Mountain Lion text size

I've just downloaded Moutain Lion and the text is really small. I know I can do cmd + to make it bigger but that only works if I stay on the page, if I move away it reverts to being tiny. Also the text in the tool bar has gone miniscule! Is there anything I can do about this? Thanks.

Welcome to the Support Communities. If you're referring to text in Safari, in Safari's Preferences > Advanced tab, there's a minimum font size setting.
For overall text size, see...
System Preferences > Displays
System Preferences > Universal Access

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Hi guys..!!
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