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Find out about all of the Accessibility features available in Thunderbird.

There are many ways to make Thunderbird work with your accessibility needs. __TOC__ =Keyboard Support= Thunderbird has extensive keyboard shortcuts to allow you to perform tasks inside Thunderbird faster. See the [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-thunderbird Keyboard Shortcuts] support page for more information. If you use a screen reader, there are specific keyboard actions that work with your screen reader. We are updating our support documentation to list these keyboard actions for screen readers. =Screen Readers= <!--Documentation for keyboard actions that can be used within our [comment] this sentence ends abruptly, commenting it out as it appears to repeat above sentence--> ==Supported Screen Readers By Operating System== ===Windows=== On Windows, the following screen readers have been tested to work with Thunderbird. *[http://www.nvaccess.org/ NVDA] (free, donation-based) *[https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/jaws/ Jaws] (commercial) The following screen readers have not been thoroughly tested with Thunderbird, but are available on Windows. *[https://support.microsoft.com/windows/complete-guide-to-narrator-e4397a0d-ef4f-b386-d8ae-c172f109bdb1 Narrator] (Windows default) *[http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/ Windows Eyes] (commercial) ===Mac=== The following screen readers have not been thoroughly tested with Thunderbird, but are available on macOS. *[https://www.apple.com/accessibility/vision/ VoiceOver] (macOS default) ===Linux=== The following screen readers have not been thoroughly tested with Thunderbird, but are available on Linux operating systems. *[https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/ Orca] (GNOME default) =Font Size= ==115 and greater== There have been significant updates in 115 to improve the ability to adjust the font size throughout the application. Here's how to change the font size: * Click {menu ≡} > {menu Font Size} and then click the {button +} icon to increase the font size or click the {button -} icon to decrease the font size. ==102== In older versions, the following add-on was recommended for increasing the font size. *[https://addons.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/addon/theme-font-size-changer-fixed/ Theme Font & Size Changer (fixed) add-on] For instructions on how to install add-ons, see [[Installing an Add-on in Thunderbird]]. =Accessibility features specific for Firefox and Firefox for Android= To find out about Accessibility features specific to '''Firefox''', see [[Accessibility features in Firefox - Make Firefox and web content work for all users]]. To find out more Accessibility Features for '''Firefox for Android''', see [[Mobile Accessibility Features]]. =Display Options= In Thunderbird, you have the option to change your display options. * Click {menu ≡} > {menu Settings} > {button General} and then scroll down to "Language & Appearance" * The following screen will display: ;[[Image:tb115-settings-language-appearance]]