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    zooming into webpages

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Dissatisfied, Nov 19, 2005.

  1. Dissatisfied

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    I use IE6
    I would like to zoom in into pages that are written too small. Some pages are text based and I know how to make them bigger, some others are graphics and don't seem to be zoomable. Is there a way to zoom in?
    I already know about changing the monitor resolution but I don't want to do that.

    Can Firefox zoom in?
     
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  2. Hellmanns

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    Yes, Firefox can zoom with the help of a plugin (one of my favorite plugins actually). It zooms images only. Go to the firefox homepage, click on extensions (or plugins, I can't recall) and search for "Image Zoom." I just got Netscape 8 and I am wishing that it supported that feature. Sorry I can't post a link, I am in a hurry.
     
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  3. ngocthach1130

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    Yes firefox can zoom in. In fire fox in the View Selection there is a text size option. You can increase of decrease it.

    Edit: Lol ^ He beat me to it. Still above is referring to picture. I'm more on text. LOL
     
    ngocthach1130, Nov 19, 2005
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  4. coriolis

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    If your mouse has a scroll wheel, hold ctrl and scroll down
     
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  5. Hellmanns

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    Hellmanns, Nov 19, 2005
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    Good to see it helped :p

    Scroll up for zooming out again :p

    It's useful for site that range in font sizes
     
    coriolis, Nov 19, 2005
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    FYI, Opera has full zoom support, text AND images.
     
    jegHegy, Nov 20, 2005
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  8. Dissatisfied

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    Let me make sure I have understood
    I know already how to zoom in an out of the text based pages such as the NewYork Times.
    Is there a way to zoom in an out of the text in the pages such as www.blizzard.com that by now form the vast majority of text pages on the internet?


    Sorry if I was not clear before, and thanks for the answers so far!
     
    Dissatisfied, Nov 20, 2005
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  9. arevee

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    thew ctrl and scroll does not work for me on IE. ait does work in MS Excel. The closest mag u can get from IE is pressing F11. try that...
     
    arevee, Nov 20, 2005
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  10. Hellmanns

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    The ctrl+scroll solution worked for me at Blizzard.com. Are you still using IE? Maybe that is the problem.
     
    Hellmanns, Nov 20, 2005
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  11. thecollegekid

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    for OPERA, just go to VIEW.. then ZOOM
     
    thecollegekid, Nov 21, 2005
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