Accessibility Tips and Options
In the view menu at the head of the page click on "Text Size" and select the font size you prefer.
(2) You can change the font type.
In the tools menu at the head of the page click "Internet Options". Select the "General" tab and click "Fonts". In "Web Page Fonts" or "Plain Text Font" lists make your choice.
(3) You can change page and link colours.
In the tools menu at the head of the page click "Internet Options". Select the "General" tab and click "Colours", then make your choices.
(4) When you move it over an active link the mouse pointer turns into a pointing hand.
(5) You can use the following keyboard shortcuts instead of a mouse.
| Display Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context Help on an item. | F1 |
| Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window. | F11 |
| Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar. | TAB |
| Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar. | SHIFT+TAB |
| Go to your Home page. | ALT+HOME |
| Go to the next page. | ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Go to the previous page. | ALT+LEFT
ARROW or BACKSPACE |
| Display a shortcut menu for a link. | SHIFT+F10 |
| Move forward between frames. | CTRL+TAB
or F6 |
| Move back between frames. | SHIFT+CTRL+TAB |
| Scroll toward the beginning of a document. | UP ARROW |
| Scroll toward the end of a document. | DOWN ARROW |
| Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments. | PAGE UP |
| Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments. | PAGE DOWN |
| Move to the beginning of a document. | HOME |
| Move to the end of a document. | END |
| Find on this page. | CTRL+F |
| Refresh the current Web page. | F5 or CTRL+R |
| Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same. | CTRL+F5 |
| Stop downloading a page. | ESC |
| Go to a new location. | CTRL+O
or CTRL+L |
| Open a new window. | CTRL+N |
| Close the current window. | CTRL+W |
| Save the current page. | CTRL+S |
| Print the current page or active frame. | CTRL+P |
| Activate a selected link. | ENTER |
| Open the Search bar. | CTRL+E |
| Open the Favourites bar. | CTRL+I |
| Open the History bar. | CTRL+H |
| In the History or Favourites bars, open multiple folders. | CTRL+click |
(6) You can customise your toolbar.
To add or remove items from the tool bar at the top of your browser window right click the tool bar and in the "Available Tool Bar Buttons" window select the shortcut button you wish to add. Now click "Add". To remove buttons select them in the "Existing Tool Bar Buttons" window and click "Remove"
To make the text easier to read try adding the "Size" button to your tool bar, for quick access to larger font sizes.
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