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Accessibility at the Lib: Ebooks: Text Size / Color

Accessibility guidance for using the Library.

Change Text Size

Adobe Digital Editions and ProQuest Ebook Central

  • To change the size of the eBook page, click the – or + buttons in the toolbar. Click – to make the page smaller, or + to make it larger.

 

EPUB documents

  • Use the + or - in the bottom right to change the size of the text.
  • If you're unable to download the document, enter full-screen mode to expand the reading screen.

ProQuest Download to Adobe Reader

ProQuest Ebook Central allows you to download individual chapters to your computer.

First, use the Save or Download icon to save the eBook to your computer, and then open it from there with Adobe Reader. 

  • Change the page zoom through the full range of zoom levels from 10% - 6400%.
  • Make the text reflow (automatically adjust itself to fit on the page at the new zoom level).
  • Change the font and background color by going to preferences>accessibility and put a tick next to replace document colors. Choose custom color and select the color you require for the page background and document text.

Create PDFs for better viewing

If you have a document that is not in PDF format and is difficult to manipulate, use Adobe Scan to create your own PDFs.