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Accessibility Features Of This Site
If you have trouble reading the print on Web pages, you can easily change the size of the font to fit your needs. This page explains how to change your font size in Internet Explorer and Netscape. Changing font sizes in your web browser is easy. Instructions will vary from browser to browser, the instructions below are for Internet Explorer 5.5 and Netscape 4.75. If you get really stuck, go to the menu, usually the button furthest right in any program. From there you should be able to get help on any problem you have.
Change Font Size in Internet Explorer 5.5
Click View. It's on the browser Menu Bar. Highlight Fonts. Place your mouse cursor on the words Fonts or Text Size. Notice that you now have 5 size choices ranging from Largest to Smallest. Click on Smallest. Note the change in text size on your browser screen. Click on Largest. Again, note the size change. Choose a font size. Make sure you choose the font size that suits you best.
Changing Font Size in Netscape Navigator 4.75
Click Edit. It's in the upper left corner of your browser. A menu will appear. Click Preferences. A Preferences window will appear. Click on Fonts. Under the Appearance heading in the upper left corner of the Preferences window, click Fonts. Information on the size and style of the font you're using will appear to the right. They are probably set to 10 and 9. Click on the arrows. They are next to the size boxes to increase or decrease font size. Click OK. It's at the bottom of the window to experiment with different sizes. Repeat the process until you find a size that suits you.	Netscape Navigator 4.75 - how to change the font size.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Refer to the handy chart to find out the equivalent shortcuts in both Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator.
Feedback
Town of Markham is committed to continually improving the accessibility features of this site. If you have any helpful comments or suggestions, we would love to hear them. Let us know your thoughts by emailing to webmaster@markham.ca.
Related external links
W3C - Web Accessibility Issues This section of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) website provides information about current web accessibility issues from an international perspective.
Glossary
Accessible The extent to which something can be use easily by a person with a disability, for example, an accessible website. Internet Network of information made available via computers linked together around the world via the World Wide Web.
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