Making text larger on Internet Explorer for OSX
Note: Mac key convention: '
Ctrl ' is used for 'Control', '
Apple ' is used for 'Command' and '
Alt ' is used for the 'Option' key .
Note: For keyboard access make sure '
Full keyboard access ' is turned on - you can turn it on or off; by pressing '
Ctrl ' + '
F1 ' at any time.
Follow these steps to increase or decrease the size of the text for the web page you are viewing:
- Click on the ' View ' menu with the mouse.
- Hover your mouse over ' Text Zoom ' and choose a different text size from the listed options.
Or to to use keyboard shortcuts:
- Increase or decrease the text size with ' Apple ' and ' + ' (plus) and ' Apple ' and ' - ' (minus).
Take the following steps to set a larger text size for all the pages you visit:
- Click on ' Explorer ' menu with the mouse and then then click on ' Preferences ' or press ' Apple ' + ' ; ' . (see Fig 1, below)

Fig 1
- If you cannot see a list of bulleted options under ' Web Browser' click the arrow next to ' Web Browser' to expand the options list as shown in Fig 2 or highlight ' Web Browser' using the up arrow and then press ' Apple + ' Right arrow ' key to expand the options.
- Click the ' Language/Fonts ' section with the mouse or press the ' down ' arrow until it is highlighted .(see Fig 2, below).

Fig 2
- Under the ' Fonts and Size ' heading click on the box next to ' Size: ' (highlighted in Fig 2 above) and select the font size you want. (No keyboard shortcut).
- Click the ' OK ' button with the mouse or press ' Enter ' to return to Internet Explorer.
Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings cannot be changed due to local IT policies - contact your local IT support for further help.