Using the Website
General Navigation:
Use the menu bar at the top of the page to explore the website or click any active link e.g.
more...
The
on the menu bar indicates a dropdown menu with additional options you can select.
Most active text links (hotspots) are in italics, coloured dark blue and underlined e.g.
more...
Picture Viewing:
Most pictures can be enlarged -
just click a picture to enlarge it, click the enlarged to close
Pictures that can be enlarged are indicated by the cursor changing to a
zoom icon.
When you enlarge a picture and your cursor is over the enlarged pictured, a
Full size
button and
Close
button are displayed in the top right-hand corner of the picture. When you move your cursor off the picture the buttons are hidden and shown again when your cursor is over an enlarged picture:
Additional buttons are shown when enlarging pictures from a picture gallery page:
The first time you click a picture to enlarge it
may take a few second to load and you'll see
Loading...
whilst it's loading
.
The bigger the picture the longer it may take but should only be a matter of seconds and normally only the first time the picture is enlarged
To close an enlarged picture either:
Click on the enlarged picture
Click the
Close
button on the control bar (located top right of the picture)
Use the keyboard
Esc
key
Click on another picture to be enlarged
You can also click the smaller picture (thumbnail) to easily toggle between enlarging and closing a picture without moving your cursor
A picture will remain enlarged until it's closed or if another picture is clicked to be enlarged
You can drag an enlarged picture to a new position by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the picture to the position and releasing the button
Some pictures can be enlarged even further by clicking the
Full size
button (if the picture is already fully enlarged the Full size button will be disabled
grayed out)
Help:
Whenever you see a
click it to popup additional information or select the Help option at the top of the page
Enlarging a Web Page:
Most modern browsers allow you to easily enlarge (zoom in) or reduce (zoom out) the size of a web page using the keyboard e.g.to enlarge a web page hold down the ctrl key and press the plus key.
No need to change the text size or the screen resolution just use ctrl+plus or ctrl+minus keys ...it's that easy:
ctrl+plus enlarges the page size
ctrl+minus reduces the page size
ctrl+zero resets page size back to 100%