IE button size won't change

[jamie.gilbert]

I use a computer at a college and i am having a major problem with IE.
The button sizes are too big and cannot be altered in any way that i
have tried in the tool bars. This is buttons in CSS sheets such as the
search button on google but also some boders and nearly all background
colours. This is fine on some websites but on wikipedia, for example,
its alsmost unbearable.

To clarify it is a button text size problem not a font size problem, i
can change font size, text etc with no problems. I have scowered
microsoft help etc with no luck.

It annoys me because my college forces me to use IE (id much rather use
firefox) and if ignore them install it and bypass their proxy settings
etc i could be kicked off my course, which dosnt seem fair seen as the
it support can't fix the problems.

 

[Text Stephen]

Hit F11 and you get a "kiosk mode" like view with only a thin band of small
buttons at the top. Hit F11 again to return to normal view.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Right click the Toolbar in IE | Customize |
Text options: No text labels | Icon options: Small Icons

Text options:
[[Specifies whether text descriptions of the toolbar buttons appear in the
toolbar and where the text appears.
To display the names of the buttons underneath each button on the toolbar,
click Show text labels.
To display the names of certain buttons such as Search and Back, click
Selective text on right on the right side of the toolbar button.
To show only icons on the toolbar, click No text labels.]]

Icon options:
[[Changes the size of the icons shown in the toolbar. These changes will
appear after you close the Customize Toolbar dialog box.]]

IE | Tools | Internet Options | General tab |
Accesibility button |

Ignore colors specified on web pages
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to always use the color
settings you choose for text, background, and links. You can set these
colors on the General tab by clicking the Colors button. If the author of a
Web page chooses different colors for text and background, the settings you
choose here will override them. You cannot change the size or color of
graphics.]]

Ignore font styles specified on web pages
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to always use the font
settings you choose. You can set font settings on the General tab by
clicking the Fonts button. If the author of a Web page chooses different
fonts, the settings you choose here will override them. You cannot change
the size or color of graphics.]]

Ignore font sizes specified on web pages
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to always use the default
font size you choose. You can set the default font size on the General tab
by clicking the Fonts button. If the author of a Web page chooses a
different default font size, the settings you choose here will override it.
You cannot change the size or color of graphics.]]

Format documents using my style sheet
[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to use your own style sheet
to format all Web pages when they are displayed, and provides a place for
you to type the path to your style sheet. Style sheets can specify the
default font style, size, colors, and background for text and headings.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[jamie.gilbert]

Thanks for the help but i have fixed the problem, turns out it was a
windows contrast disability setting that was messing up multiple
programs on windows xp, IE being the most visible and obvious. I
eventually fixed the problem by finding that publisher also had a
background colour issue.