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Text resizing guide

How to adjust the text size in your browser.

Below are instructions on how to change the text size in the most popular browsers. Please follow the instructions for the browser you are using.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Select View from the menu at the top of your browser window
From the dropdown menu that appears select Text Size.
A side menu will open with options which allow you to change the size of the text.

Netscape Navigator

Text size is altered via keyboard shortcuts

Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to default size
Press F1 to view the page in full screen

Firefox (Mozilla)

Select View from the menu at the top of your browser window
From the dropdown menu that appears select Text Size
A side menu will open with options of increase, decrease and Normal

Firefox also allows the text size to be altered via keyboard shortcuts

Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to default size

Google Chrome

Text size is altered via keyboard shortcuts

Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to default size

Opera

Text size is altered via keyboard shortcuts

Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to default size

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