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How to enlarge the text font size in IBM Rational DOORS Web Access

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Question

How do you enlarge the font size in IBM Rational DOORS Web Access?

Cause

Rational DOORS Web Access does not provide the ability to customize the font size of text in objects. This is left to be handled from the browser

Answer

To enlarge the size of the text in Rational DOORS Web Access browser you can use the following methods: in Internet Explorer 7 and 8, Firefox v2.x and v3.x web browsers, select one of the following methods to zoom in or out of the application

  • Press the Ctrl button and the + or - button to increase or decrease the zoom
  • Press the Ctrl button and then scroll the mouse wheel to increase or decrease the zoom
  • Select Zoom in or Zoom out in Internet Explorer or Firefox View > Zoom menu

In Internet Explorer 6, there are two solutions:

  • Download a free tool named ZoomIt
    its use is similar to Internet Explorer Zoom function
  • Ignore font sizes specified on Web page

    • 1. Click Tools > Internet Options

    2. Click Accessibility button in the lower right of the Internet Options dialog box

    3. Check the box labeled Ignore font sizes specified on Web page

    4. Click View > Text Size
    select the text size that best meets your needs

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Modified date:
01 May 2020

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