Chronicle guide to enlarging text and enabling audio reading
Reference this guide to learn how to enlarge text and enable audio reading on the online version of our publication.
While the Chronicle does not offer a large-print version of our publication, there are ways for those for whom our text size is too small to access our award-winning journalism.
Reference this guide to learn how to enlarge text and enable audio reading on the online version of our publication at pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.
Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts can allow readers to easily zoom in and out of any browser and enlarge the text of our online publication.
On a Mac computer, holding the keys Command and + will zoom in on the screen, while holding the keys Command and – will zoom out. Holding Command and 0 will return the screen to the default setting.
Similarly, on a Windows computer, holding the keys Ctrl and + will zoom in while holding the keys Ctrl and – will zoom out. To return to the default font size on Windows, hold the keys Ctrl and 0.
Accessibility settings
To enlarge text on a Mac computer, open System Preferences > Accessibility > Zoom and enable Hover Text.
After activating Hover Text, readers can use the setting on our website by pressing the ⌘ key while hovering over the text they want enlarged.
Hover Text opens a magnified version of the text in a dedicated window.
Not quite satisfied with the default text size or font? To customize Hover Text, click Options, then use the drop-down options to adjust to your desired settings.
Another way to enlarge text on a Mac computer is to open System Preferences > Displays. Switch to the Scaled setting from the Default to Display, and select Larger Text.
On a Windows 10 computer, change the display by selecting Start > Settings > Ease of Access > Display. Use the slider under the Make Text Bigger section to adjust until the text is your desired size. If want to make everything larger, choose an enlarged option from the dropdown menu under Make Everything Bigger.
Windows 11 users can adjust the text size by selecting Start > Settings > Accessibility > Text size. Drag the slider to the right to enlarge and select Apply when happy with the size. To make the rest of the screen larger, select Start > Settings > Display. Under Scale and Layout, use the dropdown menu next to Scale to make the screen bigger.
Audio reading
To have a Mac computer provide an audio reading of one of our stories, open System Preferences > Accessibility > Spoken Content and check the Speak selection box.
Highlight the text you wish to be spoken aloud and hold down the keys Option and Esc to enable an audio reading.
To change the voice, speaking rate or volume of the reading, adjust the settings under Spoken Content using the dropdown menu for voice options and the scale for rate and volume.
Enable the Narrator on a Windows computer by selecting Start > Settings > Ease of Access > Narrator. In the Use Narrator section, turn the feature on or off by clicking the button labeled Turn on Narrator. PJC
Kathleen Gianni, a student at George Washington University, is interning for the Chronicle through the Pittsburgh Media Partnership. She can be reached at kgianni@pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.
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