Changing text size in the Apple Macintosh operating system

In general in the Macintosh operating system, the text size is changed by:

• Pressing Cmd and + to increase the text size.
• Pressing Cmd and - to decrease the text size.
• Pressing Cmd and 0 to return the text to its default size.

Changing text size in Safari

Specific web pages

If you use the Apple Safari browser, the text size can be changed as follows:

• Select the View menu from the top of the browser window.
• Click on Make Text Bigger or Make Text Smaller.

Global text size settings for all web pages

It is also possible to specify the font that is used to display all web pages that you visit:

• Click on the Safari menu at the top left of the page
• Click on the Preferences option from the drop down list.  Alternatively, you can press the Cmd (Apple) and , (comma) to open the Preferences dialogue box.
• Select the Appearance icon from the top of the dialogue box.
• Click on Select next to the Standard font: box.
• From the Fonts window that appears, choose the particular font and size setting that you require.
• Click on the Close button or press Esc on the Fonts box and Appearance window.