Question:
Website screen size too small to see content. How to fix this?
KGW
2007-08-02 16:59:06 UTC
I am logging into a website and the screen size will not maximize to my laptops computer screen. The smaller screen for this particular website prevents me from seeing the entire content.

Anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this?
Nine answers:
2007-08-02 17:03:13 UTC
Hold down your "Ctrl" key and tap the "+" key until it is at the viewing size you like. Otherwise you can make it smaller by tapping the "-" key.
Bens_caffeine999
2007-08-02 17:09:06 UTC
There are a few things you can try but the html code is probably written so you cant adjust the size.



First try reducing your font size in your browser:

View>Text Size>Smaller or Smallest



If this doesnt work try saving the site to your computer and opening it:

File>Save As>Save in Desktop

Go to desktop and find file and open it.



Usually though if you cant resize the window usually they remove the Menu Bar where you cant do any of the things I just suggested.



The other option is to maybe try to resize your actual Display settings:

Go to desktop background and right click away from icons.

Select settings and then the Settings Tab where you can adjust your screen size. Try different sizes to see if it makes a difference.
Krystine
2007-08-02 17:24:29 UTC
/* Obviate need to zoom on many sites. */

html>body {

font-size: 100% !important;

line-height: normal !important;

}



In your User CSS file, add the above lines. This will override the stylesheet on that particular site. It's a code fragment from the link below. It should fix it for all sites by normalizing the font size and line height to your defaults. Furthermore, if you can figure out where your browser keeps your user stylesheet, the CSS example for the Mozilla browser should work just as well because this kind of CSS is very crossbrowser compatible.



Ctrl+ is for Firefox/Mozilla. I.E. has something under View. You want the large or x-Large font size. IE has some persistance problems with that: you might get unexpectedly large pages for sites that are now normal after setting said option. In Firefox, upping the size in one tab does not affect the other tabs. In FF, Ctrl0 resets the size to default.



Firefox and Mozilla have good support for user stylesheets. I am sure IE has it as well, but I don't use IE on my personal or work computer except for testing.



I work as a web programmer coding dynamic websites. I personally love using CSS because it makes my code a little cleaner by separating the style elements out into one file I can just link to in the header of the document.



Also, I can adjust the size of any webpage I feel like doing using only my browser to view the page. No hacking of servers is required. I have a friend using Opera who can control so much as whether or not a certain meme is displayed when they view a page with that meme (and similarly anything he wants to hide/display). It is possible to control just about every single aspect of a webpage you happen to visit, especially the size of the font.
?
2007-08-02 17:06:55 UTC
Your best bet is to increase your screen resolution.



- Minimize all your windows

- Right click a blank spot on your desktop

- Select "properties" from the drop down menu

- Click on the "settings" tab in the upper right corner

- Drag the slider for "Screen Resolution" to the right

- Click OK



Most people use a 1024 by 768 resolution, if you want a bit more room on your screen you can try 1280 by 960.
2016-03-16 09:47:23 UTC
you need to have at least 3 css files to cater for at least 3 different resolutions. many people still use the 800/600(small screen) others,1024/768 and others the flat big screen(1024+) a javascript is needed to detect the different resolutions
Kevin C
2007-08-02 17:03:40 UTC
Hold down the ctrl and press +, or go to the view menu>text size>increase this increases the text size so you can see it better
monkeyking
2007-08-02 17:32:25 UTC
Try going to your desktop and get the properties then settings and make the resolution more or less i have windows xp with a dell so it might differ for you
2007-08-02 17:03:14 UTC
You can fix this by getting your optometrist to get you a prescription for glasses with "Coke bottle" lenses.
2007-08-02 17:01:48 UTC
Get a bigger monitor.


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