Browser settings - Opera

Change browser settings

If you are having difficulties viewing our pages, most browsers allow users to change the settings to alter the way pages are displayed, which may improve readability.

Most browsers allow you to:

  • Ignore settings specified by a web page
  • Change the font size
  • Change the font style
  • Change the font colour
  • Change the background colour
  • Stop images downloading (so they are not visible)

How to override font and colour settings

  • From the main menu, go to the 'File' menu and select 'Preferences'.
  • Select 'Page style'.
  • Under the 'Author mode' option, untick the boxes next to 'Page style sheet' and 'Page fonts and colors'.
  • Click 'OK to close the 'Preferences' box.

How to change the colour of the text and background

  • From the main menu, go to the 'File' menu and select 'Preferences'.
  • Select 'Fonts and colours'.
  • Highlight the font type you would like to change, e.g. 'Normal' or 'Heading 1'.
  • Click the 'Choose' button to the right.This will bring up a 'Font' box where you can change the font and its style and size.
  • Choose the settings that are suitable for you.
  • Click 'OK' to close the 'Font' box.
  • Back at the 'Fonts and colours' options, click on the box to the right of 'Background colour' and select your preferred colour from the palette that appears.
  • To change colours of visited links and those not yet visited, go to 'Link style' and click on the 'My link style' box to the right.
  • The 'Links style' box will appear. Click on the colours and select your chosen colour from the palette that appears.
  • Click 'OK' to close the 'Link style' box.
  • Select 'Page style'.
  • Under the 'Author mode' option, untick the boxes next to 'Page style sheet' and 'Page fonts and colours'.
  • Click 'OK' to close the 'Preferences' box.

How to change the font style

  • From the main menu, go to the 'File' menu and select 'Preferences'.
  • Select 'Fonts and colours'.
  • Highlight the font type you would like to change, e.g. 'Normal' or 'Heading 1'.
  • Click the 'Choose' button to the right. This will bring up a 'Font' box where you can change the font, font style and size. Choose the settings that are suitable for you.
  • Click 'OK' to close the 'Font' box.
  • To use these fonts when you visit all websites in future select 'Page style' (under 'Fonts and colors'.
    • Under the 'Author mode' option, untick the boxes next to 'Page style sheet' and 'Page fonts and colors.'
  • Tick the box next to 'My fonts and colours'.
  • Click 'OK' to close the 'Preferences' box.

How to change the font size:

  • You can choose to Zoom the contents of a page (text and images) from 20% - 1000%
  • From the main menu, go to 'View' and select 'Zoom'
  • Select the magnification of the page that is most suitable for you

How to stop images downloading:

    This allows you to view only text and the page will load much faster.
  • From the main menu, go to the 'File' menu and select 'Preferences'.
  • Select 'Multimedia'.
  • Next to Images you will see a drop down menu.
  • Click on the arrow to expand the menu and select 'Show no images'.
  • Click 'OK' to close the 'Preferences' box.