Google Chrome for Windows - Making text larger

Press ‘Shift’ + ‘Alt’ + ‘T’ and ‘Tab’ to and press ‘Enter’ or click to select Customise and control Google Chrome represented by the ‘Tool’ icon, Fig 1. 

Using the mouse

  • Click on ‘-‘ to zoom out
  • Click on ‘100%’ to return to default size
  • Click on ‘+’ to zoom in  

Fig 1

Using the keyboard press:

  • ‘Ctrl’ + ‘+’ (plus) to zoom in
  • ‘Ctrl’ + ‘-‘ (minus) to zoom out
  • ‘Ctrl’ + ‘0’ to return to default size 

To permanently increase the font size for your browser

  • Press ‘Shift’ + ‘Alt’ + ‘T’ and ‘Tab’ to or click to select Customise and control Google Chrome represented by the ‘Tool’ icon, Fig 1 above.
  • Click to select or Press ‘O’ to select ‘Options’.
  • ‘Tab’ to the search box and type ‘Font’ you will see Font Size and Customise fonts highlighted, press ‘Tab’ until the Font Size drop down is highlighted and use the up and down arrow keys to select either Very Small, Small, Medium, Large and Very Large Font size, Fig 2 below.
  • Or click to select ‘Under the Bonnet’ then the Font Size drop down.
  • Press ‘Ctrl’ +‘W’ or click ‘X’ to close the window tab. 

To further customise the font size

  • Press ‘Shift’ + ‘Alt’ + ‘T’ and ‘Tab’ to or click to select Customise and control Google Chrome represented by the ‘Tool’ icon, Fig 1 above.
  • Click to select or Press ‘O’ to select ‘Options’.
  • ‘Tab’ to the search box and type ‘Custom’ you will see Customise fonts button is highlighted, press ‘Tab’ until ‘Customise fonts…’ is select and press ‘Enter’, Fig 2. 

 

Fig 2

  • Or click to select ‘Under the Bonnet’ then ‘Customise fonts…’, Fig 3. 

Fig 3

  • In the ‘Fonts and Encoding’ window, click and drag or ‘Tab’ to select the scroll bar under ‘Standard font’, ‘Fixed-width font’ or ‘Minimum font size’, and using the arrow keys you can increase or decrease the font size.  
  • Press ‘Esc’ or click ‘X’ in the top right hand corner to close the window, Fig 4.
  • Press ‘Ctrl’ +‘W’ or click ‘X’ to close the window tab. 

Fig 4

Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings cannot be changed due to local IT policies - contact your local IT support for further help. 

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