Font on pages too small to read, need to make it larger.

[Bubey]

This happens mostly on web pages. It is about a
size 6. I thought
is was my eyes but then another person who was
over commented
on the small print and when I compared it to a
couple other PC's
it is really small. Using the View / Test /
Largest does nothing.
When I go to IE / Tools / Internet Options /
Accessibility and
change it to Ignore the words then overlap each
other and make
it very hard to read the content. I need help
please.

 

[Guest]

This depends to some extent on the display you're using. Is it a 17" LCD? I
always advise people to buy 15" or 19" LCDs, because 17" models have too high
a resolution for the screen size.

One workaround is to install Firefox, which has much better text-size
controls.

http://mozilla.com

 

[Bubey]

My laptop is a 15.4" wide screen. At one time the
print was larger but now not.
I'm wondering if I did something I didn't realize
doing that make the default
font so small. I can't even get it larger by
using View/Txt option. I had someone
over and they were using my laptop and mentioned
the font is way too small.
I looked at their and it was bigger. At big
enough for me to read.
Any other idea on why this has happened?
TNX

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This depends to some extent on the display you're
using. Is it a 17" LCD? I
always advise people to buy 15" or 19" LCDs,
because 17" models have too high
a resolution for the screen size.

One workaround is to install Firefox, which has
much better text-size
controls.

http://mozilla.com

 

[*rain*drops*]

What about 21" monitors?
What resolution should we choose when we're buying monitors? Those of us
over 40, who need bigger fonts and bigger images on the screen?

 

[Bubey]

Actually, I have a 15.4" laptop, so no choice of
screen size.
When I compose these messages the font is okay,
but when
I go to web pages it's unreadable. Yes, I'm over
40 but not
daughters not and she found it practically
unreadable too.
Didn't have this problem on my old laptop using
Win98.
Any more suggestions would be appreciated.


What about 21" monitors?
What resolution should we choose when we're buying
monitors? Those of us
over 40, who need bigger fonts and bigger images
on the screen?

 

[Gundemarie Scholz]

This happens mostly on web pages. It is about a size 6.

Does it only happen on certain web pages, or on all of them? Does it
happen anywhere else?

I thought
is was my eyes but then another person who was over commented
on the small print and when I compared it to a couple other PC's
it is really small. Using the View / Test / Largest does nothing.

What are your settings in Tools -> Internet options -> General -> Fonts?

When I go to IE / Tools / Internet Options / Accessibility and
change it to Ignore the words then overlap each other and make
it very hard to read the content.

That might be due to the fact that web designers often don't think about
scalability.

I need help please.

If this is an IE problem, would maybe
microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general be a better place to ask?

Regards,
Gunde

 

[*rain*drops*]

It's probably the fault of the webpage designers. I wonder how many of them
are our age? Younger people just don't stop to think about Baby Boomers and
our need to read, too.

I've contacted several companies about the tiny fonts on their webpages, and
my inability to enlarge them. It occurs in webpages, java pages, and stuff.
It's a big problem.

 

[Bubey]

I couldn't get any help or satisfactory answers
either. So those web pages I can't read which is
most of them
just don't get my business or use. I use those I
really need the info from. Sure has cut down my
use of
my PC.

I also had a MS Wireless Mouse problem (posted
elsewhere). Seems this mouse must have a 'big"
problem
as I called the number given and they didn't ask
any questions, just sent a new one. MS replaced
is with
a Wireless Notebook 3000 and it has the ability to
click and enlarge the font. Guess MS heard the
cries of
the babyboomers. Works great.


It's probably the fault of the webpage designers.
I wonder how many of them
are our age? Younger people just don't stop to
think about Baby Boomers and
our need to read, too.

I've contacted several companies about the tiny
fonts on their webpages, and
my inability to enlarge them. It occurs in
webpages, java pages, and stuff.
It's a big problem.



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*rain*drops*



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