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Magnifying The Screen

If increasing the text size via the browser or Windows options does not make text easy to read then the next step is to magnify the screen.

Already on your computer

All recent versions of Windows include magnification software which can help some people more easily read text on the screen.

The Windows magnifier lets you increase text to a very large size. It is, however, restricted to a small portion of the screen so most vision impaired people find that they require fully-functional magnification software.

This section shows you how to use the Windows magnifier . Please follow one of the links to find our more:

Other ways to magnify the screen (Assistive Technologies)
In addition to Windows inbuilt magnifier there is a range of third-party magnifier software you can use for Windows. Follow the link below to find out more: