Accessibility
Changing your settings
Change your browser settings
If you want to alter the way you view any web site, from the size of text to the colour of hyperlinks, you can change some of the options in your Internet browser.
To change settings on the latest version of Netscape or Internet Explorer, follow the instructions for your browser type and version below. These settings should work on most web sites which have been designed with accessibility in mind but they won't affect images on the screen.
If you have problems changing your settings, use the Help menu in your browser toolbar.
Internet Explorer (IE5/IE6.0)
To permanently apply font and
colour changes
To enlarge text
To change text and background colour
To prevent graphics and images appearing
To change the size of the window
To change the colour of links displayed on a screen
Other options
Netscape Navigator / Communicator (v6/7)
To Enlarge text
To change text and background colour
To prevent graphics and images appearing
Netscape Navigator/Communicator (V4.73, V4.75, V4.76)
To enlarge text
To change text and background colour
To prevent graphics and images appearing
If you have problems changing your settings, use
the Help menu in your browser toolbar.
Internet Explorer instructions
To permanently apply font and colour changes
> On the browser Tools menu select 'Internet
Options'
> On the General tab, select 'Accessibility'
> Click on the three boxes to show ticks
> Click on 'OK'
To enlarge text
> On the browser Tools menu select 'Internet
Options'
> On the General tab, select 'Accessibility'
> Tick the 'Ignore font sizes specified on web pages' check box
> Click on 'OK'
> On the browser menu select 'view'
> Click 'text size'
> Choose the size of text
To change text and background colour
> On the browser Tools menu select 'Internet
Options'
> On the General tab, select 'Colour'
> Deselect the 'Use Windows Colours' tick box
> Select the box next to 'Text' and choose a colour
> Click on 'OK'
> Select the box next to 'Background' and choose a colour
> Click on 'OK'
To prevent graphics and images appearing
> On the browser Tools menu select 'Internet
Options'
> On the Advanced tab, scroll down to the 'Multimedia' heading
> Deselect the graphics options 'animations', 'videos', 'pictures'
and 'images' by clicking on the boxes to remove the ticks
> Click on 'Apply' then 'OK'
To change the size of the window
> On the browser View menu select 'Full screen' or press F11
To change the colour of links displayed on a screen
> On the browser Tools menu select 'Internet
Options'
> On the General tab, select 'Accessibility'
> Click on 'Select ignore colours specified on Web pages' (should
contain a tick)
> Click 'OK'
> Select 'General' tab and click on 'Colours'
> Turn off the 'Use hover colours' tick box (should not contain a
tick)
> Select 'Visited' and choose the colour that suits you best, Click
OK
> Select 'Not Visited' and choose the colour that suits you best,
Click OK
> Select 'OK' for 'Colours'
> Select 'OK' for 'Internet Options'
Other options
Other options such as removing animation are available:
> On the browser Tools menu select 'Internet Options'
> On the Advanced tab choose any of the options available to improve
the visibility of the web pages.
If you have any problems changing your browser settings, use the Help
menu in your browser toolbar.
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Netscape Navigator/ Communicator (V6/V7) instructions
To enlarge text
> Click on view' and select 'text zoom''
> Select the size of zoom you require (smaller or larger)
To change text and background colour
> Click on 'Edit' and select 'Preferences'
> Select 'Appearance' and click on 'Colours'
> Select the box next to 'Text' and choose a colour
> Click on 'OK'
> Select the box next to 'Background' and choose a colour
> Click on 'OK'
> Click 'OK' to close the 'Preferences' window
To set these colours as your browser default, click on 'Always use my
colours, overriding document'.
To prevent graphics and images appearing
> Click on 'Edit' and select 'Preferences'
> Select 'Advanced'
> Under the Privacy & Security category, click images. (if no
sub categories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand
the list.
> click on images, and select "Do not load any images"
> Click on 'OK'
If you have any problems changing your browser settings, use the Help
menu in your browser toolbar.
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