Description: The Advanced preference pane lets you set options that make it easier to use Safari if you’re disabled, customize the appearance of webpages with your own style sheet, and set your proxy settings.

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# Using Safari Advanced preferences

Use the information here to set the Safari Advanced preferences.

| Preference | Explanation |
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| Never use font sizes smaller than | To prevent webpage text from appearing too small, select this checkbox and choose a minimum size from the menu. If you’re not sure what to choose, try 12 or 14. Some webpages may not look correct if you select this option. This setting does not affect the size of text in images. |
| Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage | To move around a webpage without using the mouse, select this checkbox. |
| Style Sheet | If you have your own Cascading Style Sheet (CSS), you can use it in addition to those used by webpage authors. From the Style Sheet menu, choose Other; then find your style sheet and click Choose. |
| Proxies | Clicking this button opens the Network pane of System Preferences, where you can adjust settings related to accessing the Internet through a firewall. |
| Show Develop menu in menu bar | To view a menu of options available for developing websites with Safari, select this checkbox. The Develop menu is helpful to web developers and other software developers. |

### Related Topics

Accessing the Internet through a firewall

About the Develop menu