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Making text larger in Opera

Below are the step-by-step instructions on how to increase the text size in Opera 8 for OS X

Unlike in Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, Opera can increase the size of images as well as text.

You can quickly increase or decrease the size of both text and graphics using the numberpad ' + ' (or ' 0 ' ) and ' - ' (or ' 9 ' ) keys. Each press will increase or decrease the size by 10%. However these changes will not be remembered next time you open Opera.

Follow these steps to increase or decrease the size of the text permanently:

  1. Click on the ' Opera ' menu and then click on ' Preferences... ' as shown in Fig 1 or press ' Apple ' +',' (comma).

Opera preferences
Fig 1

  1. Click on the ' Web pages ' tab or press ' Alt ' + ' Tab ' until the ' Web pages ' tab is selected as shown in Fig 2 .
  2. Click on the ' Page Zoom ' option box and select your zoom size or press the ' Tab ' key twice to select the page zoom option box and use the up and down arrow keys to select your zoom size.
  3. Select the ' OK ' button with the mouse or press ' Enter ' to return to Opera.

Opera Web page zoom option
Fig 2

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.

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