oh gosh - i feel so dumb. Why is all the text too big on webpages?

benskia · 23 Oct 2006 at 20:57

Hi.

I feel really thick for having to ask this, but I cant seem to figure it out.
I've checked the obvious stuff like the screen resolution & font size in xp setup options, but this is really weird.

The only thing I can remember having changed recently is installing the bf2142 demo.

Anyways over the last few days, the font on web pages & a few other things (though not all) seems to have grown. So sometimes I go on websites and the text doesn't line up properly with the size of frames etc on the page.

It's as though its trying to display large fonts, but I have got normal font size in the xp settings.

Very weird.

Any ideas?

Kerplunk · 23 Oct 2006 at 20:58

Try, ctrl + mousewheel ?

Pulseammo · 23 Oct 2006 at 21:00

If its only in browsers then in firefox press CTRL+SHIFT+0 (that's a zero). In IE go View -> Text Size -> Medium.

If its the main XP setting then right click desktop -> properties -> appearance -> font size drop down -> normal (though I think you're saying you've tried this one).

FunkyCowie · 23 Oct 2006 at 21:00

holy cow I didn't know you could do that! (ctrl + mousewheel)

Kerplunk · 23 Oct 2006 at 21:03

FunkyCowie said:
holy cow I didn't know you could do that! (ctrl + mousewheel)

You learn something new everyday, right?

FunkyCowie · 23 Oct 2006 at 22:12

I just showed my wife... she didn`t know either... we both feel really dumb lol

danza · 23 Oct 2006 at 22:30

FIXED THEN IS IT?

benskia · 23 Oct 2006 at 22:33

Control and Mousewheel

That was the answer.

OMG - I never knew that existed. How dumb do I feel???

Kerplunk · 23 Oct 2006 at 22:37

Cool, glad its sorted.