If you have low vision or vision loss, increasing the size of the the font on websites might be just what you need in order to better read the print. Follow the directions for the browser you are using. I've included the 2 most popular browsers, Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR
To change the size of fonts on a PC, use Ctrl + [ to make fonts smaller and Ctrl + ] to make fonts larger.
You can also determine whether to use fonts specified by the transmitted page or your default fonts specified in your preferences by choosing Edit, Preferences, Appearance, Fonts.
Select Use my default fonts, overriding document-specified fonts to specify that Communicator's default fonts are used instead of any specified page fonts.
Select Use document-specified fonts, but disable Dynamic Fonts to specify that page fonts are used only when page fonts are available without downloading.
Select Use document-specified fonts, including Dynamic Fonts to specify that page fonts are used regardless of download time. This is the default.
INTERNET EXPLORER
To change the size of fonts, choose View and then Fonts, and pick the font size of your choice.
To specify which font and color settings your browser will always use, choose View and then Internet Options.
On the General tab, click on Accessibility.
Change the settings as needed.
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