How To, Or Is It Possible To......

[trt]

make my fonts darker.

Example on A/B.
The Topics to the left, and Latest Post to the right of the page are perfect for me, but the actual questions & answers are a light grey and to small, so I have to enlarge the page..

Thanks,

[hc4361]

What browser do you use?

[RATTER15]

Have you looked at "display Setting"?

What device are you viewing on and what operating system are you using?

[Buenchico]

I'm prepared to bet that your monitor isn't set up correctly.

Click here:
http://reeddesign.co.uk/testcard.htm
You need to ensure that you can see all of the numbers, from 0 to 10, on both of the relevant lines. If you can't, follow the instructions underneath them.

[trt]

I am on Win7 and firefox.

Will have at your link now Chris,

[trt]

I can hardly see the numbers at the bottom Chris, where do I go for Brightness and Contrast controls, cant seem to find it in control panel.

[SlackAlice]

trt

I think Buenchico is referring to the controls on your monitor.

[trt]

I am on a laptop slack.

[hc4361]

In Firefox open settings (click on the three horizontal bars top right of the screen) - then click on 'options'.

Now click on 'Content' and look at Font and Colours. Make a note of the current settings then have a play with the different fonts and font sizes to see what suits you best.

[trt]

Thanks hc, the fonts are the same on A/B, but larger on my hotmail and a few other sites.

[Buenchico]

Laptops often don't have contrast controls (which means that their displays are usually far less than optimal). To find out if yours does, right-click on your desktop. On the desktop I'm using the available options then include 'Graphics Properties'. Clicking on that, and then on 'Color Correction' enables me, among other things, to tweak the brightness and contrast. You might have something similar available to you on your laptop, so take a look.

If you've not got a contrast setting, you should still be able to change the brightness. Most laptops have got keys with 'brightness up' and 'brightness down' symbols on them, usually in a colour such as blue. Here are some examples:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/Vaio_fw_51_bildschirmhelligkeit_03.JPG

https://bd23.https.cdn.softlayer.net/80BD23/142.4.51.106/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/acer-laptop-adjust-screen-brightness.png

http://www.pc-xp.com/wp-content/uploads/Brightness.jpg

To get them to work, you need to press them at the same time as the 'Fn' key (which will be in the same colour).

[trt]

Yes have got the brightness button using your last link. will try again about the fonts as eyes are straining now, thanks chris and others for all the help.