Quick Reference Guide

176 Accessing the Internet
Setting the Way the Browser Displays Web Pages
The general appearance of a web page can be altered through the use of
colors, languages, font, and accessibility.
1
Click Start → Control Panel → Network and Internet Connections→
Internet Options
.
2 Locate buttons to control web page appearance. Click the buttons for the
features you wish to change.
Colors From the color selection window you can alter the text, the
background, and the hyperlinks. The default is a simple Windows
color scheme, black text, white background, and blue hyperlinks
(purple if they have already been visited).
1 Uncheck the Use Windows Colors default check box and the
fields will no longer be greyed out.
2 Click on the text color palette and a box of colors becomes
available.
3 Click OK .
NOTE: Changing the text and the background colors to two similar
colors makes text very difficult to read.
NOTE: Some web pages have predefined color schemes that
override your preferences.
Languages Language can be selected to display certain characters in the
preferred language.
Font Fonts describe the size, shape, and style of the text. Select the
font that you prefer.
Text size Increase or decrease text size by:
Press <Alt><v>.
Click
Text Size and a side menu allows for immediate
adjustment from largest to smallest.
If you have adjusted the text to the largest font size possible, and
are still having trouble reading the text on a web page, try the
Zoom feature at the bottom right-hand side of the window.