Changing fonts in Firefox 1.5 / 2.0

How to change the font style in Firefox

Instructions

Click on the ' Tools ' menu with the mouse or press ' Alt ' + ' T '.

Click on ' Options', or press ' O ' , to open the ' Options ' dialog box.

Click the ' Content ' tab or use the arrow keys until it is highlighted (in blue).

In the ' Fonts & Colours ' section Click on ' Advanced ' , or press ' Alt ' + 'D' , to open the ' Fonts ' dialog box - see Fig 1 below.

Options control window
Fig 1

Click on  box next to ' proportional: ' and choose your font type  serif or sans serif or press ' Tab ' until the option box is highlighted, use the arrow keys to expand it and choose your font type and then press ' Enter ' to select it.

Next choose your specific font by clicking on the ' Serif: ' or ' Sans-serif:'  drop down menus depending on what font type you selected for ' Proportional ' and scroll down and select the font you want or ' Tab ' into the relevant  drop down menu ( ' Serif: ' or ' Sans-Serif: ' and use the arrow keys to move ' up ' and ' down' the list, once the font you want is highlighted press ' Enter ' to select it.

Deselect ' Allow pages select their own fonts, instead of my selections above ' by clicking on the checkbox next to it or by pressing 'Alt' + 'A'.

Fonts and colours control window
Fig 2

Click ' OK ' button or press ' Enter ' to return to ' Options '.

Click ' OK ' button or ' Tab ' to ' OK ' button and press ' Enter '.

Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings cannot be changed due to local IT policies - contact your local IT support for further help.