To Change Text Size
Most Web browsers include functionality to let you increase or decrease the text in a Web page. Below are instructions on which menu items to use to change your font size.
Internet Explorer
View > Text Size > Largest/Larger/Medium/Smaller/Smallest
Firefox, Netscape
View > Text Size > Increase/Decrease/Normal
Keyboard Shortcut Windows: Ctrl++ or Ctrl-
Keyboard Shortcut Mac: Command+
Opera
View > Zoom > choose percentage
Keyboard Shortcut Windows: + or 0
Keyboard Shortcut Mac: Command+
Safari
View > Make Text Bigger
Keyboard Shortcut Mac: Command+
Why doesn't this work with some other Web sites?
The browser settings on this page should work when browsers and Web sites meet WAI guidelines and are designed for accessibility, flexibility, and user control. However, some browsers do not provide as much user control, and some Web sites are designed to defeat browser settings. Text resizing does not work well in browsers and Web sites that do not meet accessibility guidelines.
In Internet Explorer Version 6 and earlier, the text may not resize because the Web site is designed with "hard-coded" or "absolute" text sizes. To override Web site setting:
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Menu items: Tools > Internet Options
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In Internet Options dialog box: Accessibility button (bottom right
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In Accessibility dialog box:
[/] Ignore colors specified on Web pages
[/] Ignore font styles specified on Web pages
[/] Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages
In Firefox early versions, the text should resize even if the Web site text is not "coded" for flexibility. However the sections of the Web site may not resize, making it difficult to use the site with large text. This is because the Web site was designed with "hard-coded" or "absolute" sizes. Firefox does not resize images.
Opera resizes all aspects of a Web site, including font, images, and sections.
Resizing should work fairly well in Opera, even if the Web site is not "coded" for flexibility.