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Microsoft Internet Explorer

Broxbourne Council has tried to make this web site as accessible as possible for visitors with a visual impairment. In addition, we are pleased to offer advice to visitors on how to get the most out of their web browsers.

Not everyone finds it easy to read small text and certain text/background colour combinations. If you wish to make the Broxbourne Council web site easier to read all you need to do is make a couple of simple changes in your browser settings.

The following instructions apply to version 5 or above of Microsoft Internet Explorer on Microsoft Windows.

Change Text Size

To change the size of the text:

Select the View menu from the toolbar at the top of your browser.
A dropdown menu will appear.
From this, select Text Size and then select a size either above the one already selected (to make the text larger) or below the one already selected (to make the text smaller).

Change Text Color

You may also find it helpful to change the colour scheme, for example, to a yellow/black combination:

Click Tools at the top of your browser. A dropdown menu will appear.
Select Internet Options... from the menu. Another box will appear.
Click on the button marked Accessibility... in the bottom right of the box. A new box will appear.
Click in the square next to Ignore colors specified on Web pages.
When a tick appears in the box click OK to close the box.
In the Internet Options box (which should still be open; if not, open it again from the Tools menu) click the Colors... button'. Another box will open.
Uncheck the box marked Use Windows colors.
Now click the rectangle to the right of Text and choose a text colour (e.g. yellow).
Then click the rectangle to the right of Background and choose a background colour (e.g. black).
Click OK to confirm your changes, and OK to close the Internet Options box.