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how to increase font size. the details of what to do via options havent worked at all.

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i went via firefox tab to options, options to content and increased font size to 16 including on the advanced tab. it still looks unchanged at 10 size font. any ideas please?

i went via firefox tab to options, options to content and increased font size to 16 including on the advanced tab. it still looks unchanged at 10 size font. any ideas please?

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Maybe un-checking the box (via Advanced button under the Content tab) that reads "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above" will help.

Also FYI, when browsing websites, using CTRL and "+" (i.e. plus sign) will increase the font size; CTRL and "-" (minus sign) will reduce the font size; and CTRL and "0" (zero) will restore the original font size.

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Maybe un-checking the box (via Advanced button under the Content tab) that reads "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above" will help.

Also FYI, when browsing websites, using CTRL and "+" (i.e. plus sign) will increase the font size; CTRL and "-" (minus sign) will reduce the font size; and CTRL and "0" (zero) will restore the original font size.

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You can use an extension to set a default font size and page zoom on web pages.

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hi there ajgodinho, thank you very much for your reply. the box was indeed ticked but when i unticked it, it didnt make any difference. your other suggestion has been really useful tho im very grateful. be blessed lornie

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hi Cor-el, thank you for your reply. i went to both links. the first i found a little confusing and the directions were in strange english so i didnt trust it. i downloaded the second and will restart my laptop after i have finished my reply. im very grateful. be blessedlornie

Modified by lornie

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You're welcome

White Alice0775 is Japanese, so her native language is not English and explains the strange English text that you've noticed.
There is no need to distrust extensions made by her because of this as she has created a lot of useful extensions to fix issue caused by bugs and regressions and also regularly makes patches for bug fixes as well.

You can see a list of all here extensions hosted on the Add-ons site here: