Increasing and decreasing size of text

If you prefer the font size on the pages to be larger or smaller you can control the font size as most browsers allow you to change the size of the font displayed on the screen.

Examples of how to increase or decrease fonts in Internet Explorer and Firefox follows:

Internet Explorer Version 5.5 and above
Provides 5 font sizes (largest, larger, medium, smaller, and smallest). Medium is the default size.

You change font size by:

selecting 'View' from the menu bar, and,
selecting 'Text Size' then,
select the size you want from the list.

Or:

press and hold the 'Alt' key, then
type 'V' and 'X', then
release 'Alt' key, then
select the size you want from the list

The font size you select will remain in effect until you select a different size.

Firefox
Allows users to increase or decrease font size with shortcut keys.

To increase the displayed font size:

Hold down the 'Ctrl' key and press the '+' key.
Font size will increase immediately.
If you want to increase the size further simply press the '+' key while still holding down the 'Ctrl' key.

To decrease the displayed font size:

Hold down the 'Ctrl' key and press the '-' key.
The font size will decrease immediately.
If you want to decrease the size further simply press the '-' key while still holding down the 'Ctrl' key.

Your selected font size will remain in effect until you close Firefox.

Visit your browser's help feature for additional information on this and other browser related topics.

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