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Increase or Decrease the Font Size of Web Pages Displayed on Screen

Using the View menu in Internet Explorer, you can quickly change the size of fonts on your screen to make the page easier to read. When you make these changes in Internet Explorer, they also will be reflected on all Microsoft Help pages. In this tutorial you can select from five different font sizes.

StepMouse actionsKeyboard actions
1

On the Internet Explorer menu bar:

  • Select View.
  • Point to Text Size.

On the Internet Explorer menu bar:

  • Open the View menu by pressing ALT+V.
  • Select Text Size by pressing X.
2

In the Text Size list:

  • Select the text size that best meets your needs.

In the Text Size list:

  • Move to the text size option that best meets your needs by pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key.
  • Press ENTER.

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