How to Change the Text Size

The VITAL website uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to control the size and color of text. Text size can be changed in two ways:

Text Zoom (To easily resize your text trying holding down the control key and using your scroll button)

Disabling Style Sheets in your web browser preferences

In order for you to manually resize the text in your browser, you will have to either disable style sheets or use the browser's Text Zoom feature, or both. To learn more, please select which type of computer and browser you use.

Windows Users
Internet Explorer (versions 5 – 6)
Internet Explorer (version 7 and above)
Netscape (version 4)
Netscape (version 6 and up)

Mac OS Users
Internet Explorer (versions 5 and above)
Netscape (version 4)
Netscape (version 6 and above)

Windows users
Internet Explorer (versions 5–6)

To change the text sizes in Internet Explorer (versions 5 – 6) for Windows, you must first disable style sheets:
1. Select Tools and click Internet Options
2. Select the General tab and click the box entitled Accessibility
3. Ensure that all three buttons under Formatting are checked
4. Click OK in Accessibility dialog box
5. Click OK in Internet Options dialog box
6. Click Refresh

After successfully disabling style sheets,
1. Select View
2. Scroll to Text Size and choose your preference

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Internet Explorer (version 7.0 and greater)

To change text sizes in Internet Explorer (version 7.0 and greater) for Windows:
1. Select View
2. Scroll to Text Size and choose your preference

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Netscape (version 4)

To change text sizes in Netscape (version 4) for Windows, you must first disable style sheets:
1. Select Edit and click Preferences
2. Click on the Advanced category and deselect the item entitled Enable Style Sheets
3. Click OK
4. Click Reload

After successfully disabling style sheets,
1. Select View
2. Scroll down to Increase Font

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Netscape (version 6.0 and above)

To change text sizes in Netscape (version 6.0 and greater) for Windows:
1. Select View
2. Scroll down to Text Zoom and choose your preferences.

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Mac OS users
Internet Explorer (versions 5 and above)

To change text sizes in Internet Explorer (versions 5 and greater) for Mac OS:
1. Select View
2. Scroll down to Text Zoom and select your preference

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Netscape (version 4)

To change text sizes in Netscape (version 4) for Mac you must first disable style sheets:
1. Select Edit and click Preferences
2. Click on the Advanced category and deselect the item entitled Enable Style Sheets
3. Click OK
4. Click Reload

After successfully disabling style sheets,
1. Select View
2. Scroll down to Increase Font

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Netscape (version 6and above)

To change text sizes in Netscape (version 6 and higher) for Mac OS:
1. Select View
2. Scroll down to Text Zoom

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