# I did something now the Dope is in 8 point font. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 19, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-now-the-dope-is-in-8-point-font/561223 "2010-11-19T15:33:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-now-the-dope-is-in-8-point-font/561223/1 "2010-11-19T15:33:39Z")
How do I change it back to a reasonable size? ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-now-the-dope-is-in-8-point-font/561223/2 "2010-11-19T15:37:05Z")
If you have a mouse wheel, hold down CNTRL with your other hand and scroll the mouse wheel. That will change displayed font sizes up or down. ---
**Author:** ![Razncain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-now-the-dope-is-in-8-point-font/561223/3 "2010-11-19T15:40:21Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > If you have a mouse wheel, hold down CNTRL with your other hand and scroll the mouse wheel. That will change displayed font sizes up or down. I didn’t have that problem, but tried it! That is simple and too cool! Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-now-the-dope-is-in-8-point-font/561223/4 "2010-11-19T15:56:43Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > If you have a mouse wheel, hold down CNTRL with your other hand and scroll the mouse wheel. That will change displayed font sizes up or down. Yup, thats it. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-now-the-dope-is-in-8-point-font/561223/5 "2010-11-19T15:57:24Z")
Also in the View menu you’ll find Text Size (in Internet Explorer) or Zoom (in Firefox.) Those settings can help you get back to the default. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-now-the-dope-is-in-8-point-font/561223/6 "2010-11-19T16:41:08Z")
You can also try CNTRL/- and CNTRL/+ (on the numeric key pad). It works on Firefox, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-now-the-dope-is-in-8-point-font/561223/7 "2010-11-19T17:59:30Z")
It is also worth noting that **CNTRL 0** (zero) will return the font to the default size (which may or may not be the size you like it). This does not have to be done with the numeric keypad. Neither do the **CNTRL+** to enlarge or the **CNTRL-** to diminish: the top row keys work fine (and you do not need to use the SHIFT key with the **+** ). Indeed, **CNTRL 0** will not work on the numeric pad unless NumLock is on. ---
**Author:** ![Razncain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-now-the-dope-is-in-8-point-font/561223/8 "2010-11-19T18:15:13Z")
Man, this place is really amazing. In four minutes somebody gave the poster a solution, and a few minutes after that, reports back problem solved. And now you’ve got all of these other solutions to pick from as well. Where else can one get that kind of quality service? Price was reasonable too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-now-the-dope-is-in-8-point-font/561223/9 "2010-11-20T05:52:45Z")
And another [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2592/](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2592/) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-something-now-the-dope-is-in-8-point-font/561223/10 "2010-11-20T12:49:14Z")
> [@Cugel](#): > > And another > [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2592/](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2592/) I have this on every computer I use. Being able to set custom zoom levels on a site-by-site basis is a necessity with all the people who design for larger screens.