We hope that you're not having any difficulty using these pages - we've used a bigger type size here to make it easier to read.

However, if you have difficulty viewing the rest of our website, there are things you can do to help.

You can change some of the options in your Internet browser (at the top of this window), & using the latest version of Netscape or Internet Explorer you will be able to:

• Alter the size & colour of most text - but not images.
• Alter the background colour - black text on a yellow background gives the most contrast.
• Alter the line length, by changing the size & shape of your browser window.
• Override the colour schemes of this website & others with your preferred settings.

See below for a step by step guide on changing your browser settings.

All our suggestions to improve the accessibility of web pages will apply to every site you visit. Please note that they won't affect images on the screen.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

To apply permanently the font & colour changes below:

• On the View / Tools menu, click Internet Options.
• On the General tab, select Accessibility.
• Click the three boxes to show ticks.

Changing the font

• Using a sans serif font (such as Arial), rather than a serif font (such as Times New Roman) can make text easier to read.
• On the View / Tools menu, click Internet Options.
• On the General tab, click Fonts.
• In the Proportional & Fixed-width font lists, select the fonts you would like to use.

Displaying text larger or smaller

• On the View / Tools menu, click Internet Options.
• On the General tab, click Fonts.
• Select the font size you would like.

Changing text & background colour

Website authors & designers often specify particular fonts, typefaces & background colours for their pages, & the combinations can sometimes make the text difficult to read. You can override these settings by choosing your own preferred, clearer colour scheme - black text on a yellow background gives the most contrast:

• On the View / Tools menu, click Internet Options.
• On the General tab, click Colours.
• Click on the tick box labelled Use Windows Colours.
• Click Text, & select the colour you want. Click OK.
• Click Background, & select the colour you want to use. Click OK.

To close images on web pages:

• On the View / Tools menu, click Internet Options.
• On the Advanced tab, scroll down to Multimedia.
• Click on Show pictures to remove the tick.
• Click on Apply, & then click on OK.

To change the size of the window:

• Click Full Screen on the toolbar.

There are more options to make websites easier to read, such as removing animation & expanding text. To look at the other options:

• On the View / Tools menu, click Internet Options.
• Select the Advanced tab.
• Choose the options you would like.

Netscape Navigator 4.x

To change the settings on your browser go to the Edit menu, & click on Preferences. From here you can make the following changes:

Changing the font

• Click on Appearance.
• Click Font.
• Change the Variable Width Font & the Fixed Width Font to the type you prefer.

(To use these fonts when you visit all websites in future, click on Use my default fonts overriding document specified fonts.)

Changing the colour of the text & the background

• Click on Appearance.
• Click Colours.
• Select Text, & choose the colour you would like to use.
• Click OK.
• Select Background, & choose a colour.
• Click OK.
• Click OK to close Preferences.
  

(To use these settings in future, click on Always use my colours, overriding document.)

To close images on web pages:

• Click on Edit.
• Click Preferences.
• Select Advanced.
• Remove the tick from the box marked Automatically load images.
• Click OK.

If you have any problems changing these settings, please click the Help menu on the browser toolbar. Also, if your browser has different options to the above, look at the Help menu for specific instructions.

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