Displaying words and pictures on the Internet is not an exact science. What may start off as a work of art on the designers screen can often end up jumbled and out of balance on a different screen many miles away. This occurs because the designer has no control over the size of the screen or the resolution you are using or the browser type. However, the most common complaint from users is the size of the typeface - it's often, just too small!

Now there are things you can do to put this right. The easiest is to hold down the Ctrl key (that's the one at the bottom left of your keyboard) and turn the wheel in the centre of your mouse. Try it now - Magic!

If you use Internet Explorer or Netscape browsers to view the Internet, you can alter the settings to enlarge the size of the text on your screen. However, if you require even larger text, or use a text-only browser, look at the web-site of the Royal National Institute for the Blind www.rnib.org.uk , which contains much useful information on how to access the web using different technologies.

Instructions for users of Microsoft Internet Explorer

For PC's

Open your Internet Explorer Web Browser
Select <Tools> from the menu at the top of your window
From the options which appear, select <Internet options>
Click on the <General> tab
Click on the button marked <Accessibility>
To change your font size, select the checkbox marked <Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages>
To remove background and font colours, select the checkbox marked <Ignore colours specified on web pages>
Click <OK> (and again if necessary)
Select <View> from the menu at the top of your window.
From the options which appear, select <Text size>
Select your desired text size

For Apple Mac's

Open your Internet Explorer Web Browser
Select the <edit> menu at the top of your window
From the options menu which appears, select <preference>
Click on 'web content'
Deselect the button marked <show style sheets>
Return to the list of preferences
Click on <web browser>
Select <language/fonts>
Select the font size you require

Instructions for users of Netscape Navigator version 6 and later

To change the text size

Select <Edit> from the menu at the top of the window and choose <Preferences>
Open the Appearance group and click the Fonts category
Next to <Fonts for> should read Western which tells the computer which types of letters and symbols to use.
Next to the <Proportional> field is a drop down box: select <Sans-serif> and for the type size select 18
Next to the <Monospace> field, the box should already read <Courier New> From <Size> select 18
In the <Minimum font size> box select size 18
Un-select the <Allow documents to use other fonts> checkbox so that no tick shows, by clicking on it.
Click <OK>

If you are using an early version of Netscape Navigator it may be time to consider replacing it or trying another browser altogether.

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