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Site accessibility
The Diocese of Winchester web site has been designed to be as accessible as possible and compatible with the types of adaptive technology used by people with special needs, including screen readers.
Here are some tips to make life easier for you when using our web site.
Navigating this web site
To navigate through this web site, please use the top menu bar to choose a main section and then click on a sub-section within the second level navigation. The menu (on the left-hand side of the page) lists all the products/services that can be found within that area
Attention - Mac users
Microsoft has not released a new version of Internet Explorer for Mac since their last release of version 5.2.3. This web browser is out dated and is no longer supported by Microsoft. Solution Use an alternative browser like Safari (included as standard) or Firefox. Visit www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ for more information on this browser.
Font type and size
For improved visibility, our web site allows you to increase (or decrease) the size of text and alter the choice of font, to suit your preferences.
Font size Internet Explorer Users To alter the size of the text on this web site, select 'View' (found on the menu bar across the top of your browser), then Text Size, and then your preferred size. Alternatively, you can hold down CTRL and use the mouse wheel at the same time to almost infinitely change the text sizes on our web site
Mozilla Firefox users Use the mouse wheel (or hold down CTRL and use + key to increase font) to almost infinitely change the text sizes on our web site
Netscape users Go to 'View' and then choose 'Increase Font' as many times as you find necessary for the size you want
To alter the choice of font:
Internet Explorer Users - Open your 'Internet Options' window by going to 'Tools' - Under History, choose 'Fonts' and select your preferred style, then click 'OK' - Go to 'Accessibility' within 'Internet Options' and click on 'Ignore font styles/font sizes specified on Web pages' - Then click 'OK'. You should now see a difference in font.
Netscape Users - Go to 'Edit' 'Preferences', 'Appearance', 'Fonts' - Choose 'Use my default fonts, overriding document-specified fonts'
To alter the colour of text and background:
You may find specific colours enable you to view our web site easier.
Internet Explorer Users - Open your 'Internet Options' window by going to 'Tools' - Under History, choose 'Accessibility' and click on 'Ignore colours specified on Web pages' - Then click 'OK'.
Netscape Users - Go to 'Edit' 'Preferences', 'Appearance', 'Colours' - Choose 'Always use my colours, overriding document', then choose your colours.