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     <strong>Passing JVM Arguments to Jalview</strong><br /> If you need
-    to modify parameters for Jalview's Java Virtual Machine, then take a
-    look at the instructions for how to <a href="../memory.html#jvm">setting
-      the JVM's maximum memory</a>.
+    to modify parameters for Jalview's Java Virtual Machine, or
+    configure system properties, then take a look at the instructions
+    for how to <a href="../memory.html#jvm">setting the JVM's
+      maximum memory</a>.<br /> 
+  <p>
+    <strong>Changing Jalview's 'Look and Feel'</strong> <br />If you
+    are experiencing issues with the font size or layout of Jalview's
+    GUI, you can try changing Jalview's 'Look and feel' by
+    specifying a custom system property 'laf' on startup (see <a
+      href="../memory.html#jvm">setting the JVM's memory</a> for
+    instructions on how to do this for your platform). <br />For the
+    Jalview standalone executable jar, simply provide one of the
+    property settings before the -jar argument
   </p>
+  <ul>
+    <li>-Dlaf=system (default look and feel for the OS)</li>
+    <li>-Dlaf=crossplatform (Java's Metal Look and Feel)</li>
+    <li>-Dlaf=nimbus (Java's alternative Nimbus Look and Feel)</li>
+    <li>-Dlaf=mac (only has an effect on OSX)</li>
+    <li>-Dlaf=gtk (only has an effect on Linux)</li>
+  </ul>
+  The currently configured look and feel is logged to Jalview's console.
+  Once the look and feel has been changed, it will be stored in
+  Jalview's .jalview_properties file for future Jalview sessions.
+
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