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(1)
You can increase the size of the fonts.
In
the view menu at the head of the page click on "Text Size"
and select the font size you prefer.
(2)
You can change the font type.
In
the tools menu at the head of the page click "Internet
Options". Select the "General" tab and click
"Fonts". In "Web Page Fonts" or "Plain Text
Font" lists make your choice.
(3)
You can change page and link colours.
In
the tools menu at the head of the page click "Internet
Options". Select the "General" tab and click
"Colours", then make your choices.
(4)
When you move it over an active link the mouse pointer turns into a
pointing hand.
(5)
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts instead of a mouse.
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Display
Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display
context Help on an item.
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F1
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Toggle
between full-screen and regular views of the browser window.
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F11
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Move
forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and
the Links bar.
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TAB
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Move
back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the
Links bar.
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SHIFT+TAB
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Go
to your Home page.
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ALT+HOME
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Go
to the next page.
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ALT+RIGHT
ARROW
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Go
to the previous page.
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ALT+LEFT
ARROW or
BACKSPACE
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Display
a shortcut menu for a link.
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SHIFT+F10
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Move
forward between frames.
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CTRL+TAB
or
F6
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Move
back between frames.
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SHIFT+CTRL+TAB
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Scroll
toward the beginning of a document.
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UP
ARROW
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Scroll
toward the end of a document.
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DOWN
ARROW
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Scroll
toward the beginning of a document in larger increments.
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PAGE
UP
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Scroll
toward the end of a document in larger increments.
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PAGE
DOWN
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Move
to the beginning of a document.
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HOME
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Move
to the end of a document.
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END
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Find
on this page.
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CTRL+F
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Refresh
the current Web page.
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F5
or
CTRL+R
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Refresh
the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web
version and your locally stored version are the same.
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CTRL+F5
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Stop
downloading a page.
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ESC
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Go
to a new location.
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CTRL+O
or
CTRL+L
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Open
a new window.
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CTRL+N
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Close
the current window.
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CTRL+W
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Save
the current page.
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CTRL+S
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Print
the current page or active frame.
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CTRL+P
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Activate
a selected link.
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ENTER
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Open
the Search bar.
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CTRL+E
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Open
the Favourites bar.
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CTRL+I
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Open
the History bar.
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CTRL+H
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In
the History or Favourites bars, open multiple folders.
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CTRL+click
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(6)
You can customise your toolbar.
To
add or remove items from the tool bar at the top of your browser
window right click the tool bar and in the "Available Tool Bar
Buttons" window select the shortcut button you wish to add. Now
click "Add". To remove buttons select them in the
"Existing Tool Bar Buttons" window and click
"Remove"
If
your eyesight is impaired try adding the "Size" button to
your tool bar, for quick access to larger font sizes.
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