Accessibility

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Accessibility

To increase text size:

Internet Explorer

  • Click ‘View’ to open the View menu. Alternatively press ‘Alt’ and ‘V’. If no menu is showing press the ‘Alt’ key.
  • Select ‘Text Size’ or press ‘X’.
  • Select the desired size.

Firefox

  • Click ‘View’ to open the View menu. Alternatively press ‘Alt’ and ‘V’. If no menu is showing press the ‘Alt’ key.
  • Select ‘Zoom’ or press ‘Z’.
  • Select ‘Zoom Text Only’ or press ‘T’. Skip this step if ‘Zoom Text Only’ is already selected.
  • Repeat the first two steps above, then select ‘Zoom In’ or ‘Zoom Out’ as required.

Chrome

  • Click on the spanner icon in the top right corner.
  • Select ‘Options’.
  • Select ‘Under the Bonnet’ from the left hand menu.
  • Find the ‘Web Content’ section.
  • Select your preferred ‘Font Size’.

Safari

  • Click ‘View’ to open the View menu. Alternatively you can press ‘Alt’ and ‘V’.
  • Select ‘Zoom Text Only’ or press ‘T’. Skip this step if ‘Zoom Text Only’ is already selected.
  • Repeat the first step above, then select ‘Zoom In’ or ‘Zoom Out’ as required.

Opera

  • Click ‘Tools’ or press ‘Alt’ and ‘V’. If no menu bar is showing, Click the ‘Opera Button’ in the top left and select ‘Show Menu Bar’.
  • Select ‘Preferences’ from the list, or press ‘F’.
  • Click on the ‘Advanced’ tab.
  • Select Fonts from the left menu.
  • Change the ‘Minimum font size (pixels)’.

Page Zoom

Internet Explorer

  • Click ‘View’ to open the View menu. Alternatively you can press ‘Alt’ and ‘V’. If no menu is showing press the ‘Alt’ key.
  • Select ‘Zoom’ or press ‘Z’.
  • Choose a Zoom value from the list.

Firefox

  • Click ‘View’ to open the View menu. Alternatively you can press ‘Alt’ and ‘V’. If no menu is showing press the ‘Alt’ key.
  • Select ‘Zoom’ or press ‘Z’.
  • If ‘Zoom Text Only’ is already selected, deselect ‘Zoom Text Only’ or press ‘T’. If ‘Zoom Text Only’ is not selected proceed to the next step.
  • Repeat the first two steps above, then select ‘Zoom In’ or ‘Zoom Out’ as required.

Safari:

  • Click ‘View’ to open the View menu. Alternatively you can press ‘Alt’ and ‘V’.
  • If ‘Zoom Text Only’ is already selected, deselect ‘Zoom Text Only’ or press ‘T’. If ‘Zoom Text Only’ is not selected proceed to the next step.
  • Click ‘View’ again, then select ‘Zoom In’ or ‘Zoom Out’ as required.

Opera

  • Click ‘View’ to open the View menu. Alternatively you can press ‘Alt’ and ‘V’.
  • Select ‘Zoom’ or press ‘Z’.
  • Select your preferred ‘Page Zoom’ value.

There are two alternative methods for changing page zoom.

  1. Press Ctrl (or Command on a mac) and + to zoom into the page, and Ctrl (Command on mac) and – (minus) to zoom out of the page. Ctrl and 0 returns the page size to 100%.
  2. You can also scroll with the wheel of your mouse whilst holding down the control key.