In a narrow sense, the definition of a font implies a combination of certain letters, signs and symbols, united by common features. In addition, these elements should be harmoniously combined with each other and bear a single stylistic character. So, especially beautiful fonts are often used by designers in their work. After all, this is one of the most important components for creating almost any composition, advertising booklet, web page.
Appointment of form and style
Depending on the font selection, the inscription made by him can carry not only informational value. She will easily convey the desired mood: whether it is severity or anxiety, a call or advice, the need to attract the attention of a person or even a warning about danger. The inscription may be invisible, or, conversely, aggressively attract the eye. In each such situation, a good designer is very responsible when choosing a font.
In most cases, the size and shape of the texts on the Internet pages and in the computer system itself is selected taking into account the convenience for users. First of all, the font of such text should be well readable, then - depending on the final goal. For example, advertisements on various sites are often signed with bright, flashy, and all their appearance attention-grabbing fonts.
However, each person has his own individual characteristics of perception. For various reasons, some people may find the text too small, or vice versa. This overworkes the eyes, and also significantly increases the load on the visual and central nervous system of a person. If you do nothing, there is a risk of headache, fatigue, or visual impairment.
To avoid such negative consequences and to be able to read texts comfortably, we try to change the font size until it becomes easy to read.
How to increase the font on the computer
When you need to consider something on a separate section of the screen, it is easiest to use a magnifier. This is a feature built into the system that is present on almost every computer. You can start the program from the "Accessibility" menu, which, in turn, is in the list of standard start-up menu programs. Using this function is very simple: just move the mouse to any part of the text or image, and its enlarged version will be shown at the top.
But how to increase the font in the whole window so as not to look at it piece by piece with a magnifying glass? If we need to make the text size larger in all windows of the system, then this is done in the properties. In Windows, the desired window can be called up directly from the desktop area by right-clicking. The menu that appears after this will be familiar to most users. Here you need to go to the "Design" tab and select the required font size in it. You can also assign a size to individual screen elements by clicking on the "Advanced" button in the same tab.
How to increase the font in an Internet browser
Usually on most sites they try to choose the optimal design and, accordingly, a text that is quite digestible for visitors. It is in their own interests: with a huge abundance and variety of Internet resources, no one will linger where it is impossible to read anything. It’s easier for people to find a site with a more pleasant design that does not burden the eyes. But there are times when you cannot find similar content on the Web. Then you have to look for ways to increase the font on the page, making it more readable.
Fortunately, modern browsers provide an opportunity to solve this problem. For example, in Mozilla, you can separately adjust the scale for any element on the page. This is done through the tab "View". Next, you need to open the subsection responsible for the scale, and configure the latter to your liking. Here you can also put a checkmark in front of the item “Text only” so that the remaining elements remain static during the increase. The hot key combination CTRL and plus / minus on the keyboard will help to change the font size right while reading.