Resizing text on web pages
You can make the text size on web pages bigger if it is too small to read easily. There a few ways you can do this:
- Text resize buttons
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Using keyboard and mouse
- Menu options in your browser
1. Text resize buttons
On each web page, you'll find text resize buttons in the top right corner - clicking each button once will change the font size.
You must have cookies enabled in your browser for these buttons to work. This is so the browser can remember what the normal text size is.
If clicking the biggest button doesn't make the text large enough, use your browser's keyboard shortcuts to enlarge the text. See section 2 below.
2. Keyboard shortcuts
This is a conveinent way to increase the text size of a web page. It will work on any webpage you visit - not just our site.
Windows: In Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari browsers:
- To make the text bigger, press the CTRL and + keys together.
- To make the text smaller, press the CTRL and - keys together.
- To return to normal size text, press the CTRL and 0 keys together.
Macs: In Firefox, Chrome or Safari browsers:
- To make the text bigger, press the Command and + keys together.
- To make the text smaller, press the Command and - keys together.
- To return to normal size text, press the Command and 0 keys together.
3. Using keyboard and mouse
Windows: If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can make the text bigger or smaller by scrolling up or down with the wheel.
- Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard. With the scroll wheel, scroll up to make the text bigger, or down to make the text smaller.
- To return to normal size text, press the CTRL and 0 keys on the keyboard together.
Macs: Follow the instructions above, but press the 
Command key instead of CTRL.
4. Menu options in your browser
Depending on what browser you're using, the options to enlarge text are a little different. Here's the instructions for some common browsers.
Windows
Internet Explorer 8
- In the top menu click View.
- Look down the list and mouse over Zoom to show the fly-out menu.
- Choose Zoom In or Zoom out depending on how big you need the text to be.
- To return the text to normal size, go to View then select Zoom and choose 100%.
Internet Explorer 7 or earlier
- In the top menu click View.
- Look down the list and mouse over Text size to show the fly-out menu.
- Choose Largest, Larger, Medium, Smaller or Smallest depending on how big you need the text to be.
- To return the text to normal size, go to View then select Text size and choose Medium.
Firefox 3
- In the top menu click View.
- Look down the list and mouse over Zoom to show the fly-out menu.
- Choose Zoom In or Zoom Out depending on how big you need the text to be.
- To return the text to normal size, go to View then select Zoom and choose Reset.
Chrome
- Next to the address bar, click the File icon.
- Look down the list and mouse over Text Zoom to show the fly-out menu.
- Choose Larger or Smaller depending on big you need the text to be.
- To return the text to normal size, go to File icon then select Text Zoom and choose Normal.
Opera 9.6
- In the top menu click View.
- Look down the list and mouse over Zoom to show the fly-out menu.
- Choose 120%, 150% or 200% depending on big you need the text to be.
- To return the text to normal size, go to View then select Zoom and choose 100%.
Mac
Firefox 3
- In the top menu click View.
- Look down the list and mouse over Zoom to show the fly-out menu.
- Choose Zoom In or Zoom Out depending on big you need the text to be.
- To return the text to normal size, go to View then select Zoom and choose Reset.
Safari
- In the top menu click View.
- Choose Zoom In or Zoom Out depending on big you need the text to be.
- To return the text to normal size, go to View then select Zoom and choose Actual Size.
