Accessibility Guidance for Netscape

Changing the size of the text

You can enlarge the text as displayed in your browser by following the instructions below;

Select the "View" menu at the top of your screen
Then select either the "Increase Font" or "Decrease Font" options.

Changing the style of the text

When you visit a website it may not be written in a style you find easy to read. On many sites it is possible to override the style displayed with your preferred choice, this can be done by following the instructions below;

Select the "Edit" menu at the top of you screen
From this menu select the "Preferences" option, this will display a dialog box
From the left side of the dialog box select the "Fonts" heading under the Appearance category
Select the option to "Use my default fonts, overriding document-specified fonts"
Through amending the "Fixed width font" and "Variable width font" selections you can chose the font the page is displayed in.

Changing the text and background colours

When you visit a website it may not have a contrast of background to text that you find easy to read. It is possible to change the background or text colours to suit your requirements, this can be done by following the instructions below;

Select the "Edit" menu at the top of you screen
From this menu select the "Preferences" option, this will display a dialog box
From the left side of the dialog box select the "Colours" heading under the Appearance category
Within the "Colours" section of this page the text and background colours can be changed. You may also need to select the box marked "Always use my colours, overriding document".

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