C4EO - Help using this website
How do I make
the text bigger so that it is easier for me to read?
- Using Internet Explorer, go to View > Text
size > and select the size you want
- Using Firefox, go to View > Text size > and
select Increase
- Using Netscape, go to View > Text zoom > and
select the size you want
How do I change
colours so that the contrast is better for me?
To change the colour of the text and background
your browser displays you need to find the Colors
option dialogue box.
- Using Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Internet
options > Colors then uncheck Use windows
colors and select the colours you prefer.
- Using Firefox, go to Options > General > Fonts
and colours then uncheck Use system colours and
select the colours you prefer.
- Using Netscape, go to Edit > Preferences > Colors
and select Use my chosen colors
How do I move
around the site without using a mouse?
You can use the Tab key to move between links and
between sections of a form. Holding down the Shift
key and pressing Tab will move you back up the page.
You can use the Return key to follow a link or to
select an option in a form. The Up and Down keys
allow you to select options from drop-down menus.
You can also use access keys (see below) to move
around this site without a mouse.
How do I use access keys?
Access keys allow you to navigate around the site without using a mouse.
Press the ALT key (Windows) or the Control key (Mac) and the appropriate letter key to jump to the link, and then Return to activate the link.
Top menu
- Home - ALT and h
- What we offer - ALT and w
- News - ALT and n
- Events - ALT and e
- Resources - ALT and r
- About C4EO - ALT and u
- Search - ALT and s
- Accessbility - ALT and a
- Login and email updates/myC4EO - ALT and l
Left menu
- Early Years - ALT and e
- Disability - ALT and d
- Vulnerable Children - ALT and v
- Child Poverty - ALT and p
- Schools and Communities - ALT and c
- Youth - ALT and y
- Parents, Carers and Families - ALT and f
- Disability Research - ALT and b
- Narrowing the Gap - ALT and g
Bottom menu
- Top of page - ALT and o
- Accessibility - ALT and a
- Access keys - ALT and k
- Terms and conditions - ALT and m
Depending on the browser and hardware device you are using, access keys may work differently or may not work at all.
How do I use speech enabling on the C4EO website?
C4EO's website has been speech-enabled using a tool called Browsealoud. This makes
it easier to use for people who have:
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English as a second language
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Dyslexia
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Mild visual impairments
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Low literacy and reading skills
Browsealoud is free and easy to use. Once you have installed the BrowseAloud plug-in
you can get any part of this website read out to you by clicking on the page or
by highlighting the text and clicking the play button (Internet Explorer only).
Browsealoud works with most PDF files and MS Word documents.
Click here for more information
about Browsealoud.
Click here to download the Browsealoud plug-in.
Can I link to the
C4EO website from another website?
Yes. We are happy for other organisations to link
to the C4EO website.
Can I publicise
my organisation, resources or events on the C4EO
website?
Unfortunately we are generally unable
to do this, as it would be impossible for us to accommodate
all the requests we get.
How do I download
files from the C4EO website?
Some documents on this site can be downloaded on
to your computer. This allows you to view them again
without re-visiting our website and to print them
out.
Just click on the link and the document will open
in a new browser window. Links to files will normally
tell you the type of file and how big it is.
Nearly all downloadable files on this site are in
PDF format - see below for more information. If you
cannot download PDF files, or would like information
in a different format, please contact us (email:
contactus@C4EO.org.uk).
Occasionally you may experience difficulty downloading
a file. You can sometimes get round this by clicking
on the link with the right (rather than left) mouse
button and then selecting the 'Save target as..'
option from the menu. You can also do this by selecting
the link and then pressing the Context key (normally
on the right hand side of the spacebar, to the left
of the CTRL key).
If this does not work, please contact the Web
team (email: webteam@scie.org.uk).
What are PDFs and how
do I read them?
PDF stands for Portable Document Format. It's the
most popular way of making downloadable documents
available on the web. You need a plug-in called Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view these files which you can
download for free from Adobe's
website.
Users who have concerns about accessibility should
visit Adobe's
accessibility website. Adobe Acrobat documents
can be converted to plain text documents using Online
conversion tools for Adobe PDF documents.
Recent version of Acrobat Reader have a 'Read Out
Loud' facility, which can be found under the View
menu.
We can also provide a 'tagged' version of any PDF,
which may work better with access technology like
screen readers.
How do I download
and listen to audio video files?
The audio and video files on the C4EO website are
in MP3 or Windows media player format. Many computers
have a media player pre-installed but should you
find that you are unable to play any of the files
download and install one of the following free media
players.
If you experience difficulty playing audio files
you can download them by clicking on the link with
the right (rather than left) mouse button and then
selecting the 'Save target as..' option from the
menu. You can also do this by selecting the link
and then pressing the Context key (normally on the
right hand side of the spacebar, to the left of the
CTRL key).
Once the file is downloaded, you can play it by
clicking on it.
How can I view a Word
or other MS Office file if I don't have the software?
Free viewers for Microsoft Office files can be downloaded
from the Microsoft
Download Center. These include viewers for Word,
Excel and PowerPoint.
What are RSS feeds and how do I subscribe to them?
News feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the latest headlines and video in one place, as soon as its published, without having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from.
Feeds are also known as RSS. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but most people plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'. In essence, the feeds themselves are just web pages, designed to be read by computers rather than people.
In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications.
Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer. Most modern web browsers such as Internet Explorer(version 7 and above)
and Mozilla Firefox have built in RSS support.
Downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.
