Re: Text Setting on IE 6 won't stay

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From: Jan Il (abuse_at_localhost.com)
Date: 12/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:30:05 -0500

Hi Dave :-)

I know it's not much help, but, you can use the mouse scroll to change the
size of the font.
It requires a mouse with a wheel. Hold down the Ctrl key and scroll the
wheel one notch at a time . Scroll up to reduce the size, scroll down to
increase the size. It might be a time saver from resetting every time.

I wish I had a more permanent solution for you. Hopefully, someone else
here does and will pass it along to you.

Hope this helps

Jan :)
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

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> Hi Jan and thanks....
>
> I already have the display set to Normal....in the font setting... I also
> have the color set to 32 bit ... and desktop is set to 1280 X 1024 ... all
> of these settings are what I normally run under... the problem is still
> there ... as far as IE6 not saving the font size at " smaller " ... it
> always defaults to " medium " ... not sure what can be done now... other
> than just manually change font size every time I open IE6 ...
>
>
> "Jan Il" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message
> news:eFQ%23PjT4EHA.4028@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Dave :-)
> >
> > Give the following a go and see if it will help:
> >
> > The font size in IE keeps changing.
> >
> > In Windows XP:
> > Go to the Control Panel, Display, then Appearance.
> >
> > Set the Font Size to Normal.
> >
> > To change your display settings in Windows, please follow these simple
> > steps:
> >
> > 1.. Click the Start button, go to Settings on the pop-up menu, and
click
> > the Control Panel.
> >
> > 2.. When the Control Panel window opens, double-click the Display icon.
> >
> > 3.. You will now be presented with the Display Properties window. Click
> > on
> > the Settings tab (on the right). Below the image of the monitor, you
will
> > see on the left the Color Palette. (You should change this to high color
> > (16
> > bit) by selecting it from the drop-down menu. However you may need to
> > restart your computer to do this.) On the right, is the desktop or
screen
> > area. Left-click and hold down on the slider button, and move it to the
> > right to change the setting to at least 800 x 600 pixels. (Some of our
> > sites, like MyMathLab, require a minimum resolution of 1024 x 768.) Now
> > click OK.
> >
> > Windows will ask you to confirm the change, click OK.
> >
> > Your screen will resize and windows will again ask you if you want to
keep
> > these new settings, click Yes.
> >
> > If you now have a black border around the window, use your monitor's
> > controls to adjust the window to fill your screen.
> >
> > Depending on other system settings, you may need to restart your
computer
> > for these changes to take effect.
> >
> >
> >
> > Hope this helps
> >
> > Jan :)
> > Smiles are meant to be shared,
> > that's why they're so contagious.
> >
> > Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other
readers.
> > How to make a good newsgroup post:
> > http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Thanks for the suggestions....
> >> I have tried all of the recommended settings and it still will not hold
> > the
> >> text size... is there anything else I can do.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Jan Il" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message
> >> news:uXgfOwS4EHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> > Hi Dave :-)
> >> >
> >> > Try the following and see if it helps:
> >> >
> >> > The font size in IE keeps changing.
> >> > http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers.htm#font_size
> >> >
> >> > or.....
> >> >
> >> > Courtesy of Alan Edwards:
> >> >
> >> > If IE-View-Text Size does not stick....
> >> >
> >> > ---solution 1
> >> > If you are using Eudora 4.2 or greater then use Tools-Options-Viewing
> >> > Mail and uncheck "Use Microsoft's viewer"
> >> > It is Eudora that is setting the IE text size and unchecking that
> >> > option will stop it.
> >> >
> >> > The key that Eudora 4.x will change is this:
> >> > [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
> >> > Explorer\International\Scripts\3]
> >> > "IEFontSize"=hex:02,00,00,00
> >> >
> >> > ---solution 2
> >> > In Outlook 2000 go to Tools/Options/Mail Format/Fonts/International
> >> > Fonts, and for each font change the "Font Size" entry to your desired
> >> > size.
> >> >
> >> > ---solution 3
> >> >
> >> > Ctrl key + mouse wheel- quick changes to text size.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Font size too small
> >> >
> >> > Open Browser>view toolbar>text size>Larger--->medium --->smaller.
> >> > (likeliest
> >> > cause and solution)
> >> > or
> >> > Display properties>settings>advanced>general tab>font size>small
fonts.
> >> > or
> >> > IE Options>General tab> Fonts.(affects type, not size)
> >> >
> >> > If these steps do not resolve your problem, or you need help with the
> >> > above,
> >> > please post back to this thread with the details and any error
> >> > messages.
> >> >
> >> > Hope this helps
> >> >
> >> > Jan :)
> >> > Smiles are meant to be shared,
> >> > that's why they're so contagious.
> >> >
> >> > Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other
> > readers.
> >> > How to make a good newsgroup post:
> >> > http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> I used to be able to set my text size ... and once I had done that I
> >> >> could
> >> >> exit IE6 and reboot or do other things and come back and the text
size
> >> > would
> >> >> remain the same.. however since I have upgraded to SP2 the text size
> >> >> no
> >> >> longer remains and I have to reset it every time I exit IE6 or
> > reboot...
> >> > can
> >> >> someone suggest what I can do to fix this .. thanks.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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