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If you have a general problem with the size of text on websites (ours and others) there are four ways of increasing the size:
Change Operating System Preferences
You can change settings within Windows or Macintosh operating system to increase the size of text used – this makes all text on your computer larger (not just websites)
Change Browser Preferences
You can change settings within your browser to increase the default size of “normal” text – this has the effect of enlarging the text on all the websites that you visit (provided those websites have been built in an accessible way)
Google Chrome
Open Google Chrome and navigate to Settings by clicking the three dots in the top right corner and selecting ‘Settings’. Next, select ‘Appearance’ on the left and choose one of the five pre-defined font sizes from the drop-down menu next to ‘Font size’. Medium is recommended size for both writing and displaying characters. But you can also choose between Very small, Small, Large, or Very Large. You can also hold down the CTRL key and press +.
Mozilla, Firefox and most other browsers (PC)
Hold down the CTRL key and press + Decrease text size: Hold down the CTRL key and press –
Macintosh (Safari, Firefox and most other browsers)
Hold down the Command key and press + Decrease text size: Hold down the Command key and press –
Zoom-in (Modern Browsers only)
You can use modern browsers to enlarge any web-page – the effect is to zoom-in to the page just like enlarging an image. All “modern” browsers support this feature: Mozilla, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer 8 (but unfortunately not Internet Explorer versions 6 or 7)