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Text size and font style

The size and style of the text on this website have been chosen to suit a range of screen sizes and resolutions.

If you find that on your screen the text is either too large or too small for your personal needs, you may want to set a smaller or larger standard font size for your browser. If you are using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer on a PC, choose Internet Options from the Tools menu at the top of the screen.

A screenshot demonstrating how to find the Internet Options menu within Internet Explorer

On the General tab of the window that appears, click on the Accessibility button. This then takes you to a menu where you can choose to ignore the font sizes and/or styles specified on web pages.

A screenshot demonstrating how to ignore font sizes/styles specified on web pages so that you can select your own

After you have done this, you can return to the Internet Options window and use the Fonts button to make your own choice of font.

To adjust the font size, you can then select the View menu at the top of the screen, select the Text Size option and choose the size you need.

A screenshot demonstrating how to change the size of the text that is displayed by your browser


If you are using Internet Explorer on an Apple Mac, select Preferences from the Edit menu at the top of the window. From there, click on Web content and uncheck the Show style sheets option. Then return to the list of preferences and choose Web browser, click on Language/fonts and choose the size and/or style you need.

In other browsers, you may find that an equivalent function is available under the View menu (perhaps called Zoom, Text Size, Font Size or similar).


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