# Huge Font help **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 16, 2001, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-font-help/82002 "2001-09-16T18:57:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2001, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-font-help/82002/1 "2001-09-16T18:57:09Z")
I was trying to copy a line of text on the board today, so I highlighted it and pressed Ctrl+C, but evidently that’s not what I pushed and instead all text on the screen went up to font size 18 or something. Anyone know what I did, and how I can reverse it? Help please. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2001, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-font-help/82002/2 "2001-09-16T19:15:09Z")
If you are using MS Internet Explorer, click **View** on the top toolbar. On the drop-down window that appears, there will be a selection for **Text Size** with an arrow. Click or hover on the Text Size to display a list of sizes. Yours should currently read _Larger_ or _Largest_. Click on _Medium_. If the font is still too large, go back and click on _Smaller_ or _Smallest_. If you are coming in through AOL and do not have that window, this can still work. Minimize AOL (you don’t need to exit). Open the IE browser, either from the ikon or from the Program window off the Start button, and go through the same procedure, maximizing AOL when you are done. If you are using Netscape, someone else will have to help you. I only see Netscape once a week, and I don’t know it that thoroughly. ---
**Author:** ![therealblaze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@therealblaze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/therealblaze)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2001, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-font-help/82002/3 "2001-09-16T20:00:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ladyfoxfyre \* > \*\*Anyone know what I did, and how I can reverse it? > \*\* I’d guess you have a wheel-mouse and turned the wheel down while holding the Ctrl-key. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2001, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-font-help/82002/4 "2001-09-16T20:36:04Z")
> [@](#): > > I’d guess you have a wheel-mouse and turned the wheel down while holding the Ctrl-key. Dammit, I’m usually the first to provide this answer. But, yes, I’d wager dollars to donuts that that’s the case here. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2001, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-font-help/82002/5 "2001-09-16T21:37:43Z")
Thanks to all of you! I don’t know how I can ever pay you back, this was bothering me to no end, and now I have fixed it. You’ll never know how much I appreciate it, **tomndebb** , and for **therealblaze** and **waterj2** , yes I do have a wheel mouse, although I don’t recall even touching it when I clicked Ctrl+C. Thanks again Megan– happily small again. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![phartizan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba8739/32.png) [@phartizan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phartizan)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-font-help/82002/6 "2001-09-17T11:06:02Z")
Where can I find out about other mouse wheel shortcuts? ---
**Author:** ![therealblaze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@therealblaze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/therealblaze)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-font-help/82002/7 "2001-09-17T14:55:20Z")
Ctrl(or Alt Gr)+rotate wheel=change text size. Shift+rotate wheel=back/forward pages (on IE). Click wheel+ move mouse up or down=scroll page up/down. Don’t know any others.