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Can someone please tell me if there is a way to increase font size for

reading web pages besides the options in 'View - Text size' and using the

Windows Magnifier? I have poor vision but can read text if larger than the

largest in the View - text size. Most web pages are too small even with the

'largest setting'. The magnifier is sort of difficult for me to use, it

tends to wander. Is there any software or way to increase text size that I

am not aware of?

 

Thanks, Joan

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Guest Patrick Keenan
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Re: Help with font size

 

"Joan" <josie63@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Can someone please tell me if there is a way to increase font size for

> reading web pages besides the options in 'View - Text size' and using the

> Windows Magnifier? I have poor vision but can read text if larger than the

> largest in the View - text size. Most web pages are too small even with

> the 'largest setting'. The magnifier is sort of difficult for me to use,

> it tends to wander. Is there any software or way to increase text size

> that I am not aware of?

>

> Thanks, Joan

 

Options are kind of limited. On the whole, use a lower screen resolution.

This will make *everything* bigger, and cause you to need to scroll more.

 

In many apps, you can adjust the text size by pressing and holding the

control key while rolling the mouse wheel (assuming your mouse has one).

 

HTH

-pk

Guest Paul Randall
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Re: Help with font size

 

I have Firefox installed for just this purpose. Any time I am at a web site

with IE and the font is unreadably small, I just start Firefox and paste in

the URL, and then hit control-Plus or control-minus to increase or decrease

the font size. It gives me a much larger range of font sizes than IE. The

fonts typically become bold as the size increases, which also helps.

 

-Paul Randall

 

"Joan" <josie63@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:ue%23$SCj%23HHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Can someone please tell me if there is a way to increase font size for

> reading web pages besides the options in 'View - Text size' and using the

> Windows Magnifier? I have poor vision but can read text if larger than the

> largest in the View - text size. Most web pages are too small even with

> the 'largest setting'. The magnifier is sort of difficult for me to use,

> it tends to wander. Is there any software or way to increase text size

> that I am not aware of?

>

> Thanks, Joan

>


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