The text display in WebCATS is too small. How can I increase the font size?

There’s no feature in WebCATS that allows you to change font size settings, but there are two tools that  Microsoft Internet Explorer offers (whether or not both are available to you depends on which version you are running) that allow you to override WebCATS’ default font size:

  • Ignore font sizes specified on webpages check box
  • Magnification setting

Ignore Font Sizes Setting

The Ignore font sizes specified on webpages check box is available in all versions of Internet Explorer. This option allows you to override a Web pages’ font size with one of the text sizes supported by IE. When enabled, this option applies to all sites you view within Internet Explorer, not just WebCATS.

To activate this option:

  1. Select Tools|Internet Options from IE’s menu bar.
  2. Click the Accessibility button that is located in the bottom right corner of the General tab.
  3. Select the Ignore font sizes specified on webpages option and click OK twice.
  4. Select View|Text Size and, from the context menu that appears, click on your choosen size. OutreachSystems recommends starting with a text size of “Smallest” and working your way up.

Magnification Setting

The magnification setting is available in IE7 or later versions only. It allows you to zoom in by a percentage of your choosing, as shown in the next graphic.

This chosen “zoom” remains in effect for all pages that are opened in the current window. If a new window is opened (e.g. you launch the MyWebCATS screen or the reports module), the zoom is reset to 100% by default. However, if you want the zoom to remain in effect permanently, you can override the automatic reset by selecting Tools|Internet Options, opening the Advanced tab, and from under the “Accessibility” heading, deselect the Reset Zoom level to 100% for new windows and tabs checkbox.