Making the text on this website bigger

We want the ICNARC website to be as accessible as possible to those with visual impairment, mobility or arthritic problems.

Adjusting text size and colours in your web browser

The following guidelines will enable you to enlarge the text and change the colours on your screen.


Instructions for users of Microsoft Internet Explorer


For PC

  1. Open Internet Explorer.

  2. Select 'Tools' from the menu at the top.

  3. Select 'Internet options'.

  4. Click on the 'General' tab.

  5. Click on the button marked 'Accessibility'.

  6. To change your font size, select the checkbox marked 'Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages'.

  7. To remove background and font colours, select the checkbox marked 'Ignore colours specified on web pages'.

  8. Click 'OK'.Select 'View' from the menu at the top. Select 'Text size'.

  9. Select your desired text size.


For Macintosh

  1. Open Internet Explorer.

  2. Select the 'Edit' menu.

  3. Select 'Preference'.

  4. Click on 'Web content'.

  5. Deselect the button marked 'Show style sheets'.

  6. Return to the list of preferences.

  7. Click on 'Web browser'.

  8. Select 'Language/fonts'.

  9. Select the font size you require.



Instructions for users of Netscape Navigator (version 6 and up)


To change the text size:

  1. Select 'Edit' from the menu at the top, and choose 'Preferences'.

  2. Click on the arrow next to 'Appearance' to expand the menu, and select 'Fonts'.

  3. Next to 'Fonts for:' should read 'Western'. In the drop-down box for 'Proportional', select 'Sans-serif'.

  4. For the size select 18.

  5. In the drop-down box for 'Monospace', it should already say 'Courier New'.

  6. From 'Size' select 18. In the 'Minimum font size' box select size 18.

  7. Remove the tick next to 'Allow documents to use other fonts'.

  8. Click 'OK'.


To change the page colours:

  1. Select 'Edit' from the menu at the top of the window and choose 'Preferences'.

  2. Click on the arrow next to 'Appearance' to expand the menu, and select 'Colours'.

  3. Select a colour button to change colours of text, background, unvisited links, or visited links.

  4. Tick 'Use my chosen colours, ignoring the colours and background image chosen' option.

  5. Click 'OK'.



Instructions for users of Mozilla Firefox


To change the text size:

  1. In the Tools menu, select 'Options'.

  2. Click on the 'Content' tab.

  3. Next to 'Default Font', set the Size to 18.

  4. Click 'OK'.

You can also hold down the Ctrl key (for a PC) or the Cmd key (for a Macintosh) and press the + sign to increase the text size on a particular page.


To change the page colours:

  1. In the Tools menu, select 'Options'.

  2. Click on the 'Content' tab.

  3. Click on the 'Colours' button, and select the colours you want for text, background, unvisited links and visited links.

  4. Remove the tick against 'Allow pages to choose their own colours'.

  5. Click 'OK', then 'OK' again.



Using the tab key to move through links

If you keep pressing the Tab key on your keyboard, it will move in order through the links on the page. You can then press Return to select the one you want.

For example, on the home page, pressing Tab repeatedly will offer you the chance to select:

  1. Home

  2. About us

  3. Audit

  4. Research

  5. Publications / Presentations

  6. Patients / Relatives etc

You can see where pressing Return would take you, by looking at the web address in the bar right at the bottom of your screen.



Trouble with scrolling

If you find it difficult to scroll down the page using the bar on the right, try using the arrow keys on your keyboard instead. You can also move a screen's length at a time using your keyboard's Page Up and Page Down buttons.




We are committed to making this site accessible to all visitors using any browser. If you experience any difficulty in viewing pages or accessing information, please let us know.

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