Changing fonts and colors

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You can customize the way you see web pages by choosing your preferred font styles and colors.

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Changing Font

To change the font:

  1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu, and select Options....



    On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu, and select Preferences....At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu, and select Preferences....
  2. Click the Content icon.



  3. Under Fonts & Colors, use the drop-down menus to select the font and font size of your choice.



  4. Click OK.

Any font installed on your computer is available in Firefox.

Custom Fonts

Some websites have custom fonts, to disable them:

  1. Under Fonts & Colors, select Advance....



  2. In the window that opens uncheck the box next to "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above."



  3. Click OK on the Fonts window, and then again on the Options window.

Change Font Color

To change the font color:

  1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu, and select Options....



    On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu, and select Preferences....At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu, and select Preferences....
  2. Click the Content icon.



  3. Under Fonts & Colors, select Colors....



  4. Clicking on any of the colored rectangles will show you the possible colors you can choose from. Drag your mouse over your color choice and click the square.



  5. Click OK on the Colors window, and then again on the Options window.

Custom Font Color

Some websites have custom font colors, to disable them:

  1. Under Fonts & Colors, select Colors....



  2. In the window that opens uncheck the box next to "Allow pages to choose their own colors, instead of my selections above."



  3. Click OK on the Colors window, and then again on the Options window.

Text Zoom

Firefox also includes a text zoom. This allows you to increase the size of text on any web page. For instructions see Text Zoom.


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