# Help! Font size changed to unreadably small in the forums, but remains normal size everywhere else **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 20, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-font-size-changed-to-unreadably-small-in-the-forums-but-remains-normal-size-everywhere-else/814502 "2018-05-20T12:25:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-font-size-changed-to-unreadably-small-in-the-forums-but-remains-normal-size-everywhere-else/814502/1 "2018-05-20T12:25:12Z")
yes, my cat jumped on the keyboard while I was reading this forum. She apparently landed only on the left side of the keyboard,presumably hitting the ctrl key, the alt key and some other keys at the same time. The result is that the font size decreased to something so small that I cannot see whether I am typing this correctly or not…the letters are to small to distinguish clearly. But all other pages of this site, and all other websites , display normally on my screen. (and yes, I tried turning the computer off and back on) I have a 4-5 year old desktop computer using Windows 7 with Chrome Version 66.0.3359.181 (Official Build) (64-bit) (If I log off and log back in using Interent Explorer , the fonts are normal. But I would prefer to be able to keep using Chrome) ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-font-size-changed-to-unreadably-small-in-the-forums-but-remains-normal-size-everywhere-else/814502/2 "2018-05-20T12:33:09Z")
Ctrl + should make it bigger, ctrl - smaller. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-font-size-changed-to-unreadably-small-in-the-forums-but-remains-normal-size-everywhere-else/814502/3 "2018-05-20T12:44:33Z")
And, ctrl+0 to bring it back to normal. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-font-size-changed-to-unreadably-small-in-the-forums-but-remains-normal-size-everywhere-else/814502/4 "2018-05-20T12:54:47Z")
Thanks guys! problem solved. But geez, --it took a whole 8 minutes to get an answer. Man, I love this place :). ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-font-size-changed-to-unreadably-small-in-the-forums-but-remains-normal-size-everywhere-else/814502/5 "2018-05-20T23:26:27Z")
In posts mentioning cats, even incidentally, pictures are required. We eagerly await your photos. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-font-size-changed-to-unreadably-small-in-the-forums-but-remains-normal-size-everywhere-else/814502/6 "2018-05-21T07:29:48Z")
I would be wary. Probably only a test run by your cat for something even more nefarious:eek:. A diversionary prank perhaps? As a minimum you should change all your passwords and log-ins; I’m sure the cat has been watching. I’d do an inventory of items in your home (socks missing)? Consider a security system. ---
**Author:** ![Chickenwrangler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chickenwrangler/32/91_2.png) [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-font-size-changed-to-unreadably-small-in-the-forums-but-remains-normal-size-everywhere-else/814502/7 "2018-05-22T02:15:54Z")
A couple of kat keyboard programs that might be usefull:- Pawsense:- [PawSense helps you catproof your computer, by protecting against cat typing but letting humans use the keyboard freely](http://www.bitboost.com/pawsense/) CatNip:- [Jim Fowler - Software - Cat Nip](https://people.math.osu.edu/fowler.291/software/cat-nip/) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Asympotically\_fat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-font-size-changed-to-unreadably-small-in-the-forums-but-remains-normal-size-everywhere-else/814502/8 "2018-05-22T02:27:29Z")
Are you sure the problem has been fixed? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-font-size-changed-to-unreadably-small-in-the-forums-but-remains-normal-size-everywhere-else/814502/9 "2018-05-25T18:10:09Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > Thanks guys! problem solved. > > But geez, --it took a whole 8 minutes to get an answer. It was Sunday; only the slackers were on duty. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-font-size-changed-to-unreadably-small-in-the-forums-but-remains-normal-size-everywhere-else/814502/10 "2018-05-25T19:29:02Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > Thanks guys! problem solved. > > But geez, --it took a whole 8 minutes to get an answer. > > Man, I love this place :). I remember once I somehow flipped my computer screen upside down. I had to depend on the good folks at the Dope to help me fix it. And I nearly had to do a headstand to read the responses But they came through in quick fashion. 😃