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How do I make screen easier to read?

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I have increased the font size, but the font is very pale and I would like to make it bolder.

I have increased the font size, but the font is very pale and I would like to make it bolder.

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Dear Pegsy4.

I'm sorry you have this problem. Here are some solutions for you, to fix this problem for you.

Solution 1: Press the button on your keyboard: CTRL + Scroll your mouse up/down.

Solution 2: Search in your Mozilla Firefox browser for: Extra. Then follow this steps: Extra -> Options -> Content -> Advanced, there you can change it to a bold style.

Hope it helped. If you got further more questions, feel free to ask us.

Yoeri Volunteer of Mozilla Firefox

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Dear Pegsy4.

I'm sorry you have this problem. Here are some solutions for you, to fix this problem for you.

Solution 1: Press the button on your keyboard: CTRL + Scroll your mouse up/down.

Solution 2: Search in your Mozilla Firefox browser for: Extra. Then follow this steps: Extra -> Options -> Content -> Advanced, there you can change it to a bold style.

Hope it helped. If you got further more questions, feel free to ask us.

Yoeri Volunteer of Mozilla Firefox

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You can enable ClearType system wide for all programs to make other programs like Firefox use it.

Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Effects: "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts"