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Accessibility — Browser Information

This page provides information on how to set text size and display colours, control cookies, block popups, stop animated gifs for a number of browsers and where these browsers may be downloaded from. Each set of instructions apply to a specific browser version, but should be similar for different versions of the same browser.

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer comes with the Microsoft Windows operating systems. The following tells you how to:

Changing text size

a) as browser settings

The following will ensure that text is displayed at the default size for the browser, thus helping to overcome the common problem of sites setting their text size inconveniently small. However, this may cause the formatting to be lost on some sites. If this occurs on sites you visit, you may be better off downloading and using one of the other browsers listed here. They are all free.

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Internet Options
  3. select General tab
  4. select Accessibility button near the bottom on the right
  5. check “Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages” box
  6. select OK at each menu level to save settings
b) while browsing
  1. select View menu
  2. select Text Size
  3. select the size you want

Setting display colours

The following will set default display colours.

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Internet Options
  3. select General tab
  4. select Colors button near the bottom on the left
  5. use the colour boxes to choose the default colours
  6. select OK at each menu level to save settings

To override the colours specified on web pages with the default colours carry out the following.

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Internet Options
  3. select General tab
  4. select Accessibility button near the bottom on the right
  5. check the “Ignore colors specified on Web pages” box
  6. select OK at each menu level to save settings

Controlling cookies

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Internet Options
  3. select Privacy tab
  4. select Advanced button
  5. check “Override automatic cookie handling” box near the top
  6. for First-party Cookies check “Block” radio button
  7. for Third-party Cookies check “Block” radio button
  8. check “Always allow session cookies” box
  9. select OK at each menu level to save changes

Disabling animated gifs

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Internet Options
  3. select Advanced tab
  4. scroll down to Multimedia
  5. uncheck “Play animations in web pages” box
  6. select OK at each menu level to save changes

Disable Javascript

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Internet Options
  3. select Security
  4. select Custom Level button
  5. select 'Disable' for Active scripting, Allow paste operation via script, and Scripting of Java applets

Disable image loading

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Internet Options
  3. select the Advanced tab
  4. uncheck “Show Pictures” under the Multimedia category

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Netscape Navigator

The Netscape Communicator 7.x suite includes a browser, mail client, address book, HTML editor and web development tools. Version 7.2 is no longer available for download. (Netscape Browser software contains encryption technology that is subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.) Older versions may be downloaded free from netscape.co.uk/netscape/. The latest version of Netscape Navigator, Netscape Browser 8.0, may be downloaded free.

For how to change the Netscape Navigator 7.x browser settings see the instructions for Mozilla.

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Firefox

Firefox is purely a browser with versions compatible with Windows, Linux or Mac OS. It may be downloaded free from the Mozilla Firefox web page. The following tells you how to

Changing text size

a) as browser settings
  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Options
  3. select General
  4. select Fonts & Colours button (second row on right)
  5. the top section has settings for fonts
  6. to set default font size select the size in pixels in the top box on the right
  7. to set default font size for monospace text select the size in pixels in the second box on the right
  8. to set a minimum font size select the size in pixels in the bottom box on the right
  9. select OK at each menu level to save settings
b) while browsing
  1. select View menu
  2. select Text size
  3. select Increase, Decrease or Normal

or using the short cut keys, hold down the Control key and

  • press the Plus key to increase text size
  • press the Minus key to decrease text size
  • press the Zero key to set text to default size
c) Using a scroll mouse

Hold down the Control key and scroll 'up' to increase text size and 'down' to decrease text size.

Setting display colours

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Options
  3. select General
  4. select Fonts & Colours button (second row on right)
  5. the lower section has settings for colours
  6. use the colour boxes to choose the default colours
  7. to override the colours provided on a web page check the “Colours” box
  8. select OK at each menu level to save settings

Controlling cookies

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Options
  3. select Privacy
  4. select Cookies
  5. check “Allow sites to set cookies” box
  6. check “for the originating Web site only” box
  7. select the radio button “custom”
  8. for Keep Cookies setting select “until close Firefox”
  9. select OK at each menu level to save changes

Blocking popup windows

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Options
  3. select Web Features
  4. check “Block Popup Windows” box
  5. select OK at each menu level to save changes

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Opera

Opera includes a browser, mail client and address book. It is compatible with Windows and may be downloaded free from www.opera.com. The following tells you how to

Changing text size

a) as browser settings
  1. select File menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Fonts
  4. to set a minimum font size enter the size in pixels in the text box near the bottom on the right
  5. select OK to save settings
b) while browsing

Note: Opera’s Zoom function magnifies the whole display, not just the text.

  1. select View menu
  2. select Zoom
  3. select the size you want
c) keyboard shortcuts
  1. Press control and + to increase by 100%
  2. Press control and - to decrease by 100%
  3. Press + to increase by 10%
  4. Press - to decrease by 10%

Setting default text colour

  1. select File menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Fonts, a box appears on the right with a list of types of text display and corresponding fonts
  4. select the type in the list you are interested in, highlighting it
  5. select the Choose button at the top on the right
  6. use the colour box to choose the default colour for the text
  7. select OK to save settings

Setting default background and link colours

  1. select File menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Page Style
  4. select Colours
  5. use the colour box to choose the default colour for background
  6. select My link style... button
  7. use the colour boxes to choose the default colours for the links
  8. select OK at each menu level to save settings

Controlling cookies

  1. select File menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Privacy
  4. check “Enable cookies” box (4th box down on the right)
  5. for Normal cookies suggested setting is select “Accept all without question”
  6. for Third party select “Reject all without question”
  7. select the radio button “custom”
  8. check “Delete cookies when exiting Opera” box
  9. select OK to save changes

Blocking popup windows

  1. select File menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Windows
  4. for Pop-ups, near top on the right, select “Refuse pop-up windows”
  5. select OK to save changes

Disabling animated gifs

  1. select File menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Multimedia
  4. uncheck the “GIF animation” box near the top on the right
  5. select OK to save changes

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Mozilla

The Mozilla suite includes a browser, mail client, address book, HTML editor ands web development tools. It has versions compatible with Windows, Linux or Mac OS and may be downloaded free from the Mozilla Suite web page. The following tells you how to

Changing text size

a) as browser settings
  1. select Edit menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Appearance
  4. select Fonts
  5. to set default font size select the size in pixels in the top box on the right
  6. to set default font size for monospace text select the size in pixels in the second box on the right
  7. to set a minimum font size select the size in pixels in the bottom box on the right
  8. select OK to save settings
b) while browsing
  1. select View menu
  2. select Text Zoom
  3. select the size you want
or using the short cut keys, hold down the Control key and
  • press the Plus key to increase text size
  • press the Minus key to decrease text size
  • press the Zero key to set text to default size

Setting display colours

  1. select Edit menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Appearance
  4. select Colours
  5. use the colour boxes to choose the default colours
  6. to override the colours provided on a web page check the radio button “Use my chosen colours”
  7. select OK to save settings

Controlling cookies

  1. select Edit menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Privacy & Security
  4. select Cookies
  5. in the top section “Cookie Acceptance Policy” check the radio button “Allow cookies based on privacy settings”
  6. select the View button
  7. select the radio button “custom”
  8. for First Party Cookies first setting, “Site has no privacy policy” and fourth setting, “Site does not collect personally identifiable information without your explicit consent”, select Session
  9. for second and third First Party Cookies settings and all Third Party Cookies settings select Reject
  10. select OK at each menu level to save changes

Blocking popup windows

  1. select Edit menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Privacy & Security
  4. select Popup Windows
  5. check the box “Block unrequested popup windows”
  6. select OK at each menu level to save changes

Disabling animated gifs

  1. select Edit menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Privacy & Security
  4. select Images
  5. in the lower section “Animated images should loop” check the radio button “Never”
  6. select OK at each menu level to save changes

Disable Javascript

  1. select Edit menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Advanced — disable Javascript

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Mac users

Macs have a number of browsers, including

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The following instructions are for adjusting Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. If you have any information about making other adjustments for Mac browsers, please contact Webmaster

Firefox v1.5

The following tells you how to

To control cookies:

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Privacy
  4. select Cookies
  5. Select the required option to enable or disable cookies

Blocking pop-up windows

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Content
  4. select the required option to enable or disabled pop-up windows

disable Javascript

  1. select Tools menu
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Web Features
  4. clear the box beside “Enable JavaScript”

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Safari

The following tells you how to

Block pop-up windows

  1. From the Safari menu select Block Pop-up Windows
  2. Clicking the text checks and unchecks the selection
  3. select Block Pop-up Windows

To load a web page with no images

  1. From the Safari menu, select Preferences
  2. select Appearance
  3. Uncheck “Display images when the page opens”

Disable Javascript

  1. From the Safari menu, select Preferences
  2. select Security
  3. clear the box beside “Enable JavaScript”

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Internet Explorer for Mac

The following steps show how to:

Disable Image loading

  1. select Edit
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Web Browser
  4. select Web Content
  5. Uncheck “Show Pictures”

Disable Javascript

  1. go to Explorer
  2. select Preferences
  3. select Web Browser
  4. select Web Content
  5. under Active Content, clear the box next to “Enable scripting”