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Table of contents: Adjusting Text Size in various browsers Shortcut Keys
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Adjusting Text Size in various browsers: Please select your browser below to have find out how to have more control over the text size. Select your browser:  Internet Explorer
 Netscape
 Opera
 Firefox (formerly Firebird)
 Safari
Changing text size in Internet Explorer
To adjust the text size: 1. Select menu item View / Text Size
2. Click on the desired size. (The dot indicates the one currently selected.) You can also adjust the text size quickly by holding the Ctrl key down and moving the mouse wheel. To adjust the font: 1. Select menu item Tools / Internet Options;
2. Select the “General” tab;
3. Press the “Fonts” button;
4. Select the required font;
5. Press the “OK” button;
6. Press the “OK” button.
Other way to change text size. Screenshot:
 We recommend the use of Mozilla Firefox
Changing text size in Netscape 1. Select menu item Edit / Preferences;
2. Select item Appearance / Fonts;
3. Select the fonts and size required (the one marked ‘variable width’ or ‘proportional’ is the most important one);
4. Press the “OK” button.
Other way to change text size. Screenshot:
We recommend the use of Mozilla Firefox
Changing text size in Opera In Opera 8: 1. Select menu item Tools / Preferences (or press Alt-P);
2. Select tab Web pages;
3. Click the button next to “Normal font”;
4. Select the font and size you like;
5. Press the “OK” button (or the Enter key);
6. Press the “OK” button (or Cancel, if you’ve suddenly got cold feet). You can control fonts in more detail on the ‘Advanced’ tab. In Opera 7 this is to be found under menu item File / Preferences, then “Fonts and Colors”, then “Normal”. In Opera you can also rapidly zoom in and out on a page, if you have a mouse with a wheel: hold the Ctrl key depressed, and move the mouse wheel up or down. Or use the ‘+’ and ‘-’ keys on the numeric keypad, and ‘6’ to return to 100%. In Opera you can also set a minimum text size, so if a site uses some reasonable-sized text and some tiny text, you can force the tiny text to be readable. This is set in the ‘Advanced’ panel, as above.
Other way to change text size. Screenshot:
We recommend the use of Mozilla Firefox
Changing text size in Firefox Firefox (version 1.5) offers various ways of setting text size: * zoom in and out by holding the Ctrl key down and moving the mouse wheel;
* zoom the text size in and out by using Ctrl & ‘+’ and Ctrl & ‘-’.
* set the font in menu Tools / Options.
 We recommend the use of Mozilla Firefox
Changing text size in Safari In Safari one can zoom the text size in and out with Command + and Command -
The Command key on a Macintosh is indicated by an Apple or cloverleaf symbol. Or you can use menu View / Make Text Bigger. We recommend the use of Mozilla Firefox
Shortcut Keys Each main section within the navigational menu has a shortcut key assoicated with it. These keys can be accessed using a combination of keyboard options on most new browsers. Windows users should press and hold the ALT key followed by the underlined letter (sometimes you may need to press the ENTER key after this as well). Macintosh users should press and hold the Control key followed by the underlined letter. thinkStudents Shortcut Keys (SOON TO BE IMPLEMENTED)
Helping yourself to this Free Browser
We recommend the use of Mozilla FireFox or Opera. Click the below images to download the relevant FREE browser, we all use them and think you should to.  
Please remember these are both free and we do not get any commision from either.
Using these browsers will simply enhance your viewing of http://www.thinkstudents.co.uk For more information about Accessibility please visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/
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