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How can I get just the text to resize, rather than the entire web page?

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BABowman
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I used to be able to re-size just text on a webpage by typing Ctrl + +. Today, the entire webpage re-sizes, and when I move to another page it reverts. (I see this mostly in Facebook.). Why did this change, and can I go back to having just the text re-size?

I used to be able to re-size just text on a webpage by typing Ctrl + +. Today, the entire webpage re-sizes, and when I move to another page it reverts. (I see this mostly in Facebook.). Why did this change, and can I go back to having just the text re-size?

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Make sure that you do not run Firefox in permanent Private Browsing mode.

  • https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Private+Browsing
  • You enter Private Browsing mode if you select: Tools > Options > Privacy > History: Firefox will: "Never Remember History"
  • To see all History and Cookie settings, choose: Tools > Options > Privacy, choose the setting Firefox will: Use custom settings for history
  • Deselect: [ ] "Permanent Private Browsing mode"

You can use one of these extensions to set a default font size and page zoom on web pages:

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David McRitchie
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How can I get just the text to resize -- zoom text only

steps

  1. "Alt" if no menu bar, then
  2. View > Zoom > Zoom Text Only

Zoom text of web pages - MozillaZine Knowledge Base

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Zoom_text_of_web_pages


Please mark "Solved" one answer that will best help others with a similar problem -- hope this was it.

BABowman
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It works for one page, but when I try to go to another page on the same website it goes back to the original size. It used to retain the change through-out the website.

cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Make sure that you do not run Firefox in permanent Private Browsing mode.

  • https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Private+Browsing
  • You enter Private Browsing mode if you select: Tools > Options > Privacy > History: Firefox will: "Never Remember History"
  • To see all History and Cookie settings, choose: Tools > Options > Privacy, choose the setting Firefox will: Use custom settings for history
  • Deselect: [ ] "Permanent Private Browsing mode"

You can use one of these extensions to set a default font size and page zoom on web pages:

BABowman
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Thanks! I searched around and figured that out. I didn't select the Privacy option "Never Remember History." It seems it reset to that, but I don't know why. I chose custom settings and now my resizing issue is resolved. Thanks again.