Magnify your screen
This feature will increase and decrease the size of text and images on the screen for better visibility.
- Press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard.
- At the same time as holding the CTRL key:
- press the + key to increase the size of the text and images or
- press the ‘-‘ key to decrease the size of the text and images.
- Keep repeating Step 2 until you reach the desired size.
Choose colours used on web page
- Select the Tools menu (Shortcut: ALT + T).
- Select Options (Shortcut: O).
- Select the Content option which is in the top-middle of the menu.
- Select the Colors button in the middle, right-hand side of the Options box (Shortcut: ALT + C).
- Choose your desired colours by selecting the colour box and then choosing from the available colours. You can change the colours for text, background, and visited and unvisited hyperlinks.
- Uncheck the box next to Allow pages to choose their own colors, instead of my selections above (Shortcut: ALT + A).
- Select OK on the Colors screen.
- Select OK on the Options screen.
Choose the font style and size used on web pages
- Select the Tools menu (Shortcut: ALT + T).
- Select Options (Shortcut: O).
- Select the Content option which is in the top-middle of the menu.
- Under Fonts & Colors, use the drop-down menus to select the font and font size of your choice.
To disable custom fonts (if a website uses them):
- Select the Advanced button in the middle, right-hand side of the Options box (Shortcut: ALT + A).
- Select the web page font and/or plain text font you want to use from the drop-down list.
- Uncheck the box next to Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above (Shortcut: ALT + A).
- Select OK on the Advanced screen.
Then:
- Select OK on the Options screen.
Additional accessibility features
- Select the Tools menu (Shortcut: ALT + T)
- Select Options(Shortcut: O).
- Select the Advanced option which is on the right of the top menu.
- Under Accessibility, choose your desired options from:
- Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages (Shortcut: ALT + C)
- Search for text when I start typing (Shortcut: ALT + X)
- Warn me when websites try to redirect or reload the page (Shortcut: ALT + B)
- Select OK on the Options screen.
Keyboard shortcuts
Mozilla has an up-to-date list of shortcuts for Firefox.
Further information
- Mozilla’s information about accessibility features in Firefox.
- Mozilla Wiki detailing assistive technology products and their compatibility with Firefox.
- My Web, My Way provides tools and information to assist people with a disability to get the most out of the Internet. Includes practical how-to articles for Windows, Mac and Linux.
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