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I've noticed that many web sites have data areas that are being overwritten. But they display just fine with IE

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Columns are being overwritten. Seems like a "table" command doesn't know where all the columns should be displayed. Don't know if the web sites are being written by Microsoft type software or what......:-(

Columns are being overwritten. Seems like a "table" command doesn't know where all the columns should be displayed. Don't know if the web sites are being written by Microsoft type software or what......:-(

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Reset the page zoom on pages that cause problems: View > Zoom > Reset (Ctrl+0 (zero); Cmd+0 on Mac)


If you have increased the minimum font size then try the default setting "none" as a high value can cause.

  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced > Minimum Font Size (none)
  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced > [X] "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above"

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Reset the page zoom on pages that cause problems: View > Zoom > Reset (Ctrl+0 (zero); Cmd+0 on Mac)


If you have increased the minimum font size then try the default setting "none" as a high value can cause.

  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced > Minimum Font Size (none)
  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced > [X] "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above"

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Yup, all is well now...... :-)