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Accessibility help

Changing the font size

The Stemistry website is designed to let you change the text size for readability by using the text size function at the top right of the site. There are four size options: Default, +1, +2 and +3. You can also view the site in a text-only version.

Access keys

Most browsers support jumping to specific links by typing keys defined here that will help you use the size controls and navigate more easily.

On Windows, you can press ALT + an access key; on Macintosh, you can press CTRL + an access key.

The following access keys allow you to CHANGE TEXT SIZE:

Access key:
1 - SIZE +1
2 - SIZE +2
3 - SIZE +3
0 - DEFAULT SIZE

(NB TEXT-SIZE ACCESS KEYS DO NOT FUNCTION IN THE TEXT-ONLY VERSION)

The following is for the TEXT-ONLY version of the website:

4 - TEXT ONLY

And the Access key that will take you to the HOME PAGE:

h - HOME PAGE

It's not working…

If you are having no luck changing size, it may be that your browser has its javascript turned off. For full functionality on this site and other websites, it is best to turn it on. Please help me with javascript.

If, however, you do not wish to or cannot turn on javascript, you can change text size using your browser's size controls. On Safari and Mozilla, you can use the keyboard controls CTR with +/- (Windows) or CMD with +/- (Macintosh). For Internet Explorer users, follow the instructions below.

Internet Explorer (versions 5.x-6.x)

  • You must first disable style sheets. To do so, from the Menu Bar, select Tools and click Internet Options
  • Select the General tab and click the box entitled Accessibility
  • Ensure that all three buttons under Formatting are checked
  • Click OK in Accessibility dialog box
  • Click OK in Internet Options dialog box
  • Click Refresh
  • After successfully disabling style sheets, From the Menu Bar select View
  • Scroll to Text Size and choose your preference

Internet Explorer (version 7.0 and greater)

From the Menu Bar, select View. Scroll to Text Size and choose your preference.