Outduction: Enhancing the final year experience
Access keys are keyboard shortcut keys that enable users to access areas of the page or Web site using the assigned character on the keyboard rather than using a mouse to click on links, buttons etc. Another key may need to be pressed at the same time as the access key to make it work (eg in Internet Explorer ALT and the access key need to be pressed).
The following access keys are common to all Outduction Web pages:
The following additional access keys are available on the University's top-level internal pages using Internet Explorer:
Most Web browsers allow you to increase/decrease the font size or choose a different font style providing the page is written to allow scaling of fonts. The University's supported Web browser is Internet Explorer v6. With this browser, you can increase/decrease the size of the font by:
To change the font style:
Learner Support Services cluster PCs have the TechDis toolbar installed in Internet Explorer, which allows users to customise font types and colour schemes etc within Web pages.
On the University's internal home page, there are three colour options:
Cookies must be enabled in order to use these. The Cookie stores your preferences on your computer; it does not hold any personal data.
For other pages, you can set colour preferences in Internet Explorer by:
Learner Support Services cluster PCs have the TechDis toolbar installed in Internet Explorer, which allows users to customise font types and colour schemes etc within Web pages.
If you work from off campus using your own computer, you may not have the software supported by the University available. There are, however, viewers/readers that you can download and install to enable you to view the files. These might be particularly helpful for students accessing Blackboard course materials.
From September 2007, all public cluster PCs will have Microsoft Office 2007 installed. Staff who use earlier versions of Microsoft Office can download the Office 2007 File Compatibility Pack, via Start menu - UoB Apps - Application Installers (if the department is supported by IT-Services). Otherwise it can be downloaded from http://www.office.microsoft.com/.
