How To Making your web browser more accessible
Description:
How to make the text larger in your web browser, without using any special software.
Note:
If you find that this does not magnify the text enough to be useful, then it is worth investigating screen magnification software.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0
Netscape 6.2, 7.0 and 8.1
=> Open your Netscape browser
=> Hold down the Ctrl button on your keyboard and press the plus (+) key
=> You will find that this will enlarge the text, to enlarge again repeat the procedure
=> Keep repeating until the text is enlarged to your requirements
=> If you need to make the text smaller press ctrl on your keyboard and the minus ( - ) key
Mozilla Firefox 1.5
=> Open your Firefox browser
=>
=> You will find that this will enlarge the text, to enlarge again repeat the procedure
=> Keep repeating until the text is enlarged to your requirements
=> If you need to make the text smaller press ctrl on your keyboard and the minus ( - ) key
Apple Safari 1.2 and 2.0
=> Open your Apple Safari browser
=>
=> You will find that this will enlarge the text, to enlarge again repeat the procedure
=> Keep repeating until the text is enlarged to your requirements
=> If you need to make the text smaller press the Apple Key on your keyboard and press the (-) key
How to make the text larger in your web browser, without using any special software.
Note:
If you find that this does not magnify the text enough to be useful, then it is worth investigating screen magnification software.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0
=> Open your internet explorer web browser
=> Choose the drop down menu at the top of the window of the browser marked “view”
=> A list of options will appear in the drop down menu, choose “text size”
=> Next another drop down menu should appear with options including “small”, “medium”, “large”, “largest”
=> Select “largest”
=> Choose the drop down menu at the top of the window of the browser marked “view”
=> A list of options will appear in the drop down menu, choose “text size”
=> Next another drop down menu should appear with options including “small”, “medium”, “large”, “largest”
=> Select “largest”
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=> Open your Netscape web browser
=> Choose the drop down menu at the top of the window marked “edit”
=> A list of options will appear in the drop down menu, select “preferences”
=> This will open a large window
=> In a box on the left hand side of this window you will find a list of choices. At the top of this box you will see the word “appearance” and under that “fonts and colours”
=> Select “fonts”
=> Another window will appear called “fonts” and under it will be several boxes
=> In the box will be the text “for the encoding” and a drop down box. In this box it will read “western”
=> Underneath this there will be the text “variable width font” and a drop down box. Select the box and a drop down menu should appear. Now choose “Arial”
=> In the box next to this there is the text “size”. Choose the drop down box and select “18”
=> Underneath this there will be the text “fixed width font” and a drop down box. This should already be set by default to “Courier New”
=> In the box next to this there is the text “size”. Choose the drop down box and select “18”
=> Underneath these boxes there is the text “Sometimes a document will produce its own fonts”
=> Beneath this there are three choices. The top choice is “Use my default fonts overriding document specified fonts”
=> The text should now appear larger in the window of your browser.
=> A list of options will appear in the drop down menu, select “preferences”
=> This will open a large window
=> Select “fonts”
=> Another window will appear called “fonts” and under it will be several boxes
=> In the box will be the text “for the encoding” and a drop down box. In this box it will read “western”
=> Underneath this there will be the text “variable width font” and a drop down box. Select the box and a drop down menu should appear. Now choose “Arial”
=> In the box next to this there is the text “size”. Choose the drop down box and select “18”
=> In the box next to this there is the text “size”. Choose the drop down box and select “18”
=> Beneath this there are three choices. The top choice is “Use my default fonts overriding document specified fonts”
=> Choose this option by selecting the circle next to this sentence
=> Now select “OK” => The text should now appear larger in the window of your browser.
Netscape 6.2, 7.0 and 8.1
=> Open your Netscape browser
=> Hold down the Ctrl button on your keyboard and press the plus (+) key
=> You will find that this will enlarge the text, to enlarge again repeat the procedure
=> Keep repeating until the text is enlarged to your requirements
=> If you need to make the text smaller press ctrl on your keyboard and the minus ( - ) key
Mozilla Firefox 1.5
=> Open your Firefox browser
=>
=> You will find that this will enlarge the text, to enlarge again repeat the procedure
=> Keep repeating until the text is enlarged to your requirements
=> If you need to make the text smaller press ctrl on your keyboard and the minus ( - ) key
Apple Safari 1.2 and 2.0
=> Open your Apple Safari browser
=>
=> You will find that this will enlarge the text, to enlarge again repeat the procedure
=> Keep repeating until the text is enlarged to your requirements
=> If you need to make the text smaller press the Apple Key on your keyboard and press the (-) key
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