How to increase text size
If text is too small for you to read, please read the following step-by-step instructions for your operating system and browser.
Windows
Firefox
- 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.
Internet Explorer
- Open the ' View ' menu with the mouse or by pressing ' Alt'+'V '.
- Select the ' Text Size ' option with the mouse or by pressing ' X '.
- Choose your preferred text size with the mouse or by using the up and down arrow keys and pressing ' Enter ' or by clicking on it.
Netscape
- Click on the ' View ' menu with the mouse or pressing ' Alt '+' V '.
- Click on the ' Text Zoom ' option with the mouse or press ' Z '.
- Click on the text size you want with the mouse or use the up and down keys and then ' Enter ' to select the text size you want.
Opera
- Click on the ' View ' menu with the mouse or pressing ' Alt '+' V '.
- Click on the ' Zoom ' option with the mouse or press ' Z '.
- Click on the zoom factor you want with the mouse or use the up and down keys and then ' Enter ' to select the zoom factor you want.
Alternatively, you can quickly increase or decrease the size of both text and graphics using the numberpad ' + ' (or ' 0 ' ) and ' - ' (or ' 9 ' ) keys. Each press will increase or decrease the size by 10%.
Mac
Firefox
- Click on the ' View ' menu with the mouse.
- Hover your mouse over ' Text Size ' and choose a different text size from the listed options as shown in Fig 1.
Or to use keyboard shortcuts:
- Press ' Apple ' and ' + ' (plus) to increase the text size and ' Apple ' and ' - ' (minus ) to decrease the text size.
Safari
- Click on the ' View ' menu with the mouse.
- Click on ' Make Text Bigger' or Make Text Smaller to change the font size as shown in Fig 1.
Or to to use keyboard shortcuts:
- Increase or decrease the text size with ' Apple ' and ' + ' (plus) and ' Apple ' and ' - ' (minus).
Opera
You can quickly increase or decrease the size of both text and graphics using the numberpad ' + ' (or ' 0 ' ) and ' - ' (or ' 9 ' ) keys. Each press will increase or decrease the size by 10%.
Internet Explorer
- Click on the ' View ' menu with the mouse.
- Hover your mouse over ' Text Zoom ' and choose a different text size from the listed options.
Or to to use keyboard shortcuts:
- Increase or decrease the text size with ' Apple ' and ' + ' (plus) and ' Apple ' and ' - ' (minus).
Linux
Firefox
- Open the ' View ' menu with the mouse or by press ' Alt ' + ' V '.
- Click ' Text Size ' or press ' Alt ' + ' S '.
- Click on ' Increase ' or ' Decrease' to change the text size or press the right arrow to expand the ' Text Size' menu options and use the up and down arrow to select ' Increase ' or ' Decrease' and then press ' Enter '.
Alternatively you can press ' Ctrl ' + ' + ' (plus) to increase the text size, ' Ctrl ' + ' - ' (minus) to decrease the text size. ' Ctrl ' + ' 0 ' returns you to the default size.
Konqueror
- Press ' Ctrl ' + '+' (plus) to increase the text size and press 'Ctrl' + ' - ' (minus) to decrease the text size.
Opera
You can quickly increase or decrease the size of both text and graphics using the numberpad ' + ' (or ' 0 ' ) and ' - ' (or ' 9 ' ) keys. Each press will increase or decrease the size by 10%.
