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How do I enlarge text on web pages? (Click here for a printable pdf file version of this page) How to enlarge the text on your display

The following are the steps to increase the text size on your screen for some of the most common browsers and platforms.

There are two common ways to do this:

• Changing your browser settings to increase the text size
• Changing the size and resolution of your screen

Follow the instructions below to increase the text size with the most common browsers:  
Internet Explorer 4 and 5, Netscape 4x

MS Internet Explorer 4 & 5 & 6

From the menu bar:

• select Tools (View in IE4)
• then Internet Options

On the General tab:

• select Accessibility in the bottom right
• Tick the third box from the top to override the font sizes specified on our web pages
• then press OK on both dialogue boxes

You may notice the text size is larger after this. If you would like it larger still go to the View Menu and select Text size (Fonts in IE4)

From the submenu:

• select larger or largest

Netscape 4.X

From the menu bar:

• select the Edit menu
• then Preferences
• In the Category tree on the left, select Fonts

In the right side of the dialogue:

• select the topmost of the three options
• 'Use my default fonts, overriding
  document-specified fonts'
• In the top part of the screen use the drop down lists to specify your preferred font and size
• Press OK to implement the changes

You may notice the text size is larger after this. If you would like it larger still:

• Select the Edit menu
• then Preferences
• In the tree on the left click Web Browser on the left
• then select Browser Display
• In the Text Size drop down box select largest

Changing the size and the resolution of your screen

Reducing the resolution of your screen will increase the size of the text. To do this:

• From the start menu select Settings and Control Panel
• In the Control Panel window, select Display, and then select the Settings tab
• In the desktop area section of the Display Properties dialogue box, move the slider marker to the left. This will effectively increase the text size.
• Press OK to implement the changes