ‘ to increase the text size, ‘ Ctrl ‘ and ‘ – ‘ to decrease the text size. ‘ Ctrl ‘ and ‘ 0 ‘ returns you to the default size.
Follow these steps to set a minimum text size for all pages you visit:
- Open the ‘ Tools ‘ menu with the mouse or press ‘ Alt ‘ + ‘ T ‘.
- Click on ‘ Options ‘, or press ‘ O ‘ , to open the Options dialog box.
- Make sure that the ‘ General ‘ option is selected – if not either click on it or press ‘ Tab ‘ until it is highlighted (in blue) and then press the ‘ Enter ‘ key.
- Click on ‘ Fonts & Colors ‘ , or press ‘ F ‘ , to open the ‘ Fonts and Colors ‘ dialog box.
- Click on ‘ Minimum font size ‘ box or press ‘ Alt ‘+’ Z ‘ . Use the up and down arrows to select a new font size and press ‘ Enter ‘.
- Click on ‘ Always use my: ‘ ‘ Fonts ‘ checkbox, or tab to this checkbox and press the ‘ Spacebar ‘.
- Click ‘ OK ‘ button or press ‘ Enter ‘.
- Click ‘ OK ‘ button or tab to ‘ OK ‘ button and press ‘ Enter ‘.
