Font size and zoom - increase the size of web pages
The zoom controls allow you to increase or decrease either the size of a whole web page or just the size of all the text in order to improve readability. We'll explain how it works.
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Zoom in and out of a website
Here's how you can zoom in and out of individual websites.
- Keyboard shortcut:
- To zoom in, increasing the size, press and hold commandCtrl while pressing +.
- To zoom out, decreasing the size, press and hold commandCtrl while pressing -.
- To reset size back to normal, press and hold commandCtrl while pressing 0.
- Add zoom controls to your toolbar:
- Right-click on an empty section of the Tab Strip, select and the Customize Toolbar window will open.
- In the Customize Toolbar window, click and drag the "Zoom Controls" toolbar item to the desired place on one of your toolbars.
- Click to save the changes to your toolbars. Two new magnifying glass icons will be added to your toolbar, one with a plus (+) and one with a minus (-).
- You can now use the magnifying glass icon on the customized toolbar to zoom in, and the magnifying glass icon on the customized toolbar to zoom out.
- You can now use the magnifying glass icon on the customized toolbar to zoom in, and the magnifying glass icon on the customized toolbar to zoom out.
- Click the menu button
on the right. The customization menu will open and you will see the zoom controls at the top.
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- Use the button to zoom in, and the button to zoom out. The number in the middle is the current zoom level - click it to reset the zoom to 100%.
How to only change the size of the text
Instead of changing the size of everything, you can just change the size of the text.
- Press the Alt key to temporarily bring up the traditional Firefox menus. On the menu at the top, click , then go to .
- Select . This makes the controls only change the size of text; not images.
Set a minimum text size
You can set Firefox to automatically display all text at a minimum font size. If a web page contains text that is smaller, Firefox increases the font size of the text to this minimum.
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At the top of the Firefox window, click on the button and then select At the top of the Firefox window, click on the menu and then select On the menu bar, click on the menu and select At the top of the Firefox window, click on the menu and select
Click the menu button
and choose
- Select the panel.
- In the Fonts & Colors pane, click .
- In the Minimum Font Size drop-down, select the minimum size in pixels in which all text must be displayed.
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- Click to save your changes.
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