CINXE.COM
BBC - My Web My Way - Browse all guides
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en-GB" lang="en-GB"><head profile="http://dublincore.org/documents/dcq-html/"><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/allguides_index.shtml","20191020130156","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1571576516"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" /> <!-- End Wayback Rewrite JS Include --> <title>BBC - My Web My Way - Browse all guides</title><style type="text/css"> #archive-mothballed-message a:hover span { text-decoration:underline; } #blq-container #archived-mothball-message a { padding-left:250px; padding-top:17px; background-position: 180px 10px; } #archived-mothball-message a { display:block; height:56px; background:url(/web/20191020130156im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/globalresources/mothball-images/i.gif) 100px 10px no-repeat; color:#666; text-decoration:none; padding-left:160px; padding-top:12px; font-size:20px; font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; } </style><meta name="description" content="These My Web My Way guides explain ways to change how your computer or web browser operates, to make things easier for people whatever their ability or disability"><meta name="keywords" content="BBC, Accessibility, disability, browser, computer, keyboard, mouse, Windows, Mac, Linux, BBC online"><link rel="schema.dcterms" href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><meta name="DCTERMS.created" content="2009-11-27T09:00:00Z"><meta name="DCTERMS.modified" content="Thursday, 11-Aug-2011 12:56:29 BST"><!-- Glow cachebust: --><!-- Barlesque 2.60.9 --><link rel="schema.dcterms" href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><link rel="index" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/a-z/" title="A to Z"><link rel="copyright" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/" title="Terms of Use"><link rel="icon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"><meta name="viewport" content="width = 974"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20191020130156cs_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/89372a4380f1256f639586de4add7d4f0f0430ee.css"><script type="text/javascript">/*<![CDATA[*/ (function(undefined){if(!window.bbc){window.bbc={}}var ROLLING_PERIOD_DAYS=30;window.bbc.Mandolin=function(id,segments,opts){var now=new Date().getTime(),storedItem,DEFAULT_START=now,DEFAULT_RATE=1,COOKIE_NAME="ckpf_mandolin";opts=opts||{};this._id=id;this._segmentSet=segments;this._store=new window.window.bbc.Mandolin.Storage(COOKIE_NAME);this._opts=opts;this._rate=(opts.rate!==undefined)?+opts.rate:DEFAULT_RATE;this._startTs=(opts.start!==undefined)?new Date(opts.start).getTime():new Date(DEFAULT_START).getTime();this._endTs=(opts.end!==undefined)?new Date(opts.end).getTime():daysFromNow(ROLLING_PERIOD_DAYS);this._signupEndTs=(opts.signupEnd!==undefined)?new Date(opts.signupEnd).getTime():this._endTs;this._segment=null;if(typeof id!=="string"){throw new Error("Invalid Argument: id must be defined and be a string")}if(Object.prototype.toString.call(segments)!=="[object Array]"){throw new Error("Invalid Argument: Segments are required.")}if(opts.rate!==undefined&&(opts.rate<0||opts.rate>1)){throw new Error("Invalid Argument: Rate must be between 0 and 1.")}if(this._startTs>this._endTs){throw new Error("Invalid Argument: end date must occur after start date.")}if(!(this._startTs<this._signupEndTs&&this._signupEndTs<=this._endTs)){throw new Error("Invalid Argument: SignupEnd must be between start and end date")}removeExpired.call(this,now);if((storedItem=this._store.getItem(this._id))){this._segment=storedItem.segment}else{if(this._startTs<=now&&now<this._signupEndTs&&now<=this._endTs&&this._store.isEnabled()===true){this._segment=pick(segments,this._rate);if(opts.end===undefined){this._store.setItem(this._id,{segment:this._segment})}else{this._store.setItem(this._id,{segment:this._segment,end:this._endTs})}log.call(this,"mandolin_segment")}}log.call(this,"mandolin_view")};window.bbc.Mandolin.prototype.getSegment=function(){return this._segment};function log(actionType,params){var that=this;require(["istats-1"],function(istats){istats.log(actionType,that._id+":"+that._segment,params?params:{})})}function removeExpired(expires){var items=this._store.getItems(),expiresInt=+expires;for(var key in items){if(items[key].end!==undefined&&+items[key].end<expiresInt){this._store.removeItem(key)}}}function getLastExpirationDate(data){var winner=0,rollingExpire=daysFromNow(ROLLING_PERIOD_DAYS);for(var key in data){if(data[key].end===undefined&&rollingExpire>winner){winner=rollingExpire}else{if(+data[key].end>winner){winner=+data[key].end}}}return(winner)?new Date(winner):new Date(rollingExpire)}window.bbc.Mandolin.prototype.log=function(params){log.call(this,"mandolin_log",params)};window.bbc.Mandolin.prototype.convert=function(params){log.call(this,"mandolin_convert",params);this.convert=function(){}};function daysFromNow(n){var endDate;endDate=new Date().getTime()+(n*60*60*24)*1000;return endDate}function pick(segments,rate){var picked,min=0,max=segments.length-1;if(typeof rate==="number"&&Math.random()>rate){return null}do{picked=Math.floor(Math.random()*(max-min+1))+min}while(picked>max);return segments[picked]}window.bbc.Mandolin.Storage=function(name){this._cookieName=name;this._isEnabled=(bbccookies.isAllowed(this._cookieName)===true&&bbccookies.cookiesEnabled()===true)};window.bbc.Mandolin.Storage.prototype.setItem=function(key,value){var storeData=this.getItems();storeData[key]=value;this.save(storeData);return value};window.bbc.Mandolin.Storage.prototype.isEnabled=function(){return this._isEnabled};window.bbc.Mandolin.Storage.prototype.getItem=function(key){var storeData=this.getItems();return storeData[key]};window.bbc.Mandolin.Storage.prototype.removeItem=function(key){var storeData=this.getItems();delete storeData[key];this.save(storeData)};window.bbc.Mandolin.Storage.prototype.getItems=function(){return deserialise(this.readCookie(this._cookieName)||"")};window.bbc.Mandolin.Storage.prototype.save=function(data){window.bbccookies.set(this._cookieName+"="+encodeURIComponent(serialise(data))+"; expires="+getLastExpirationDate(data).toUTCString()+";")};window.bbc.Mandolin.Storage.prototype.readCookie=function(name){var nameEQ=name+"=",ca=window.bbccookies.get().split(";"),i,c;for(i=0;i<ca.length;i++){c=ca[i];while(c.charAt(0)===" "){c=c.substring(1,c.length)}if(c.indexOf(nameEQ)===0){return decodeURIComponent(c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length))}}return null};function serialise(o){var str="";for(var p in o){if(o.hasOwnProperty(p)){str+='"'+p+'"'+":"+(typeof o[p]==="object"?(o[p]===null?"null":"{"+serialise(o[p])+"}"):'"'+o[p].toString().replace(/"/g,'\\"')+'"')+","}}return str.replace(/,\}/g,"}").replace(/,$/g,"")}function deserialise(str){var o;eval("o = {"+str+"}");return o}})(); /*]]>*/</script><script type="text/javascript">/*<![CDATA[*/ if (typeof bbccookies_flag === 'undefined') { bbccookies_flag = 'ON'; } showCTA_flag = true; cta_enabled = (showCTA_flag && (bbccookies_flag === 'ON') ); (function(){var e="ckns_policy",m="Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT",k={ads:true,personalisation:true,performance:true,necessary:true};function f(p){if(f.cache[p]){return f.cache[p]}var o=p.split("/"),q=[""];do{q.unshift((o.join("/")||"/"));o.pop()}while(q[0]!=="/");f.cache[p]=q;return q}f.cache={};function a(p){if(a.cache[p]){return a.cache[p]}var q=p.split("."),o=[];while(q.length&&"|co.uk|com|".indexOf("|"+q.join(".")+"|")===-1){if(q.length){o.push(q.join("."))}q.shift()}f.cache[p]=o;return o}a.cache={};function i(o,t,p){var z=[""].concat(a(window.location.hostname)),w=f(window.location.pathname),y="",r,x;for(var s=0,v=z.length;s<v;s++){r=z[s];for(var q=0,u=w.length;q<u;q++){x=w[q];y=o+"="+t+";"+(r?"domain="+r+";":"")+(x?"path="+x+";":"")+(p?"expires="+p+";":"");bbccookies.set(y,true)}}}window.bbccookies={_setEverywhere:i,cookiesEnabled:function(){var o="ckns_testcookie"+Math.floor(Math.random()*100000);this.set(o+"=1");if(this.get().indexOf(o)>-1){g(o);return true}return false},set:function(o){return document.cookie=o},get:function(){return document.cookie},_setPolicy:function(o){return h.apply(this,arguments)},readPolicy:function(o){return b.apply(this,arguments)},_deletePolicy:function(){i(e,"",m)},isAllowed:function(){return true},_isConfirmed:function(){return c()!==null},_acceptsAll:function(){var o=b();return o&&!(j(o).indexOf("0")>-1)},_getCookieName:function(){return d.apply(this,arguments)},_showPrompt:function(){var o=(!this._isConfirmed()&&window.cta_enabled&&this.cookiesEnabled()&&!window.bbccookies_disable);return(window.orb&&window.orb.fig)?o&&(window.orb.fig("no")||window.orb.fig("ck")):o}};bbccookies._getPolicy=bbccookies.readPolicy;function d(p){var o=(""+p).match(/^([^=]+)(?==)/);return(o&&o.length?o[0]:"")}function j(o){return""+(o.ads?1:0)+(o.personalisation?1:0)+(o.performance?1:0)}function h(r){if(typeof r==="undefined"){r=k}if(typeof arguments[0]==="string"){var o=arguments[0],q=arguments[1];if(o==="necessary"){q=true}r=b();r[o]=q}else{if(typeof arguments[0]==="object"){r.necessary=true}}var p=new Date();p.setYear(p.getFullYear()+1);p=p.toUTCString();bbccookies.set(e+"="+j(r)+";domain=bbc.co.uk;path=/;expires="+p+";");bbccookies.set(e+"="+j(r)+";domain=bbc.com;path=/;expires="+p+";");return r}function l(o){if(o===null){return null}var p=o.split("");return{ads:!!+p[0],personalisation:!!+p[1],performance:!!+p[2],necessary:true}}function c(){var o=new RegExp("(?:^|; ?)"+e+"=(\\d\\d\\d)($|;)"),p=document.cookie.match(o);if(!p){return null}return p[1]}function b(o){var p=l(c());if(!p){p=k}if(o){return p[o]}else{return p}}function g(o){return document.cookie=o+"=;expires="+m+";"}function n(){var o='<script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://static.bbci.co.uk/frameworks/bbccookies/0.6.3/script/bbccookies.js"><\/script>';if(window.bbccookies_flag==="ON"&&!bbccookies._acceptsAll()&&!window.bbccookies_disable){document.write(o)}}n()})(); /*]]>*/</script><script type="text/javascript"> if (! window.gloader) { window.gloader = [ "glow", {map: "https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/glow/glow/map.1.7.7.js"}]; } </script><script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20191020130156js_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/3ec0ef3ecb4f8feca706e9bbc08cd12f01f5e540.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20191020130156js_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/21f604032d29edfa0a166f89bd41c95004718ed2.js"></script><script type="text/javascript"> bbcRequireMap = {"jquery-1":"/staticarchive/6cabfa9be6f12b6fec5ddf61c2dca1dde868555e", "jquery-1.4":"/staticarchive/cce0a0919c693f9473535d6941613bad16a4b40f", "jquery-1.9":"/staticarchive/14a082a42c1074b40bedae2666d3204e142899f5", "swfobject-2":"/staticarchive/b02e05aa3b12cfe8510390c7eccecd0af315b0a6", "demi-1":"/staticarchive/a916559c328a465dafcc30056734651ac8fdbb4b", "gelui-1":"/staticarchive/0159feca9179b145c659298e302b55dc76dfa15d", "cssp!gelui-1/overlay":"/staticarchive/fee6b4a3b22c51a59dd3ddebfb1b765049c683f6.css", "istats-1":"/staticarchive/898d2830287e2cc32efc671addf4c2f7894523aa", "relay-1":"/staticarchive/e575c3ca2e00301b7a9a097be7fe0094e1023d9a", "clock-1":"/staticarchive/7b8bb05c3fa19067c2c4c99144d21702cc15704f", "canvas-clock-1":"/staticarchive/703fd8b8a1b4ecf9cf624195bfb9691c648d3919", "cssp!clock-1":"/staticarchive/85ca997ae2f6bd2990765422dcc5b1c386c9d0cb.css", "jssignals-1":"/staticarchive/238f1d675d1626860f85815b7ab638cd41811a06", "jcarousel-1":"/staticarchive/3b38690b91f14468826c5f05f6e3da9beb55f4b1", "gelui-1/widget": "/staticarchive/fcf01fd866ac629bad5a92592c208c3b04184cd3", "gelui-1/carousel": "/staticarchive/562f83c33cfe04062d95de8024ba03636cd0af4c", "gelui-1/core": "/staticarchive/d69cc93987af4e17f910996164dc15516614353e", "gelui-1/overlay": "/staticarchive/84bd061f5e14f0728caa8c933fe6d758b54fec5a", "gelui-1/autosuggest": "/staticarchive/ca81d8400ee443b0c31a47f1eea1c6872091dd48"}; require({ baseUrl: 'http://'+location.host+'/', paths: bbcRequireMap, waitSeconds: 30 }); </script><script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20191020130156js_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/1b2549937977a29e048af5c307e7f73044570f03.js"></script><!--[if (IE 6)|(IE 7)|(IE 8)]> <style type="text/css"> html{font-size:125%} body{font-size:50%} .blq-tooltipped:hover {background-position:0 0} #blq-autosuggest ul li { zoom:normal; } .skylightTheme #blq-mast-home, .doveTheme #blq-mast-home, .tealTheme #blq-mast-home, .aquaTheme #blq-mast-home, .greenTheme #blq-mast-home, .violetTheme #blq-mast-home, .purpleTheme #blq-mast-home, .pinkTheme #blq-mast-home, .oliveTheme #blq-mast-home, .suedeTheme #blq-mast-home, .redTheme #blq-mast-home, .orangeTheme #blq-mast-home { filter: none; -ms-filter: ""; } #blq-nav-main { background-position: 96% 17px; } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if IE 7]> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://static.bbci.co.uk/frameworks/barlesque/2.60.9/desktop/2.8/style/ie7.css" type="text/css" /> <style type="text/css"> .blq-clearfix {display: inline-block} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if IE 6]> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://static.bbci.co.uk/frameworks/barlesque/2.60.9/desktop/2.8/style/ie6.css" type="text/css" /> <style type="text/css"> .blq-js #blq-nav-foot div {filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='http://static.bbci.co.uk/frameworks/barlesque/2.60.9/desktop/2.8/img/panel.png', sizingMethod='image');margin-top:-139px} #blq-container {height: 15%} #blq-mast-home span.blq-home { filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true, sizingMethod='crop', src='/staticarchive/2e00d1d53e9c3bd91993196aa19a1d88589969f0.png');} #blq-mast #blq-search-btn { background: none; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='http://static.bbci.co.uk/frameworks/barlesque/2.60.9/desktop/2.8/img/blq-search_grey_alpha.png', sizingMethod='image'); } </style> <script type="text/javascript"> try { document.execCommand("BackgroundImageCache",false,true); } catch(e) {} </script> <![endif]--><script type="text/javascript"> blq.assetPath="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://static.bbci.co.uk/frameworks/barlesque/2.60.9/desktop/2.8/"; blqOnDomReady(function() { blq.suggest_short = false; blq.addAutoSuggest(); }); blq.setEnvironment('live'); if (! /bbc\.co\.uk$/i.test(window.location.hostname) ) { document.documentElement.className += ' blq-not-bbc-co-uk'; } </script><script type="text/javascript"> /*<![CDATA[*/ function oqsSurveyManager(w, flag) { var defaultThreshold = 0.7, usePulseThreshold = (flag === 'OFF')? 1 : defaultThreshold, activeThreshold; w.oqs = w.oqs || {}; if ( w.document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; *)ckns_oqs_usePulseThreshold=([\d.]+)/) ) { activeThreshold = RegExp.$1; } else if (typeof w.oqs_usePulseThreshold !== 'undefined') { activeThreshold = w.oqs_usePulseThreshold; } else { activeThreshold = usePulseThreshold; } w.oqs.usePulse = (w.Math.random() < activeThreshold); if (!w.oqs.usePulse) { w.document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://static.bbci.co.uk/frameworks/barlesque/2.60.9/desktop/2.8/script/vendor/edr.js"><'+'/script>'); } } oqsSurveyManager(window, 'ON'); /*]]>*/ </script><!-- ISTATS --><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ define('id-statusbar-config', { 'translation_signedout': "Sign in", 'translation_signedin': "Your account", 'use_overlay' : false, 'signin_url' : "https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/id/signin", 'locale' : "en-GB", 'policyname' : "", 'ptrt' : "https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/" }); /* ]]> */ </script><script type="text/javascript"> (function () { if (! window.require) { throw new Error('idcta: could not find require'); } var map = {}; map['idapp-1'] = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://static.bbci.co.uk/idapp/0.63.5/modules/idapp/idapp-1'; map['idcta/idcta-1'] = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://static.bbci.co.uk/id/0.23.4/modules/idcta/idcta-1'; require({paths: map}); define('id-config', {"idapp":{"version":"0.63.5","hostname":"ssl.bbc.co.uk","insecurehostname":"www.bbc.co.uk","tld":"bbc.co.uk"},"idtranslations":{"version":"0.27.6"},"identity":{"baseUrl":"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191020130156\/https:\/\/talkback.live.bbc.co.uk\/identity"},"pathway":{"name":null,"staticAssetUrl":"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191020130156\/http:\/\/static.bbci.co.uk\/idapp\/0.63.5\/modules\/idapp\/idapp-1\/View.css"}}); })(); </script><link href="/web/20191020130156cs_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/5de299e7894c328ef36c25f8374ca906844e29e9.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><link href="/web/20191020130156cs_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/d66f72c34592c8910ede99e42064c3cca80fbc1f.css" rel="alternate stylesheet" type="text/css" title="theme_blue"><link href="/web/20191020130156cs_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/56a3aa4be03133df48be006f8d71a13fb0cfa543.css" rel="alternate stylesheet" type="text/css" title="theme_hivis"><link href="/web/20191020130156cs_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/2c7639869a8c7b35a6c1b4c67d78a3010aa40a3f.css" rel="alternate stylesheet" type="text/css" title="theme_yellow"><link href="/web/20191020130156cs_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/9fb7f42e8e6bf6e5d744ae0b5ae80b16f5009b6a.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><link href="/web/20191020130156cs_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/703cb0aabe06f394a530ef2ff31087f11ceb52b5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"><link href="/web/20191020130156cs_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/f4e39a99cc932976160e266245e8016da5eb1839.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"><link href="/web/20191020130156cs_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/91e8a05f8bde6a6535e3399a8a5c1b8668e1ad7e.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><link href="/web/20191020130156cs_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/24a9d8b2e7132a13ce166d406159edc2b933ffdd.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20191020130156js_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/a62d24294062812da8e65026b000b4c56dded4cd.js"></script><!-- <script type="text/javascript" src="/accessibility/js/access_widget.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/accessibility/js/mwmw_main.js"></script> --><script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20191020130156js_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/cf36297804ca93709e18a7f9de289610bc97f9c5.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20191020130156js_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/243c49ff19d6f46d7fb004d73376197b8ee8e423.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20191020130156js_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/a388e83a62286e661890c2da1f02b8fd4086a088.js"></script></head><body> <script type="text/javascript">/*<![CDATA[*/ bbcFlagpoles_istats = 'ON'; istatsTrackingUrl = '//web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://sa.bbc.co.uk/bbc/bbc/s?name=SET-COUNTER&app_type=web&ml_name=SSI&ml_version=0.18.5&language=en-GB'; /*]]>*/</script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156js_/http://static.bbci.co.uk/archive_stats/modules/stats-1.0.0.js"></script> <div id="blq-container" class="blq-lang-en-GB blq-gvl-2-8"> <div id="blq-pre-mast" lang="en-GB"> <!-- Pre mast --> </div> <script type="text/html" id="blq-bbccookies-tmpl"><![CDATA[ <div id="bbccookies-prompt" class="bbccookies-d"> <h2> Cookies on the BBC website </h2> <p> We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.<span class="bbccookies-international-message"> We also use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you.</span> If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the BBC website. However, if you would like to, you can <a href="/privacy/cookies/managing/cookie-settings.html">change your cookie settings</a> at any time. </p> <ul> <li id="bbccookies-continue"> <button type="button" id="bbccookies-continue-button">Continue</button> </li> <li id="bbccookies-more"><a href="/privacy/cookies/bbc">Find out more</a></li></ul> </div> ]]></script><script type="text/javascript">/*<![CDATA[*/ (function(){if(bbccookies._showPrompt()){var i=document,b=i.getElementById("blq-pre-mast"),f=i.getElementById("blq-global"),h=i.getElementById("blq-container"),c=i.getElementById("blq-bbccookies-tmpl"),a,g,e;if(b&&i.createElement){a=i.createElement("div");a.id="bbccookies";e=c.innerHTML;e=e.replace("<"+"![CDATA[","").replace("]]"+">","");a.innerHTML=e;if(f){f.insertBefore(a,b)}else{h.insertBefore(a,b)}g=i.getElementById("bbccookies-continue-button");g.onclick=function(){a.parentNode.removeChild(a);return false};bbccookies._setPolicy()}}})(); /*]]>*/</script><span id="blq-mast-background"></span> <div id="blq-container-inner" lang="en-GB"> <div id="blq-acc" class="blq-rst"> <p id="blq-mast-home" class="blq-no-images"><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/" hreflang="en-GB"> <span id="blq-blocks-wrapper"> <span class="blq-home">British Broadcasting Corporation</span><img src="/web/20191020130156im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/2e00d1d53e9c3bd91993196aa19a1d88589969f0.png" alt="BBC" id="blq-blocks" width="84" height="24"><span class="blq-span">Home</span> </span> </a></p> <p class="blq-hide"><strong><a id="page-top">Accessibility links</a></strong></p> <ul id="blq-acc-links"><li><a href="#blq-content">Skip to content</a></li> <li><a href="#blq-local-nav">Skip to local navigation</a></li> <li><a href="#blq-nav-main">Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation</a></li> <li><a href="#blq-search">Skip to bbc.co.uk search</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/">Accessibility Help</a></li> </ul></div> <div id="blq-main" class="blq-clearfix"> <div id="archived-mothball-message" style=" background:url(/web/20191020130156im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/globalresources/mothball-images/bg.jpg) 0 0 repeat-x #fbfbfb; "> <a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/globalresources/mothballing" style=" "> This page has been archived and is no longer updated. <span style=" display:block; font-size:0.5em; padding:10px 0 0 70px; font-weight:bold; "> <span style=" color:#1A75BB; margin-left:100px; ">Find out more about page archiving.</span> </span> </a> </div><!--<a href="/accessibility/" id="back"><span class="blq-hide">Go back to the original My web my way site</span></a>--> <div id="top_banner"> <div id="banner_container" class="blq-clearfix"> <div id="logo"><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/" id="header"><span class="blq-hide">My Web My Way - Making the web easier to use</span></a></div> </div> <div id="blq-local-nav"> <h2 class="blq-hide">Local Navigation</h2> <ul class="blq-clearfix"><li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/" class="nav_short">My web home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/" class="nav_short current_tab">How to guides</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/on_the_bbc/" class="nav_long">Disability on BBC Online</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/best_practice/" class="nav_short">Best practice</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/faq.shtml" class="nav_short">FAQ / Contact</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div id="breadcrumb"> <div id="breadcrumb_trail"><span id="breadcrumb_title">You are on:</span> <a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/">How to guides</a> > Browse all guides</div> <div id="sitemap_button"><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/sitemap.shtml">View sitemap</a></div> </div> <!-- NOTE #blq-content MUST be used on every page to contain the main page content as it is linked to by Barlesque's "Skip to content" link --> <div id="blq-content" class="blq-clearfix"> <div id="main_content"> <div class="headline_container header_long blq-clearfix"> <h1>How to guides:<span class="text_nobold"> Browse all guides</span></h1> </div> <div class="content_wrapper"> <div class="content_container"> <div class="guides_container changecolours_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/change_colours/">Change text and background colours</a></h2> <p>How to change the settings in your operating system or web browser to make things easier to see.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container changefont_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/change_fonts/">Change your fonts</a></h2> <p>How to change the font settings in your operating system or web browser to make text easier to read.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container spellinghelp_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/spelling_grammar/">Check your spelling and grammar</a></h2> <p>How to operate spell-checking software in commonly used programmes.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container signlanguage_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/signed/">Content available in British Sign Language (BSL)</a></h2> <p>How to access signed content on BBC iPlayer and find it elsewhere on the web.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container subtitled_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/subtitles/">Content available with subtitles</a></h2> <p>Information about subtitles for online video, and how to turn on subtitles when viewing programmes on BBC iPlayer.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container zoomscreen_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/magnify/">Magnify your screen</a></h2> <p>How to turn on your computer's magnification features.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container seecursor_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/mouse_pointer/">Make the mouse pointer easier to see</a></h2> <p>How to change the colour and size of the mouse pointer, or add trails to make it more visible.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container computerspeak_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/speak_text/">Make your computer speak text aloud</a></h2> <p>How to turn on and customise your computer's text-to-speech features.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container easykeyboard_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/keyboard_easier/">Make your keyboard easier to use</a></h2> <p>How to change the settings so that the keyboard is more accessible or can be used on-screen.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container easymouse_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/mouse_easier/">Make your mouse easier to use</a></h2> <p>How to change the settings to slow your mouse down, make the mouse left-handed and enlarge the mouse pointer.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container text_size_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/text_larger/">Make your text larger</a></h2> <p>How to change the settings in your operating system or web browser to increase the text size, making it easier to see.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container mousealternatives_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/alternative_devices/">Overview: Alternatives to keyboard and mouse</a></h2> <p>An overview of ways to interact with your computer using different input devices such as switches and joysticks.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container dictionary_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/dictionary/">Overview: Dictionary and thesaurus software</a></h2> <p>How you can use dictionary and thesaurus software to help you spell better.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container screenreader_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/screenreaders/">Overview: Screenreaders and talking browsers</a></h2> <p>An overview of third-party screenreaders and talking browsers.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container seekeys_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/keys_easier/">Overview: See the letters on your keyboard better</a></h2> <p>Products that make the letters on your keyboard more visible.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container smartword_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/word_prediction/">Overview: Smart word prediction</a></h2> <p>An overview of software that helps you type less.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container symbolbrowser_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/symbol_browser/">Overview: Symbol browsers</a></h2> <p>An overview of software that helps people with learning disabilities use the web.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container voicerecognition_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/voice_recognition/">Use voice recognition</a></h2> <p>How to set up and customise the speech-recognition feature on your operating system.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container usekeyboard_guides"> <h2><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/keyboard_mouse/">Use your keyboard to control the mouse</a></h2> <p>How to set up your computer so that you can use the numeric keypad in place of a mouse.</p> </div> <!--<div class="guides_container stylesheets_guides"> <h2>Use your own style sheets (coming soon)</h2> <p>How to customise your web browser with your own style sheets to change the way web pages are presented.</p> </div>--> <div class="back_to_top"><a href="#page-top">Back to top</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="headline_container header_long blq-clearfix"><a name="factsheets"></a><h2>Factsheets and useful links</h2></div> <div class="content_wrapper secondaryContent"> <div class="content_container"> <div class="guides_container_small factsheet_guides_hearing_small"> <h3><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/hearing_index.shtml#factsheets">Factsheets - I can't hear very well</a></h3> <p>Further information on hearing impairment and computing.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container_small factsheet_guides_blind_small"> <h3><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/blind_index.shtml#factsheets">Factsheets - I am blind</a></h3> <p>Further information on vision impairment and computing.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container_small factsheet_guides_words_small"> <h3><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/words_index.shtml#factsheets">Factsheets - I find words difficult</a></h3> <p>Further information on dyslexia and computing, learning difficulties and computing, and voice recognition software.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container_small factsheet_guides_movement_small"> <h3><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/movement_index.shtml#factsheets">Factsheets - I find a keyboard or mouse hard to use</a></h3> <p>Further information on keyboard and mouse alternatives, repetitive strain injury, communication aids and voice recognition software.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container_small factsheet_guides_small"> <h3><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/vision_index.shtml#factsheets">Factsheets - I can't see very well</a></h3> <p>Further information on vision impairment and computing.</p> </div> <div class="guides_container_small links_guides_all_small"> <h3><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/best_practice/useful_links.shtml">Useful links</a></h3> <p>Resources available on the internet that give more information related to accessibility, disability and technology.</p> </div> <div class="back_to_top"><a href="#page-top">Back to top</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="side_content"> <div class="side_panel_menu"> <div class="side_header"><h2>Choose a specific category</h2></div> <div class="side_content_menu"> <ul><li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/vision_index.shtml" id="side_button_vision_difficulties" class="side_guides_buttons">I can't see very well</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/blind_index.shtml" id="side_button_blindness" class="side_guides_buttons">I am blind</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/hearing_index.shtml" id="side_button_hearing_difficulties" class="side_guides_buttons">I can't hear very well</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/words_index.shtml" id="side_button_word_difficulties" class="side_guides_buttons">I find words difficult</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/movement_index.shtml" id="side_button_mouse_difficulties" class="side_guides_buttons">I find a keyboard or mouse hard to use</a></li> </ul><div class="side_foot_note_menu"> <ul><li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/allguides_index.shtml" id="side_button_all_guides" class="side_guides_buttons current_guide">Browse all guides</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="side_panel didYouKnow"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="blq-mast" class="blq-rst blq-default-domestic blq-new-nav" lang="en-GB"> <div id="blq-sign-in"> <div id="id-status" class="blq-id-v4"> <div class="id-out id-gel"> <h2 class="blq-hide">BBC iD</h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/id/status" id="blq-idstatus-link"> <span class="id-icon"> <span></span> </span> <span id="blq-idstatus-text"> BBC iD </span> <span class="id-spinner"></span> <span class="blq-dropdown-arrow"> <span></span> </span> </a> </div> <div id="id-status-nav"> <div class="id-in blq-rst"> <ul><li> <a name="idDash" class="blq-nogo has-ptrt idDash" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/id/settings"> Settings </a> </li> <li> <a name="idSignout" class="blq-nogo has-ptrt idSignout" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/id/signout"> Sign out </a> </li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <form method="get" id="blq-search-form" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://search.bbc.co.uk/search" accept-charset="utf-8"> <p id="blq-nav-search"> <input type="hidden" name="go" value="toolbar"><input type="hidden" name="uri" value="/accessibility/guides/allguides_index.shtml"><label for="blq-search" class="blq-hide">Search term:</label> <input id="blq-search" type="text" name="q" value="" maxlength="128"><input id="blq-search-btn" type="submit" value="Search"></p> </form> <h2 class="blq-hide">BBC navigation</h2> <ul id="blq-nav-main" class="blq-not-uk"><li id="blq-nav-n"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/" hreflang="en-GB">News</a></li> <li id="blq-nav-s"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/" hreflang="en-GB">Sport</a></li> <li id="blq-nav-w"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/" hreflang="en-GB">Weather</a></li> <li id="blq-nav-i"> <a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/" hreflang="en-GB">iPlayer</a> </li> <li id="blq-nav-t"><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/" hreflang="en-GB">TV</a></li> <li id="blq-nav-r"><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/" hreflang="en-GB">Radio</a></li> <li id="blq-nav-m"><a href="#blq-nav">More…</a></li> </ul></div> <div id="blq-nav" class="blq-blue"> <div id="blq-nav-links" class="blq-clearfix" lang="en-GB"> <div id="blq-nav-links-inner"> <ul class="blq-nav-sub blq-first"><li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/">CBBC</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/">CBeebies</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/">Comedy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/">Food</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/">History</a></li> </ul><ul class="blq-nav-sub"><li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/">Learning</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/">Science</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/">Nature</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/local/">Local</a></li> </ul><ul class="blq-nav-sub blq-last"><li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/">Wales</a></li> <li id="blq-az"><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/a-z/">Full A-Z<span class="blq-hide"> of BBC sites</span></a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> <!--[if IE 6]> <div id="blq-ie6-upgrade"> <p> <span>You're using the Internet Explorer 6 browser to view the BBC website. Our site will work much better if you change to a more modern browser. It's free, quick and easy.</span> <a href="http://www.browserchoice.eu/">Find out more <span>about upgrading your browser</span> here…</a> </p> </div> <![endif]--> <div id="blq-foot" lang="en-GB" class="blq-rst blq-clearfix blq-foot-grey"> <div id="blq-footlinks"> <h2 class="blq-hide">BBC links</h2> <ul><li class="blq-footlinks-row"> <ul class="blq-footlinks-row-list"><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191020130156/http://m.bbc.co.uk/">Mobile site</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/">Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/">About the BBC</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="blq-footlinks-row"> <ul class="blq-footlinks-row-list"><li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy/">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/">Accessibility Help</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="blq-footlinks-row"> <ul class="blq-footlinks-row-list"><li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy/bbc-cookies-policy.shtml">Cookies</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/">Contact the BBC</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="blq-footlinks-row"> <ul class="blq-footlinks-row-list"><li><a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidance/">Parental Guidance</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <div id="blq-foot-blocks" class="blq-footer-image-light"><img src="/web/20191020130156im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/a8e42f8fe987b7cc9bf2d43b74b2c74b2448d2e3.png" width="84" height="24" alt="BBC"></div> <p id="blq-disclaim"><span id="blq-copy">BBC © 2014</span> <a href="/web/20191020130156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/help/web/links/">The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.</a></p> <div id="blq-obit"><p><strong>This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.</strong></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> if (typeof require !== 'undefined') { require(['istats-1'], function(istats){ istats.track('external', { region: document.getElementById('blq-main') }); istats.track('download', { region: document.getElementById('blq-main') }); }); } </script></body></html><!-- FILE ARCHIVED ON 13:01:56 Oct 20, 2019 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERNET ARCHIVE ON 08:56:54 Nov 28, 2024. JAVASCRIPT APPENDED BY WAYBACK MACHINE, COPYRIGHT INTERNET ARCHIVE. ALL OTHER CONTENT MAY ALSO BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT (17 U.S.C. SECTION 108(a)(3)). --> <!-- playback timings (ms): captures_list: 0.689 exclusion.robots: 0.031 exclusion.robots.policy: 0.018 esindex: 0.012 cdx.remote: 7.873 LoadShardBlock: 164.181 (3) PetaboxLoader3.datanode: 120.406 (5) PetaboxLoader3.resolve: 216.734 (3) load_resource: 257.598 (2) -->