Some users find screen text easier to read by increasing its size and contrast.

Windows: Go to the Start Menu, then 'Control Panels', then 'Accessibility Options'

Apple Mac: Go to the Apple menu and click 'System Preferences', then 'Universal Access'. Here you can configure the display as well as have the Mac attempt to voice over the web pages.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

To do this in Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the 'View' menu, select 'Text Size' and then select 'Larger' or 'Largest'.

Explorer provides other ways you can fine-tune how the Axton Chase School web pages are displayed.

You can remove the background colours and choose which colours to have text, links and visited links by using the options in the 'Accessibility' menu.

For example, to switch off background colours:

• Go to the 'Tools' menu at the top of the page

• Selec 'Internet Options...' from the menu

• Click the 'Accessibility...' button

• Tick the box 'Ignore colors specified on Web pages'.

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Firefox Browser

To change the type size in Firefox, go to the 'View menu', select 'Text Size' and then select 'Increase'.

You can have the same effect by using the keyboard and press the keys 'Ctrl' and '+' or '-' at the same time. (Mac users: press the Apple key and '+' or '-')

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Safari

To change the type size in Safari, go to the 'View menu', select 'Make Text Bigger' etc.

Again, you can do this by using the keyboard: press the keys 'Ctrl' and '+' or '-' at the same time. (Mac users: press the Apple key and '+' or '-')

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Opera

To change the type size in Opera, go to the 'View menu', select 'Zoom' etc.

Again, you can do this by pressing the keys '+' or '-'. (Mac users: press the Apple key and '+' or '-')

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Konqueror

Go to the Appearance tab in the Configure Konqueror window. There are options for font appearance.

Alternatively go to 'Settings', then 'Configure Konqueror' and choose 'Appearance/Font size'

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