Making the text easier to see in your browser - Internet Explorer
A lot of webpages can be difficult to view because the text is too small to comfortably read. Follow these steps to increase the size of the text on any web page you are viewing.
- Open the View menu with the mouse or by pressing Alt+V.
- Select the Text Size option with the mouse or by pressing T.
- 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.
- Open the Tools menu with the mouse or by pressing Alt+T.
- Select the Internet Options option with the mouse or by pressing O. (see fig1, below)
Fig 1 - Select the Accessibility button with the mouse or by pressing Alt+E.(see fig 2, below)
Fig 2 - Check the Ignore font sizes specified on web page checkbox with the mouse or by pressing Alt+Z.
- Click the OK button twice with the mouse or by pressing Enter twice, to reutrn to Internet Explorer.
The text on our website should now have changed to reflect your choice.
Some websites have hard-coded the size of their text and as a consequence these websites will not reflect the change you have just made. If you would like your preferences to be reflected on other sites you visit please follow these steps: