Can't Adjust Internet Explorer Browser Text Size - letters are way too big

Question

I have a new Dimension 8400 running XP SP2. I have 5 user accounts set up on it. For one of the accounts, the Text size for all web sites is so large, that I can't see even 1/2 of the webpage on my monitor. When I go to the View Menu, and select Text size, the smallest size is already selected.   When I logon using all of my other accounts, all the text size is normal, no problems.   I'm at a loss to explain this. Any ideas?

SR45 · Answer

Try this one...Hold the Ctrl key down while using the mouse scroll wheel up and down.  This has worked for me to enlarge or to make smaller the text on IE.  Sorry cannot assist further By the way have you gone to the Display properties while you are in this problem account and reset the resolution or even the DPI ( Mave have changed )  ?  Message Edited by SR45 on 12-13-2004 03:21 PM

Denny Denham · Answer

aceyou, Open Internet Explorer in the account with the large fonts and go to View|Text Size and select a smaller size. This setting will not affect the settings of the other accounts.

aceyou · Answer

Denny, as I said in my original note, I already tried that. Didn't work - text size was set to smallest setting but text shown was still way,way, too big. Thanks for commenting though.

aceyou · Answer

That doesn't work either. Text size is set to smallest possible, yet compared to a normal browser, the text looks like it is set to be as big as possible.   Anyone else have any ideas? Should I just delete the browser and reinstall it? Maybe it's corrupt?

aceyou · Answer

OK - I tried what SR45 suggested and what Denny suggested. Nothing worked. Text size selected doesn't agree with what is being displayed, using the mouse wheel and the ctrl key doesn't do anything to help, and the DPI settings are normal.

Anyone else have any ideas?

SR45 · Answer

I don't know if its the user accounts that you have on your system that are causing the problems, but I cannot think of anything else but these :

1. Do a system restore to a point if you can back when it did work well for you

2. Do a reformat and re-install of windows after backing everything you and the other account members have. This is a last resort effort. Sorry, I cannot assist further. Hope someone else can... Good luck

JRosenfeld · Answer

One other (unlikely) possibility: When logged in as the problem account, in IE, Tools menu, internet options, general tab, click accessibility button; uncheck anything that might have got checked there..

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Can't Adjust Internet Explorer Browser Text Size - letters are way too big

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