Changing the Text Size

In Internet Explorer, go to View > Text size and select your desired text size setting (eg. larger, smaller); in Netscape browsers or in Safari on Mac go to View>Text size. Select a larger or smaller 'percentage' or click on 'larger'’ (or ‘smaller’) to go one size up or down.

Changing Font Colours and the Background

If you are having trouble reading the text because of the colours used on this website, follow the instructions below. The colours will be ignored and the text will display black.

Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Go to ‘Tools’ at the top of the browser and select ‘Internet Options’.
3. Click on the ‘General’ tab and then the ‘Accessibility’ button, bottom right.
4. Tick the checkbox marked ‘Ignore colours specified on Web pages’.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Firefox
2. Go to ‘Tools’ at the top of the browser and select ‘Options’.
3. Click on “Fonts and colours” button in the ‘General’ area.
4. Ensure “Text” & “Background” colours are black and white respectively.
5. Tick the “Colors” checkbox (next to “Always use my:”).
   Note: Font size & style can also be customised in this area

Changing Your Computer Screen Settings

To change the size of your screen on a computer running Windows, go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Settings. You can then change the size of the desktop area up and down using the sliding bar.

On an Apple Macintosh, you can use the Monitor & Sound Control Panel to change the screen size.