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Zoom not working in Settings

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jjuenger
jjuenger
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It appears that in Settings>General>Language and Appearance>Zoom, setting a Zoom % is not working. It has been working in the past, but all websites are displaying at the default of 100%.

Unfortunately, I'm elderly and need a higher zoom setting than 100%. Like I wrote above, the Zoom setting worked before.

Any help in getting the Zoom setting to work would be appreciated.

It appears that in Settings>General>Language and Appearance>Zoom, setting a Zoom % is not working. It has been working in the past, but all websites are displaying at the default of 100%. Unfortunately, I'm elderly and need a higher zoom setting than 100%. Like I wrote above, the Zoom setting worked before. Any help in getting the Zoom setting to work would be appreciated.
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ARMAN KHAN
ARMAN KHAN
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hi jjuenger,

try to set this pref to true on the about:config page.

apz.allow_zooming = true

You can open the about:config page through location/address bar top of the browser.

You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.

[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox]

You can also try a Firefox add-on such as Fixed Zoom or Zoom Page WE. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/fixed-zoom/

Please let us know if this information helped you!

Thank you.

Terry
Terry
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I would try starting in troubleshoot mode then restarting. I found that fixed an issue I had and it has worked for others. If it works in troubleshoot mode but not otherwise, see the link below.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/diagnose-firefox-issues-using-troubleshoot-mode#w_the-problem-does-not-happen-in-troubleshoot-mode

You might also try this extension which gives you more options.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/zoom-page-we/