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 wil 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 wil 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. Over 4,000 images are also available as Zoomify images, allowing you to magnify images to enjoy an even closer view of details. This option requires the installation of the latest version the Adobe Flash player plugin, available as a free download from http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer
Over 1,000 group portraits also offer a Who's Who option, enabling you to indentify all sitters in these portraits. In addition to the Adobe Flash player plugin, this feature requires javascript to be enabled in your web browser.
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.
