Accessibility

Find out how to use access keys and change the appearance of your web browser.
Access keys

• Changing the background and text colour
• Changing the font size
• Changing the font style
• Using the speech software tool
• Access keys

Access keys may not work on some web browsers. You may not have to press enter or hold down enter on some browsers.

Changing the background and text colour

1. Click on the tools menu, then internet options menu, then the accessibility button (in the general tab).
2. Tick ignore colours specified on web pages, then click OK.
3. Click colors, then untick use windows colors.
4. Select the text and background colours you want, then click OK, and OK again to close the options screen.

Changing the font size

In Internet Explorer:
Click view menu, then click on text size and select the text size you would like.

In Firefox:
Click the view menu, then click text size, then click increase or decrease until the text size is how you want it.


Changing the font style

In Internet explorer:

1. Click the tools menu, then internet options, then the accessibility button (in the general tab).
2. Tick ignore font styles specified on web pages, then click OK.
3. Click fonts, select the font you want to use and click OK, then OK again to close the options screen.

In Firefox:

1. Select the tools menu, then click options, then click fonts & colors.
2. Choose the font you want to use, and tick always use my fonts check box, then click OK.