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To change the text size of web pages, do any of the following
To change the text size of web pages, do any of the following


* View -> Text Size -> Increase/Normal/Decrease
* Firefox 2 and below: View -> Text Size -> Increase / Normal / Decrease
* Firefox 3: View > Zoom -> Zoom In / Zoom Out / Reset / Zoom Text Only
* Ctrl++ (hold the control key and hit the plus key) makes the text larger.  
* Ctrl++ (hold the control key and hit the plus key) makes the text larger.  
* Ctrl+- (hold the control key and hit the minus key) makes the text smaller.  
* Ctrl+- (hold the control key and hit the minus key) makes the text smaller.  
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These changes will only change text sizes temporarily. "[[Menu differences in Windows, Linux, and Mac|Tools -> Options]] -> Content -> Fonts & Colors gives you options that will stick.
These changes will only change text sizes temporarily. "[[Menu differences in Windows, Linux, and Mac|Tools -> Options]] -> Content -> Fonts & Colors gives you options that will stick.
===Firefox 3===
Firefox 3 also has a [[About:config_entries|preference]] to (de)select site specific zoom and set specific zoom values. You can add more zoom values yourself.
Related preferences:
* [[browser.zoom.full]]
* [[browser.zoom.siteSpecific]]
* [[toolkit.zoomManager.zoomValues]]


[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Websites]]

Revision as of 19:25, 6 September 2008

To change the text size of web pages, do any of the following

  • Firefox 2 and below: View -> Text Size -> Increase / Normal / Decrease
  • Firefox 3: View > Zoom -> Zoom In / Zoom Out / Reset / Zoom Text Only
  • Ctrl++ (hold the control key and hit the plus key) makes the text larger.
  • Ctrl+- (hold the control key and hit the minus key) makes the text smaller.
  • Ctrl+0 (hold the control key and hit zero) makes the text normal size.
  • Ctrl+scroll mouse wheel

These changes will only change text sizes temporarily. "Tools -> Options -> Content -> Fonts & Colors gives you options that will stick.

Firefox 3

Firefox 3 also has a preference to (de)select site specific zoom and set specific zoom values. You can add more zoom values yourself.

Related preferences: