Screen Resolution & Browsers

There are options to change the way pages are displayed on other browsers.  Please refer to your browser's help or information section for details.  However, to make the most of the accessibility features on this site we recommend the use of FireFox Mozilla and set the screen resolution to 1024 x 768 

In order to change the screen resolution on a PC, go to START>SETTINGS>CONTROL PANEL>DISPLAY>SETTINGS and change the screen area to 1024 x 768 pixels. On a Mac, go to APPLE MENU>CONTROL PANEL>MONITORS in order to change the screen resolution.

Adjusting text sizes

The adjustment of text sizes is a function which can be achieved through reconfiguration of a browser's settings. Due to the fact that modern browsers look to the style sheet regarding text sizes and font selection, it is necessary first to tell the browser to ignore these elements when it is building up a webpage for display. If this is not done, the browser cannot override the layout and font size rules which the page template has in place.

For instance, to get the latest Internet Explorer 8.0 browser to ignore font sizes specified by style sheet, the following process must be followed.:

• Select the Tools>Internet Options menu within the browser interface which will launch a popup window.
• he user then needs to select the Accessibility button. This selection will then launch another popup window.
• Under the Heading of Formatting, the option Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages needs to be checked.

Once the browser has been reconfigured, a user can then choose to alter the text size which is presented by the webpage through selection of the desired Text Size option within the View menu of the browser.

There are A+ and A- icons located at in the top Banner of the site to make it easier to adjust font size for those users who cannot do it through their browser.

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