The text on Web pages is too small to read

Some Web designers love to torture the public by putting up Web pages with small text. Or, perhaps that's just my excuse for my aging eyes. Thankfully, Internet Explorer contains a useful setting to change Web page text on the fly. Solution #1: Make the text larger on a single Web page To enlarge the text on the Web page you're currently viewing 1.On the View menu in Internet Explorer, point to Text Size, and then click Larger.

Enlarge the text on a single Web page 2.If the text still seems small, go to the View menu, point to Text Size, and then click Largest. This choice works only on a page-by-page basis. The solution enlarges the text only on the page you're currently viewing. The next Web page you go to will have the text back to the original size. If you're finding all Web pages difficult to read, you may want to change your monitor settings. Check out the next solution for more information on this. Solution #2: Bump up your monitor display size To increase your screen resolution 1.1. On the Start menu, click Control Panel. 2.2. In Control Panel, double-click Display. The Display Properties dialog box appears. 3.3. Click the Settings tab. Adjust the Screen resolution slider to one of the following screen settings (see Figure 5): •800 x 600 •1024 x 768 •1280 x 1024 Adjust your screen resolution 4. Click Apply. The Display Properties dialog box remains open, in case you need to tweak your screen resolution some more. When you're satisfied, click OK.