If you have difficulty reading web pages because the font is too small or because there is not enough contrast between the text and background, Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers allow you to change the font, font size and default color of your background and text to make web pages easier to read.
Please select your browser from the list below for instructions on how to make these changes:
To adjust the font type and color setting in IE5, go to 'Tools' on the toolbar and select 'Internet options' from the drop down menu. This will display the 'General' settings for the browser. From here you can use the 'font' or 'colors' buttons to alter font types and colors. You also must select the 'accessibility' button and check the boxes to ignore font types, font sizes, and colors specified on web pages. To change the overall size of the font on the screen, select 'View' from the toolbar, go to the 'Text Size' option; you can then choose from five different text sizes from Smallest to Largest.
This will change the fonts, font sizes and colors for all web pages that you view.
Alternatively you can configure the browser so that it reads all web pages with a style sheet that you choose. More on that below.
In IE4, go to the 'view' button on the toolbar and select 'Internet options' from the drop down menu. You can then click on 'font' or 'colors' buttons to alter colors, fonts, and font sizes. This will change the fonts and colors on all web pages you view.
Alternatively you can configure the browser so that it reads all web pages with a style sheet of your choice.
To change fonts in Netscape 6, select 'Edit' from the toolbar and then select 'Preferences' from the drop-down menu. In the option screen that appears, choose 'Fonts' under the 'Appearance' heading. You can now change the font type and size from this menu. Similarly, by selecting 'Colors', also under the 'Appearance' heading, you can alter the color settings for all web pages.
For a quick fix, go to View then Text Zoom.
To change the font in Netscape 4, choose the 'edit' option on the Toolbar and select 'preferences'. Under, the appearance category you then have the option to change font type and size. You also have the option to change the colors used in web pages including the colors of links. This will affect all web pages that you view.
To change the font size in Netscape 3, choose the 'view' option on the Toolbar and select the 'increase' or 'decrease' font options. To change colors and font type, select "edit" from the toolbar and then the 'color' or 'font' options.
To change the font in Firefox, go to Tools then Options, choose Fonts & Colors from the list. For a quick fix: View, Text Size >, Increase or Decrease.