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About CiB
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Friday, 16 May 2008 12:03 |
We have tried
to make this site as accessible as possible, but if you have any
difficulties using the site or have a suggestion to make, please
don't hesitate to contact us.
There are
a number of options available to help you access this site. The
guide below explains how you can modify your settings to increase
accessibility.
Text
Sizes
You can use the text larger and text smaller buttons at the top right. If you wish to return to normal just press reset.
Most of the
text sizes on websites are by default of a fixed size. If you
feel this is too small for you changing the following option in
Internet Explorer:
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Go
to the 'Tools' menu and then 'Internet Options...'
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From
the pop up window that appears select the 'Accessibility' button
in the bottom right corner.
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Click
the box next to 'Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages',
click the 'OK' button and then close the 'Internet Options'
window.
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You
should now be able to use Internet Explorer's Scalable Text.
If you are unsure about making these changes please consult
your machine vendor.
For more information
about changing your Internet Explorer setup please visit the Microsoft
website at http://support.microsoft.com/.
Internet
Explorer's Scalable Text
To use Internet
Explorer's Scalable Text click the 'View' menu then the 'Text
Size' option and then the text size of your choice.
Netscape
Text Zoom
To use Netscape's
'Text Zoom' click the 'View' menu then select 'Text Zoom (100%)'
and then the size of your choice.
Colours
It is possible
the change the colours used through your browser. The following
will guide you through how to do this in Internet Explorer and
Netscape.
Changing
Colours in Internet Explorer - Simplifying Colour
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Go
to the 'Tools' menu and then 'Internet Options...'
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From
the pop up window that appears select the 'Accessibility' button
in the bottom right corner as shown below.
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Click
the box next to 'Ignore colours specified on Web pages' click
the 'OK' button and then close the 'Internet Options' window.
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This
will remove the majority of colours throughout the site giving
you a simple colour scheme.
Changing
Colours in Internet Explorer - Setting Your Own Colours
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Go
to the 'Tools' menu and then 'Internet Options...'
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From
the pop up window that appears select the Colours button in
the left right corner as shown below.
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Click
the 'Use Windows colours so that it is un-ticked. Select the
'Text' colour and 'Background' colour of your choice and then
click 'OK'. Close the 'Internet Options'
window.
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You
should now be able to see the site in your chosen colours. If
you are unsure about
making these changes please consult your machine vendor.
For more information
about changing your Internet Explorer setup please visit the Microsoft
website at http://support.microsoft.com/.
Changing
Colours in Netscape
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Go
to the 'Edit' menu and select 'Preferences...' from the list.
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From
the pop up window select Colours under 'Appearance' from the
menu on the left as shown below. You should now be able to select
your own colours for 'Text' and 'Background'.
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If
you are unsure about making these changes please consult your
machine vendor.
For more information
about changing your Netscape setup please visit the Netscape website
at http://www.netscape.co.uk/netscape/.
Keyboard
Navigation
Keyboard
Navigation using Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer
provides keyboard access to most navigation functions, the most
relevant ones are listed here, for more information please refer
the online help within Internet Explorer.
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To
move forward through active items (images, links & buttons)
in a page: TAB
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To
move backwards through active items (images, links & buttons)
in a page: SHIFT + TAB
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To
move forward one page in your browser's history: ALT + RIGHT
ARROW
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To
move backwards one page in your browser's history: ALT + LEFT
ARROW
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To
scroll towards the beginning of a document: UP ARROW
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To
scroll towards the end of a document: DOWN ARROW
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To
scroll towards the beginning of a document in larger steps:
PAGE UP
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To
scroll towards the end of a document in larger steps: PAGE DOWN
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To
move to the beginning of a document: HOME
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To
move to the end of a document: END
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Keyboard
Navigation using Netscape
Netscape provides
keyboard access to most navigation functions, the most relevant
ones are listed here, for more information please refer the online
help within Netscape.
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To
move forward through active items (images, links & buttons)
in a page: TAB
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To
move backwards through active items (images, links & buttons)
in a page: SHIFT + TAB
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To
move forward one page in your browser's history: ALT + RIGHT
ARROW
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To
move backwards one page in your browser's history: ALT + LEFT
ARROW
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To
scroll towards the beginning of a document: UP ARROW
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To
scroll towards the end of a document: DOWN ARROW
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To
scroll towards the beginning of a document in larger steps:
PAGE UP
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To
scroll towards the end of a document in larger steps: PAGE DOWN
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