Comments on: How Do You Enlarge Web Site Fonts for Printing?

By: Frank Dracman

Frank Dracman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:23:16 +0000

What Do I Think?
I think it’s been a long time since You last used IE as a browser.
Why do I say this? Well because it’s been common knowledge that the “Ctrl+Scrl Btn” has been working in IE since way back in IE6. However I’ve been using Chrome for aprox 8 months now & it works in Chrome as well.

I do have a question for You Chris Pirillo.
I’ve heard many people say that Firefox was tested /compared to IE back in the IE6 days & that FF was no safer to use than IE.
Is this true ? & if it’s not true, Can You please provide some sort of valid research results? I meen something other than a resounding & somewhat biased sounding WOW. Oh Yeah 1 more thing, is it true FF is a CPU Hogg?
Thank You for Your time.

By: Roelof

Roelof — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:34:12 +0000

In Firefox you can also vary the font size by holding down the CTRL key and moving the mouse wheel forward (bigger) and backwards (smaller). I prefer that to the method you described Chris (in fact I didn’t even know of that).
And it works in Internet Explorer too. I just tried it out with IE8; I think I have also seen it with earlier versions but I’m not sure.

By: Larry Edwards

Larry Edwards — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:50:58 +0000

Changing font size in Opera is even easier than you have indicated. Custom toolbar buttons can be downloaded, and among the ones I use are three that I have labeled “-10%”, “+10%” and “100%”. I use them constantly throughout the day.

A related button that is very handy before printing a webpage is the downloadable “kill” button, which (when toggled on) allows various elements of the page to be selected one by one and eliminated.

If you do a Google search you can find custom Opera buttons.

Opera is head and shoulders above Firefox & IE in this regard, and consequently is my browser of choice.

By: Larry Johnson

Larry Johnson — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:29:04 +0000

Thanks for the note on increasing/decreasing font size in Firefox by using CTRL and + or -. Very helpful..

By: GiM

GiM — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:51:59 +0000

Did you try…

“In Internet Explorer, click on View, and then hover your mouse over Text Size. Choose large or larger in order to increase the font to something you can easily read.”

Does not help??? Why…
Well, when the size is embeded in CSS, it can’t help. :-(

By: Geeky Sweet

Geeky Sweet — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:33:51 +0000

er…ctrl + or – for VIEWING larger (as an elder geek, I MUST use larger if I want to SEE it!)

By: Geeky Sweet

Geeky Sweet — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:29:34 +0000

In IE, one can hold the ctrl button down and scroll the mouse wheel up or down for larger or smaller type. OR, hold ctrl and hit + or – to increase or decrease type size.

By: clasqm

clasqm — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:30:52 +0000

Actually that CTRL-PLUS trick (COMMAND-PLUS on a Mac) seems to work in most browsers. Certainly does in Safari.

By: Mick

Mick — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:20:38 +0000

Enlarging fonts:
How do you permanently change the size of the fonts in Chrome? You can’t! I notice that you didn’t cover that!!!

By: Amjad Iqbal

Amjad Iqbal — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:03:37 +0000

how about this, if we hold the Ctrl key and scroll the mouse wheel up and down and this will work in each browser?

i hope, i am making scene :)