This article describes how to customize the way you see web pages by choosing your preferred font styles and colors.

Changing Font

To change the font:

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP) and then click OptionsOn the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences...At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select PreferencesAt the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu and select Options...On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences...At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select Preferences...
2. Select the Content panel.
3. Under Fonts & Colors, use the drop-down menus to select the font and font size of your choice.
   
   
   
   
4. Click OK to close the Options windowClick Close to close the Preferences windowClose the Preferences window

Custom Fonts

Some websites have custom fonts, to disable them:

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP) and then click OptionsOn the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences...At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select PreferencesAt the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu and select Options...On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences...At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select Preferences...
2. Select the Content panel.
3. Under Fonts & Colors, click the Advanced... button.
   
   
   
   
4. In the window that opens uncheck the box next to Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above.
   
   
   
   
5. Click OK to close the Fonts window.
6. Click OK to close the Options windowClick Close to close the Preferences windowClose the Preferences window

Change Font Color

To change the font color:

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP) and then click OptionsOn the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences...At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select PreferencesAt the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu and select Options...On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences...At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select Preferences...
2. Select the Content panel.
3. Under Fonts & Colors, click the Colors... button.
4. Clicking on any of the colored rectangles will show you the possible colors you can choose from. Drag your mouse over your color choice and click the square.
   
   
   
   
5. Click OK to close the Colors window.
6. Click OK to close the Options windowClick Close to close the Preferences windowClose the Preferences window

Custom Font Color

Some websites have custom font colors, to disable them:

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP) and then click OptionsOn the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences...At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select PreferencesAt the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu and select Options...On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences...At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select Preferences...
2. Select the Content panel.
3. Under Fonts & Colors, click the Colors... button.
4. In the window that opens uncheck the box next to Allow pages to choose their own colors, instead of my selections above.
   
   
   
   
5. Click OK to close the Colors window.
6. Click OK to close the Options windowClick Close to close the Preferences windowClose the Preferences window

Zoom

Firefox also includes a Zoom. This allows you to increase the size of text on any web page. For instructions see How do I use Zoom?.