How to alter the font type and size of your text

For improved visibility, our web site allows you to increase (or decrease) the size of text and alter the choice of font, to suit your preferences.

Internet Explorer Users

To alter the size of the text on this web site, select 'View' (found on the menu bar across the top of your browser), then Text Size, and then your preferred size. Alternatively, you can hold down CTRL and use the mouse wheel at the same time to almost infinitely change the text sizes on our web site

Mozilla Firefox users

Use the mouse wheel (or hold down CTRL and use key to increase font) to almost infinitely change the text sizes on our web site

Netscape users

Go to 'View' and then choose 'Increase Font' as many times as you find necessary for the size you want

To alter the choice of font

Internet Explorer Users

* Open your 'Internet Options' window by going to 'Tools'
* Under History, choose 'Fonts' and select your preferred style, then click 'OK'
* Go to 'Accessibility' within 'Internet Options' and click on 'Ignore font styles/font sizes specified on Web pages'
* Then click 'OK'. You should now see a difference in font.

Netscape Users

* Go to 'Edit' 'Preferences', 'Appearance', 'Fonts'
* Choose 'Use my default fonts, overriding document-specified fonts'

To alter the colour of text and background

You may find specific colours enable you to view our web site easier.

Internet Explorer Users
* Open your 'Internet Options' window by going to 'Tools'
* Under History, choose 'Accessibility' and click on 'Ignore colours specified on Web pages'
* Then click 'OK'. Netscape Users
* Go to 'Edit' 'Preferences', 'Appearance', 'Colours'
* Choose 'Always use my colours, overriding document', then choose your colours.