Windows – Increasing font size on Windows help file (CHM)

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Is there a way to increase the font size on a Windows Help file (CHM file) with recent versions of Internet Explorer? You used to be able to, but I think after IE7 the option was removed from the UI.

Best Answer

The problem is that newer versions of ie removed the "Text Size" feature in favor of a "zoom" ability (which scales images along with text).

The ie context menu doesn't include an option for "zoom", as it did for "text size". There is a way to fudge the font sizes in the embedded browser used by the CHM reader.

Internet Explorer has an accessibility option to ignore font-sizes changes. This is meant to allow fonts to stay readable, when web-sites try to use a smaller font.

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Turning this option on will make text in the HtmlHelp viewer the default sized font; and easy to read.

But the actual answer to your question is: There is no way to adjust the font size in Microsoft's HtmlHelp reader You can use:

  • Ctrl++ to zoom in
  • Ctrl+- to zoom out
  • Ctrl+0 to reset to default zoom

(tested in Windows 10)

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