Changing colours, font, text size and other settings
All modern browsers allow you to change colours and font sizes. We've tried to create a site which doesn't get in the way when you change these settings.
How to adjust your text size (Keyboard Shortcuts)
In most browsers you can easily increase and decrease the text size (zoom) by using the following keyboard shortcuts:
Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to the default size
If you are using an Apple Mac then you will of course need to use the Cmd button instead of Ctrl.
How to adjust your text size (Via the Browser Menu)
Internet Explorer
Click the settings cog in the top right corner, and from the drop down hover over "Zoom" to get a list of options to choose from.
Firefox
Click the menu button (denoted by the 3 horizontal lines symbol). The zoom functionality is at the top of the menu dropdown allowing you to easily increase and decrease zoom by using the - and + buttons. Your current zoom is displayed between the 2 buttons in the centre.
Chrome
Setting the zoom in Chrome is very similar to setting it in Firefox. First click the menu button (denoted by the 3 horizontal lines symbol). The zoom functionality is at the top of the menu dropdown allowing you to easily increase and decrease zoom by using the - and + buttons. Your current zoom is displayed between the 2 buttons in the centre. Chrome also has a full screen button to the right of zoom if you wish to use that too.
For further advice on changing this and other settings, check out the BBC’s accessibility pages (link is external).
You can choose your operating system (e.g Windows), your Browser (e.g Internet Explorer) and the problem you’re trying to fix. You’ll then get lots of relevant advice on accessibility settings.