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default page display HUGE

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adrirho
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Just installed Firefox for Windows8. The default page display is, I'm guessing, 140%. I actually have to zoom out to get them to a normal size. Is there any sort of settings option that will let me set a smaller default display for web pages?

Just installed Firefox for Windows8. The default page display is, I'm guessing, 140%. I actually have to zoom out to get them to a normal size. Is there any sort of settings option that will let me set a smaller default display for web pages?

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Reset the page zoom on pages that cause problems.

  • View > Zoom > Reset (Ctrl+0 (zero); Command+0 on Mac)
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philipp
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hello adrirho, please make sure that your operating system is set up to display elements at 100%: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/make-screen-text-larger-smaller#make-screen-text-larger-smaller=windows-7

adrirho
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thanks for the reply :) yup, the os is displaying at 100 for everything else.

cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Reset the page zoom on pages that cause problems.

  • View > Zoom > Reset (Ctrl+0 (zero); Command+0 on Mac)