Accessibility
Controlling text and window appearance
PC users
Internet Explorer 7
Changing the font size:
- you can increase increase or decrease the size of your entire window (including text) by using the Zoom option in the View menu, or the "ctrl + +" and "ctrl + -" key combinations on your keyboard. Use "ctrl + 0" to return to the default size settings.
- you can alternatively increase or decrease the font size by using the Font size option in the View menu
Changing accessibility settings:
- under the Tools > Internet options menu, the Accessibility option of the General tab gives you the possibility of overwriting certain aspects of our stylesheet to best suit your reading needs.
Internet Explorer 6
Changing the font size:
- you can increase or decrease the font size by using the Font size option in the View menu
Changing accessibility settings:
- under the Tools > Internet options menu, the Accessibility option of the General tab gives you the possibility of overwriting certain aspects of our stylesheet to best suit your reading needs.
Firefox 3
Changing the font size:
- you can increase or decrease the size of your entire window (including text) by using the Zoom option on the View menu, or the "ctrl + +" and "ctrl + -" key combinations on your keyboard. Use "ctrl + 0" to return to the default size settings.
- you can increase or decrease the font size, by first selecting the Zoom text only option in the same sub-menu. The "ctrl + +" and "ctrl + -" key combinations on your keyboard will then control the text size. De-select the Zoom text only option if you want to return to the Zoom window option.
Changing accessibility settings:
- under the Tools > Options menu you can overwrite the font and colour settings of any web site by changing the Font & Colours settings on the Content tab.
Firefox 2
Changing the font size:
- you can increase or decrease the size of your entire window (including text) by using the Zoom option in the Page menu, or the "ctrl + +" and "ctrl + -" key combinations on your keyboard. Use "ctrl + 0" to return to the default size settings.
Changing accessibility settings:
- under the Tools > Options menu you can overwrite the font and colour settings of any web site by changing the Font & Colours settings of Content tab.
Apple Mac users
Firefox 3
Changing the font size:
- you can increase or decrease the size of your entire window (including text) by using the Zoom option on the View menu, or the "apple + +" and "apple + -" key combinations on your keyboard. Use "apple + 0" to return to the default size settings.
- you can increase or decrease the font size, by first selecting the Zoom text only option in the same sub-menu. The "apple + +" and "apple + -" key combinations on your keyboard will then control the text size. De-select the Zoom text only option if you want to return to the Zoom window option.
Changing accessibility settings:
- under the Firefox > Preferences menu you can overwrite the font and colour settings of any web site by changing the Font & Colours settings on the Content tab.
Firefox 2
Changing the font size:
- you can increase or decrease the size of your entire window (including text) by using the Zoom option in the Page menu, or the "apple + +" and "apple + -" key combinations on your keyboard. Use "apple + 0" to return to the default size settings.
Changing accessibility settings:
- under the Firefox > Preferences menu you can overwrite the font and colour settings of any web site by changing the Font & Colours settings of Content tab.
Safari 3
Changing the font size:
- you can increase or decrease the font size by first using the Make text bigger / Make text smaller options in the View menu. The "apple + +" and "apple + -" key combinations on your keyboard will also control the text size. Use "apple + 0" to return to the default size settings.
Enjoying collection images
We are digitising our collections at a rate of approximately 10,000 new images a year. Over 55,000 works are currently illustrated on this website.
Standard and large sized images are in jpg format and readable by all standard browsers.
Special features
A number of features designed to increase the accessibility of our Collections, such as audio description of major portraits, are available from the Learning > Digital resources section of this website.
Access in the Gallery
Detailed information on Accessibility within the Gallery is available in the Visit > Access section of this website.
