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color="#000000">Access Keys</font></a></p> <p>This website uses the UK government access keys system. To navigate using your keyboard, please hold down your 'Alt' key (Windows) or 'Ctrl' Key (Apple Macintosh) and press the relevant key from the following list. If you are using an Internet Explorer browser, you will then need to press 'Enter'.</p> <p>Depending on your browser type use one of the following:</p> <p>With <strong>Windows-based systems</strong>, in general, press the "Alt" key and the relevant access key:</p> <p>if you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4 then press "Alt" and the relevant number/letter at the same time </p> <p>if you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 or later then press "Alt" and the relevant number/letter, then press the "Enter" key </p> <p>if you are using Netscape version 6 or later, or Mozilla, then press "Alt" and the relevant number/letter at the same time </p> <p>if you are using Firefox, then press then press "Alt" and the relevant number/letter at the same time.<br>top</p> <p>With <strong>Macintosh-based systems</strong>, press the "Ctrl" key and the relevant access key</p> <p>0 - access keys (alt + 0)<br>1 - home <br>2 - RSS<br>3 - site map <br>6 - help</p> <p><a href="/web/20070205102558/http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/Accessibility/AccessKeys.htm">Full list of access keys</a> </p> <p><a href="#top">top</a></p> <p><a id="#brow" name="#brow"><font color="#000000">Browser Accessibility Features</font></a></p> <p>Most browsers have built in accessibility features such as the ability to change the colour of the text, turn off images and stylesheets, increase magnification.  For full details, visit the websites of the browser companies.</p> <p>Microsoft - <a title="opens in a new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://www.microsoft.com/enable" target="_blank">www.microsoft.com/enable</a><br>Apple - <a title="opens in a new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://www.apple.com/accessibility" target="_blank">www.apple.com/accessibility</a><br>Linux – <a title="opens in a new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://accessibility.kde.org/" target="_blank">http://accessibility.kde.org/</a> or <a title="opens in a new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap" target="_blank">http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap</a><br>Mozilla Firefox - <a title="opens in a new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/options" target="_blank">http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/options</a></p> <p><a id="#incr" name="#incr"><font color="#000000">Increasing text size</font></a></p> <p>Some users might find screen text easier to read by increasing the size at which text is displayed. To do this you should simply adjust your browser's settings. </p> <p>If you use <strong>Microsoft Internet Explorer</strong>, go to the View menu, select Text Size and then either Larger or Largest. </p> <p>If you use <strong>Netscape Navigator</strong>, go to the View menu and choose Increase Font until the text is the size you require.</p> <p>If you use <strong>Firefox</strong>, 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 '+' at the same time.</p> <p><a id="#exte" name="#exte"><font color="#000000">External links</font></a> </p> <p>All external links on this website open in a new browser window (indicated by 'tool tip/alternative' text).</p> <p><a href="#top">top</a></p> <p><a id="#down" name="#down"><font color="#000000">Downloading documents</font></a> </p> <p>Documents on this website are provided in a variety of formats. The most common are Adobe Acrobat PDF (PDF), Microsoft Word (MS Word) and Rich Text Format ( RTF). Most computers already have the software to open these document formats.</p> <p><strong>Software to open documents</strong>:</p> <ul> <li><a title="opens in a new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/officeupdate/CD011197531033.aspx" target="_blank">Free viewer for Microsoft Word</a> <li><a title="opens in a new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/officeupdate/CD011347961033.aspx" target="_blank">Free viewer for Microsoft Excel</a> <li><a title="opens in a new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/officeupdate/CD010798701033.aspx" target="_blank">Free viewer for Microsoft Powerpoint</a> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://www.adobe.co.uk/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">Free Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> (for reading PDFs)</li></ul> <p><br><strong>Documents in alternative formats</strong></p> <p>We can provide some publications in alternative formats, for example braille or audio.  Please  contact the Publicity Unit at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/mailto:publications@culture.gsi.gov.uk">publications@culture.gsi.gov.uk</a> for details.  </p> <p><br></p> <p><a id="#adob" name="#adob"><font color="#000000">Adobe Acrobat support</font></a></p> <p>PDF file standards have improved over the years and have become more accessible. However you may come across earlier versions of PDF files on our site which are not so accessible.</p> <p>Adobe Acrobat Reader version 6 and above has incorporated accessibility features into standard readers.  For example, users can hear a PDF document read aloud, or scroll a PDF document automatically.  The read aloud feature can also translate the document  into a range of European languages.  You can access these features in the Edit Preferences menu.</p> <p>If you use screen reader software (for example an audio-enabled web browser) which is not compatible with Adobe Reader, Adobe provide a free online tool which converts the content of PDF files to a format which can be understood by most screen reader applications. </p> <p><a title="opens new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_onlinetools.html" target="_blank">Adobe online conversion tool</a></p> <p>You can configure your web browser to open PDF files either within the browser window or in a separate Adobe Acrobat window. There are detailed instructions on the <a title="opens in a new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://www.adobe.com/support/products/readerviewing.html" target="_blank">Acrobat website</a> on how to do so for different browsers.</p> <p><strong>Alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader<br></strong>Adobe Acrobat Reader is by far the most popular PDF viewer but there are several other viewers available for download that will allow you to view and print PDF documents on a variety of platforms and systems. The following sites may help:</p> <p>PDF Zone - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://www.pdfzone.com/">http://www.pdfzone.com/</a><br>Planet PDF - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://www.planetpdf.com/">http://www.planetpdf.com/</a></p> <p><a href="#top">top</a></p> <p><a id="#file" name="#file"><font color="#000000">File sizes</font></a></p> <p>We also endeavour to ensure that the size of "downloadable" documents, such as Word and Adobe Acrobat PDFs, are no more than 500kb. Documents over this size are clearly indicated.</p> <p><a id="imag" name="imag"><font color="#000000">Images</font></a></p> <p>All images on this site include descriptive ALT (alternative text) attributes. Those that are purely decorative graphics or used for layout include null ALT attributes. </p> <p><a href="#top">top</a></p> <p><a id="#voic" name="#voic"><font color="#000000">Voice access over the phone</font></a></p> <p>The entire content of the DCMS website is available by voice access over the telephone. Call 0845 333 0850 (charged at local rate).  More information about this technology can be found at: <a title="opens in a new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://www.phoneanything.com/" target="_blank">www.phoneanything.com</a> </p> <p><a id="#furt" name="#furt"><font color="#000000">Further help</font></a></p> <p>Abilitynet's <a title="opens new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/myway/" target="_blank">My Computer My Way</a> provides good, clear advice on how to customise your browser, operating system or computer to benefit from their accessibility features.</p> <p><a href="#top">top</a></p> <p><a id="#cont" name="#cont"><font color="#000000">Contact us</font></a></p> <p><strong>Help us make our site more accessible</strong> <br>If you have a solution to suggest, please feel free to do so to the DCMS web team via the following address: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205102558/mailto:feedback@culture.gsi.gov.uk">feedback@culture.gsi.gov.uk</a>.</p> <p>It would be helpful if your e-mail contained the following:</p> <ul> <li>the URL(s) (web-address) of the page(s) that you are having difficulties with <li>the nature of your disability <li>a description of the problem area </li></ul> <p><br><a id="#help" name="#help"><font color="#000000">Help pages</font></a></p> <p>You may also like to visit our <a href="/web/20070205102558/http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/Help/default.htm">help pages</a> where there is more information about how to navigate our site.</p></span> </div> </div> <div id="extras">  <h2>related information</h2> <p> <span id="RelatedInformation1_HtmPlhRelatedInfo"><p><a href="/web/20070205102558/http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/Accessibility/accessibilitypolicy.htm">Accessibility statement</a></p> <p><a href="/web/20070205102558/http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/Help/default.htm">Help</a> </p> <p><a href="/web/20070205102558/http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/ContactUs/default.htm">Contact us</a></p></span> </p>  </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div>  <div class="footerIcon"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <p style="LEFT: 180px; 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