User accessibility preferences - Internet Explorer.

For more information on user accessibility click here to visit the AbilityNet website. There you can find out how to alter the way websites look. For example, the colours may not be to your liking, or the text size a little too small for you to read with comfort. For step by step instructions on how to make web pages easier to read just follow the simple steps below.

Please select one of the following:

• Internet Explorer
• Netscape Navigator / Mozilla
• Opera

Changing the Size of the Text.

Follow these steps to increase or decrease the size of the text on our site.

1. Open the View menu with the mouse or by pressing Alt+V.
2. Select the Text Size option with the mouse or by pressing X.
3. Choose your preferred text size with the mouse or by using the up
   and down arrow keys and pressing Enter.
4. The text on our website should now have changed to reflect your choice.

Some websites have "hard-coded" the size of their text and as a consequence these websites will not reflect the change you have just made. If you would like your preferences to be reflected on other sites you visit please follow these steps:

1. Open the Tools menu with the mouse or by pressing Alt+T.
2. Select the Internet Options option with the mouse or by pressing O.
   (see fig1, below)
3. Select the Accessibility button with the mouse or by pressing Alt+E.
   (see fig 2, below)
4. Check the "Ignore font sizes specified on web page" checkbox with the mouse or by pressing alt+Z.
5. Select the OK button twice with the mouse or by pressing Enter twice.

fig 1: Internet Explorer Internet Options dialog box

fig 2: Internet Explorer Accessibility dialog box

Changing the Style of the Text.

You may wish to impose a different text style browser settings than that chosen by us even though we have chosen a clear non-seriffed font which should be more easily read by those with a visual impairment or dyslexia than other font styles (such as, for example, Times New Roman). Many websites you visit may not have text in a style you find easy to read. The following steps will also override the style they have chosen with that of your preferred choice.

1. Open the Tools menu with the mouse or by pressing Alt+T.
2. Select the Internet Options option with the mouse or by pressing O.(see fig 1, above)
3. Select the Accessibility button with the mouse or by pressing Alt+E.(see fig 2, above)
4. Check the "Ignore font styles specified on web page" checkbox with the mouse or by pressing alt+S.
5. Select the OK button with the mouse or by pressing Enter.
6. Select the "Fonts" button with the mouse or by pressing Alt+N.(see fig 3, below)
7. Select a web page font of your choice with the mouse or by pressing Alt+W and arrowing through the list.
8. Select the OK button twice with the mouse or by pressing Enter twice.

fig 3: Internet Explorer Fonts dialog box

Changing Browser Settings of Text and Background Colours.

You may wish to impose a different combination of text and background colours than those chosen by us (although we have tried to retain a good contrast at all times. For example, some people with a visual impairment may prefer white text on a black background. Please follow these steps to change the colours on our site:

1. Open the Tools menu with the mouse or by pressing Alt+T.
2. Select the Internet Options option with the mouse or by pressing O.(see fig 1, above)
3. Select the Colors button with the mouse or by pressing Alt+O.(see fig 4, below)
4. Choose to have your Windows colour scheme reflected by selecting the "Use Windows color scheme" option with the mouse or by pressing Alt+W.

Or:

1. Select either the Text button with the mouse (or by pressing Alt+T), or the Background button with the mouse (or by pressing Alt+B).
2. Select the colour of your choice with the mouse or by using the arrow keys.
3. Select the OK button twice with the mouse or by pressing Enter twice.

fig 4: Internet Explorer Colors dialog box

Some websites have "hard-coded" their text and background colours and as a consequence these websites will not reflect the change you have just made. If you would like your preferences to be reflected on other sites you visit please follow these steps:

1. Open the Tools menu with the mouse or by pressing Alt+T.
2. Select the Internet Options option with the mouse or by pressing O.(see fig 1, above)
3. Select the Accessibility button with the mouse or by pressing Alt+E.(see fig 2, above)
4. Check the "Ignore colors specified on web page" checkbox with the mouse or by pressing alt+C.
5. Select the OK button twice with the mouse or by pressing Enter twice.