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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.

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.

Netscape Navigator/ Communicator (V4.73, V4.75,
V4.76) instructions

To enlarge text

> Click on 'Edit' and select 'Preferences'
> Select
'Appearance' and click on 'Font'
> Choose the 'Variable Width Font' and
'Fixed Width Font' that you want
> Click on 'OK'

To set these fonts for all future use, click on 'Use my
default fonts overriding document specified fonts'.

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'
> Deselect the graphics option 'Automatically load images' by
clicking on the box to remove the tick
> Click on 'OK'

If you have any problems changing your browser settings, use
the Help menu in your browser toolbar.

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