Change Fonts

Change the font style for web pages you visit to make them more readable.

Help for users with Microsoft Windows based computers

• Windows XP
• Windows 7
• Internet Explorer 8 / Internet Explorer 9  

Help for users with Apple Macintosh based computers

• Mozilla Firefox for Mac OS X
• Apple Safari

Windows XP

1. Click the Start button or press the Windows logo key on your keyboard.
2. Open the Control Panel. Click on Control Panel or press C on your keyboard and it will pop up.
3. Open the Display. Double-click the Display icon or press D on your keyboard until the Display icon is highlighted and press Enter. The Display Properties window will pop up.
4. Click on the Appearance tab or press Ctrl and Tab on your keyboard until it comes to the front.
5. Click Advanced or press the Tab key until Advanced is highlighted and press Enter. This will display the Advanced Appearance box.
6. Click the drop-down box below Item or press Alt and I on your keyboard. Navigate through list items using your mouse or the up/down arrow keys. Navigate until Menu is highlighted.
7. Click in the Font drop-down box or press Alt and F on your keyboard to select (or press Tab on your keyboard). Use your mouse or the up/down arrow keys to select a font.
8. Click in the Size drop-down box or press Alt and E on your keyboard (or press Tab on your keyboard). Use your mouse or the up/down arrows to select a size. Alternatively, type a size using your keyboard’s number pad and press Enter.

Windows 7

1. Open Appearance Settings by clicking the Start button and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type window color, and then click Change window colors and metrics.
2. In the Item list, click the part of Windows that you want to change the font for. For example, if you want to change the menu font, click Menu in the list. Then, make any of the following changes:
   - In the Font list, click the font that you want to use.
   - In the Size list, click the font size that you want.
   - In the Colour list, click the font colour that you want.
3. Repeat these steps for each item that you want to make changes to, and then click OK.

Internet Explorer 8 / Internet Explorer 9

1. Open the Tools menu. Use your mouse or press Alt and T on your keyboard.
2. Select Internet Options. Use your mouse or press Alt and O on your keyboard.
3. Select the Accessibility button. Use your mouse or press Alt and E on your keyboard.
4. Check the box “Ignore font styles specified on web page”. Use your mouse or press Alt and S on your keyboard. This overrides font settings of any web page you view with the settings you will define.

1. Click OK or press Enter on your keyboard to return to the Internet Options box.
2. Click Fonts or press Alt and N on your keyboard to bring up the font dialogue box.
3. Click on the heading "Web Page Font" or press Alt and W on your keyboard. Use either your mouse or up/down arrow keys to scroll through the list of fonts, and choose one you like.
4. Use your mouse to click OK or press Enter on your keyboard to return to Internet Options.
5. Use your mouse to click OK or press Enter again on your keyboard to return to the browser.

Mozilla Firefox for Mac OS X

1. Use your mouse to click on the Firefox menu or press Control and F2 and then press Enter.
2. Use your mouse to click on Preferences or use the down arrow key to highlight Preferences and then press Enter.
3. Use your mouse to click on the Content tab or press Control and F7 and then the right arrow key to highlight the Content tab and then press Enter.
4. Find the Fonts & Colours section of the window towards the bottom. Use your mouse to click on the Advanced button in that section or use the tab key repeatedly to highlight the Advanced button in that section and press the spacebar.

Apple Safari

1. Use your mouse to click on the Safari menu or press Control and F2 and then press Enter.
2. Use your mouse to click on Preferences or use the down arrow key to highlight Preferences and then press Enter.
3. Use your mouse to click on the Appearance icon or press Control and F5 and then the right arrow key to highlight the Appearance tab and then press the spacebar.
4. Use your mouse to click on the Select button next to Standard Font - or press the tab key repeatedly to highlight the Select button next to Standard Font and then press the spacebar to open the font selection dialog box.