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| | |Changing Accessibility Settings - Internet Explorer 7 and 8 |

These instructions should guide you through the simple steps of changing the following settings in the Internet Explorer 7 and 8 Web Browsers:

• Change Text Size

• Change Text Style

• Change Text/Background Colour

| | |Web accessibility |

| | |Changing Accessibility Settings - Internet Explorer 7 and 8 |

How to Change the Text Size in Internet Explorer 7and 8

Step 1

Click Page on the toolbar

Step 2

Click Text size on the Page menu and select the text size you require

You should now notice a change in the size of the text.

Alternatively, if you have a scroll mouse:

Hold down the Control Key (Ctrl) on your keyboard and scroll up or down depending on whether you want the text size larger or smaller (this may not work on all web pages).

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| | |Changing Accessibility Settings - Internet Explorer 7 and 8 |

How to Change the Text Style in Internet Explorer 7 and 8

Step 1

Click Tools on the top toolbar

Then click on Internet Options

The following screen will appear

Step 2

Click Fonts

Step 3

Choose your required font and click on OK

Step 4

Click Accessibility, the following box will appear

Check the top 3 boxes, ensuring a small green

tick is displayed in each box

Click OK

The style of the font should have changed to your preferred font

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| | |Changing Accessibility Settings - Internet Explorer 7 and 8 |

How to Change the Text/Background Colour in Internet Explorer 7and 8

Step 1

Click Tools, at the top right-hand side of the page.

Then click on Internet Options

Step 2

The following screen will appear

Step 3

Click Colours, the following screen will appear

Step 4

Click on Use Windows Colours to ensure the box is not ticked.

Step 5

To change the text/background colour, click on Text or Background, a colour chart will be displayed

Step 6

Click on you colour preference and the click OK to finish.

The colour of the text and/or background should have changed to your preferred colour

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