Using a Mouse

Using a Mouse

Common Mouse Shortcuts

Fonts and Colors

Overriding Page Fonts

Some web sites may display text in fonts that are difficult to read, and other sites may rely on the browser's default fonts. You can set your default fonts by going to Tools > Options, selecting the Content panel, and selecting a default font and size in the Fonts & Colors section.

You can specify default fonts for different styles, including serif, sans-serif, and monospace by clicking the Advanced button. However, many web pages specify their own fonts, so your choices will have no effect on such pages. To override the fonts defined by such pages, uncheck the Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above option.

Note that some web pages may display incorrectly depending on your choice of a default font.

Setting a Minimum Font Size

Some web sites may display text which is too small to read comfortably. To make such pages easier to read, you can set a minimum font size. On web pages that try to display text smaller than this size, Firefox will enlarge the text to your chosen size.

To set a minimum font size, go to Tools > Options, select the Content panel, and click the Advanced button in the Fonts & Colors section. You can specify a minimum font size from the dropdown menu.

Note that some web pages may display incorrectly depending on your choice of a minimum font size.

Resizing Page Text

You can temporarily change the size of text on any web page in the View > Text Size menu. The new size will remain in effect until you close your browser window or tab, even if you navigate to a different web site.

The following keyboard shortcuts control text size:

* Press Ctrl++ to increase the text size. This zooms the text to 120% of its original

size, then 150%, 200%, 300%, 450%, 675%, 1013%, and 1519%.

* Press Ctrl+- to decrease the text size. This zooms the text to 90% of its original

size, then 50%, 33%, 22%, 15%, 10%, 7%, 4%, 3%, 2%, and 1%.

* Press Ctrl+0 to reset the text size to the web page's default size.

Note that some web pages may display incorrectly if you increase or decrease the text size.