# Is there any way I can make text bigger?

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**Created:** [June 25, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-can-make-text-bigger/362108 "2006-06-25T19:18:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-can-make-text-bigger/362108/1 "2006-06-25T19:18:50Z")

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I’m straining my eyes so bad!

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-can-make-text-bigger/362108/2 "2006-06-25T19:36:59Z")

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Hold down the Ctrl key and scroll your mouse wheel down.

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-can-make-text-bigger/362108/3 "2006-06-25T19:37:58Z")

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Yeah, I already tried that and it’s not working.

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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-can-make-text-bigger/362108/4 "2006-06-25T19:58:01Z")

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Isn’t this browser-dependent?

What browser are you using?

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-can-make-text-bigger/362108/5 "2006-06-25T20:03:38Z")

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Internet Explorer. And when I go to View \> Text Size, nothing changes whether I have it set to largest, smallest, or in between.

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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-can-make-text-bigger/362108/6 "2006-06-25T20:59:13Z")

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This may have something to do with IE accepting the font size of the sites it visits.

Try this:  
Tools \>\>\> Internet Options… \>\>\> Accessibility  
then tick, Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-can-make-text-bigger/362108/7 "2006-06-25T21:02:23Z")

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Huzzah! Thank you!

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**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-can-make-text-bigger/362108/8 "2006-06-26T20:53:33Z")

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> [@aldiboronti](#):
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> This may have something to do with IE accepting the font size of the sites it visits.
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> Try this:  
> Tools \>\>\> Internet Options… \>\>\> Accessibility  
> then tick, Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages

so, like, where were you last year when I was having problems? I ended up using Mozilla for the dope. (I also have to use it for a work based email system so I had to have it running anyhow).