ipadsafari
I am attempting to view a large internal webpage in safari, and some of the content overflows off the screen.
In desktop browsers, ctl+'-' would do the trick, but the touch interface has me perplexed. Pinching and scrolling were my first impulses, but neither worked.
Tapping and pinch-out work for zooming in and back to default quite nicely, but what is the method to zoom out from default? Is my only resort to have the webpage changed?
You can double-tap to zoom in to a section. I find this feature very useful. As you use it you'll soon learn where to double-tap to get the zoomed-in view you want.
Safari does not have support for changing just the font size without zooming the page, but Opera Mini does have that feature. You can go to settings and choose from small, medium or large font sizes.
But note that this only works on some websites, not all. This is because changing font size can very likely break the website design/layout. Website creators like to control the user experience so they explicitly set the font size so the browsers can't change it.
Its a pinch motion just like mobile safari. To activate it, make sure Pinch Open and Close is ticked in System Preferences
Best Answer
It sounds to me like your only option will be to have the webpage redesigned a little. Chances are there are some CSS styles that are sending parts of the text off the screen.
For the site, sometimes they include a meta "viewport" tag, which could be causing some problems for you. If this is the case, they should be able to easily remove this tag. However, it is very likely this is not causing the problem.
You could also request they use a media query to make adjustments based off of your iPad. This often works very well for mobile devices.