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Low Vision Settings on Chromebook

Chromebooks have built-in accessibility features that help people with low vision use the web and apps more comfortably.

Settings to Turn On

  1. 1

    Increase Display Size

    Settings → Device → Display → change display size to larger

    Makes everything on screen bigger.

  2. 2

    Full-Screen Magnifier

    Settings → Accessibility → Display → Full-Screen Magnifier → turn ON

    Magnifies the entire screen. Use Ctrl + Alt + scroll to zoom.

  3. 3

    Docked Magnifier

    Settings → Accessibility → Display → Docked Magnifier → turn ON

    Shows a magnified view at the top of the screen.

  4. 4

    High Contrast Mode

    Settings → Accessibility → Display → High Contrast Mode → turn ON

    Inverts colors for better visibility.

  5. 5

    Large Mouse Cursor

    Settings → Accessibility → Cursor → Large Mouse Cursor → turn ON

    Makes the cursor bigger and easier to see.

  6. 6

    Select-to-Speak

    Settings → Accessibility → Text-to-Speech → Select-to-Speak → turn ON

    Select text and have it read aloud.

Helpful Tip

In Chrome browser, press Ctrl + Plus to zoom into any webpage. Ctrl + Minus to zoom out. Ctrl + 0 to reset.

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