Have you ever noticed that fonts on certain webpages can be quite difficult to read? How about the brightness of your screen/monitor? Here are some tricks I sometimes use to make my computer more readable.
To increase the size of font (and everything else) on a webpage:
Internet Explorer (PC)
- Long Way: Locate the "Zoom Level Button" at the bottom right corner of your Internet Explorer window. It should default to 100%. To increase the size of the webpage, simply click on the Down Arrow beside the "100%" and select a higher percentage.
- Short Cut: Hold down the Control (CTRL) key and press the Plus (+) key until you reach the desired size. If you go too far, hold down the Control key (CTRL) and the Minus (-) key.
Mozilla Firefox (PC & Mac)
- Long Way: Go to the "View" menu and select "Text Size." Next, select "Increase."
- Short Cut: Hold down the Control (CTRL) key [Note: use the Apple key for Macs] and scroll up on your mouse scroll wheel. To decrease the font, simply continue holding down the Control (CTRL) key [Apple key for Macs] and scroll down.
Safari (Mac)
- Long Way: Click on the "View" menu and then select "Make Text Bigger."
- Short Cut: Hold down the Apple key and press the Plus (+) key. To decrease the size, hold down the Apple key and press the Minus (-) key.
To adjust the brightness of your screen/monitor:
- If you have a PC laptop, hold down the Function (Fn) key, which is beside the Control (CTRL) key, and press the down arrow to decrease the brightness. To increase the brightness, hold down the Function (Fn) key and then press the up arrow.
- If you have a Mac laptop, press the Function (fn) key and then press the F1 key to decrease the brightness. To increase the brightness, press the Function (fn) key and then press the F2 key.
- If you use a monitor, you will need to either use the Minus (-) and Plus (+) keys to adjust the brightness or press another button to get to the monitor's menu. Once you are there, you will need to find the brightness menu and adjust it with the monitor's buttons.
Using these tools to "customize" my computer has definitely saved me some headaches. I hope they will help you, too!
