Accessibility - Change the way l view websites

This page details how you can change the settings within Microsoft Internet Explorer to alter the appearance of websites.

 

To change the font and colour settings you must firstly:

• Select Internet Options from the View OR the Tools menu - this will depend on your browser version.
• Select the Accessibility Option and click the three boxes displayed under formatting, so that they are now showing ticks.

 

If you want to change the type of text:

• Select Internet Options from the View OR the Tools menu depending on your browser.
• Click on the Fonts button, choose your font from the drop-down menu under Web page font and click the OK button. Arial is one of the easiest fonts to read.

 

If you want to change the size of the text:

Select Internet Options from the View OR the Tools menu depending on your browser.

• Click on the Accessibility button.
• Click the Ignore fonts now showing on web pages box so that it now shows a tick.
• Click OK.
• Click OK again to close Internet Options.
• Select the View option from the Menubar.
• Select the Text Size option, Choose your preferred text size.

 

If you want to use your own style sheet

As our website uses a style sheet, you may want to use your own version. In order to do this simply follow these steps.

• Click on Tools button
• Now click on Internet Options
• At the bottom of the Internet Options Panel, select the Accessibility button
• Under 'User Style Sheet', tick the 'format using my style sheet' box and select the style sheet you wish to use.

 

If you want to change the colour of the text or the background:

Select Internet Options from the View OR the Tools menu depending on your browser.

Click on the Colours button and untick the box next to Use Windows colours.

• To change the colour of the text, click on the button to the right of Text ,choose your colour from the palette and click OK.
• To change the colour of the background, click on the button to the right of Background, choose your colour from the palette and click OK.

 

If you want to remove the images :

Select Internet Options from the View OR the Tools menu depending on your browser.

• Select the Advanced tab at the top right hand corner of the box.
• Scroll down to the Multimedia heading.
• Untick the box next to Show Pictures.
• Click on the Apply button and then click on the OK button.

 

I do not use a mouse - What do I do?

All of our key pages can be reached by using access keys, further information on access keys can be found on the accessibility homepage.