Accessibility Help
Not only can you enlarge the text to any size (or make it smaller) but the actual website itself enlarges or shrinks too. This means the visual presentation of the website isn't lost because you have chosen to view the website in a way that suits you.
To change the size of text depends on the web browser you use. Here are the instructions for the most popular web browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and 6 (Windows)
- Go to the View menu
- Click the Text Size menu item
- From the sub menu that pops out, select from Smaller, Small, Medium, Large and Larger.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (Windows)
- With the Mouse
- Select Page from the toolbar below where web addresses are entered. (It is located on the right in between Print and Tools)
- Click the Text Size menu item
- From the sub menu that pops out, select from Smaller, Small, Medium, Large and Larger.
You can also use the zoom control located at the bottom right hand side of the Internet Explorer window.
- With the Keyboard
- Hold down Ctrl (Control) and press either:
- + to enlarge the page
- - to shrink the page
Firefox
- With the Mouse
- Go to the View menu
- Click the Text Size menu item
- From the sub menu that appears select either: Increase, Decrease or Normal
- With the Keyboard
- Hold down Ctrl (Control) and press either:
- + to enlarge the page
- - to shrink the page
- 0 to reset the page size to default
Opera
- With the Mouse
- Go to the View menu
- Click on Zoom
- Select from the sub menu the page zoom you require, with 100% being the default page size.
- With the Keyboard
- Using the numeric keypad with 'Number Lock' on, use:
- + to enlarge the page
- - to shrink the page
- * to reset the page size to the default
Safari
- Go to the View menu
- Select Increase Text Size to enlarge the page
- Select Decrease Text Size to shrink the page
You can also use Ctrl + F2 to access the Apple menus with your keyboard, and use the cursor keys to move around the menu structure, and select your chosen option by pressing return.
