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If you are having problems viewing the content on ME-Space, please read on for information which could help you view the web pages better.
Note: All Internet Explorer tips are based on Internet Explorer 7, version 7 is a free download from Microsoft from this Link.
Unfortunately because of the way the ME-Space is designed, there maybe some people who have problems viewing it so we have designed this page to try and improve the viewing of the Maiden Erlegh site with a few tips that could help improve the way it is viewed
These tips will hopefully improve the viewing of this site and others websites for:
· Users who are colour blind
· Users who require the use of a screen reader
· Users who are partially sighted
· Users who just have trouble viewing small text
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Changing website and font colour
If you have problems where you cannot distinguish one colour from another or you are colour blind, or have colour vision deficiency a tip that may help you is to change the colour of the web page and/ or text you are viewing.
To specify website fonts and colours
Follow these steps to choose the fonts and screen colours that will be used for websites that do not specify those settings.
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Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer. |
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Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options. |
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To change the font, click the General tab, and then click Fonts. Specify the fonts you want to use, and then click OK. |
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To change the colours used, click the General tab, and then click Colours. |
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Clear the Use Windows colours check box, and then select the colours you want to use. |
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When you are finished selecting colours, click OK twice. |
How to override website font and colour settings
If you want to have the fonts and colours you specify in Internet Explorer to be used for all websites, regardless of the fonts that have been set by the website designer, follow these steps:
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Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer. |
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Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options. |
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Click the General tab, and then click Accessibility. |
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Select the Ignore colours specified on web pages, Ignore font styles specified on web pages, and Ignore font sizes specified on web pages check boxes, and then click OK twice. |
How can I improve the way Internet Explorer works with my screen reader or voice recognition software?
Internet Explorer features such as multimedia or page transitions can cause screen readers to give confusing or incorrect information. Follow the steps below to turn off features that might interfere with screen readers.
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Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer. |
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Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options. |
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Click the Advanced tab. |
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Make one or more of the following changes:
- Set the cursor to follow the screen focus
If you want your screen reader or Magnifier to use the cursor (also referred to as the insertion point or system caret) to determine where to read or to magnify, do this:
Under Accessibility, select the Move System Caret with focus/selection changes check box.
Under Accessibility, select the Always expand ALT text for images check box.
Under Multimedia, clear the Show pictures check box
Under Browsing, clear the Enable page transitions and Use smooth scrolling check boxes.
Under Multimedia, clear the Show pictures and Play animations in webpages check boxes.
Under Multimedia, clear the Play sounds in webpages check box. |
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Click OK. |
Zoom in on a Webpage
Internet Explorer Zoom lets you enlarge or reduce the view of a webpage. Unlike changing font size, zoom enlarges or reduces everything on the page, including text and images. You can zoom from 10% to 1000%.
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Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer. |
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On the bottom right of the Internet Explorer screen, click the arrow next to the Change Zoom Level button  . |
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To go to a predefined zoom level, click the percentage of enlargement or reduction you want.
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To specify a custom level, click Custom. In the Percentage zoom box, type a zoom value, and then click OK. |
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If you have a mouse with a wheel, hold down the CTRL key, and then scroll the wheel to zoom in or out. |
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If you click the Change Zoom Level button  , it will cycle through 100%, 125%, and 150%, giving you a quick enlargement of the webpage. |
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From the keyboard you can increase or decrease the zoom value in 10% increments. To zoom in, press CTRL+(+). To zoom out, press CTRL+(-). To restore the zoom to 100%, press CTRL+0. |
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You can make web pages easier to read by changing the text size. If you change the text size, graphics and controls will remain in their original size but the text size will change.
To change webpage text size
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Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer. |
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Click the Page button, click Text Size, and then click the size you want. |
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This will change the size of text displayed in web pages, unless the text size was explicitly set by the person who created the page. To learn how to override text settings set by the person who created the webpage and use the fonts you pick instead, see Change the colours and fonts used for web pages. |
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To increase the size of everything on a webpage, including graphics and controls, use the zoom feature. For more information about zoom, see Zoom in on a webpage. |
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Much of the information displayed on this page was gathered from the Microsoft Internet explorer page you can visit the site on this Link |
