Low Vision Instructions

Need Help Adjusting your Text Size?

Uveitis.org is designed so that you can view it using the text style, color and size that you prefer. You may also use the background color that works best for you. To take advantage of these options, you may need to adjust the settings on your browser (software that you use to view websites, e.g. Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator.)

These instructions are categorized according to operating system (PC/Windows or Apple/Mac):

PC/WINDOWS
Changing Text Size
Making Other Browser Adjustments
Using AOL Browser
Updating Your Browser

APPLE/MAC
Increasing The Text Size For Macintosh Internet Explorer 5.0 (Mac)
Netscape 6.2 (Mac)
Magnify The Display On The Computer For Macintosh Mac OS 9 Close View
Magnify The Display On The Computer For Mac OS X using Universal Access

OTHER FILE TYPES AND RESOURCES
PDF Files
Other Resources
FEEDBACK - Please Tell us About Any Problems you Encounter?

CHANGING TEXT SIZE
The two most widely used browsers are Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
Use the following steps to change the text size for each of these browsers.
If you use an Apple/MAC computer, please click here for additional instructions.

In Internet Explorer (5.0 and above):

From Tools on the main toolbar, choose Internet Options
Under the General tab, choose the Accessibility button
Check the box in front of 'Ignore font sizes specified in Web pages'
Choose OK
Further adjustments can be made to the text size by choosing View on the main toolbar, then Text Size. Choose a relative text size (smallest to largest).

In Netscape Navigator:

From Edit on the main toolbar, choose Preferences
From the left tree menu, choose Appearance, then Fonts
Check the radio button in front of "Use my default fonts, overriding document-specified fonts"
Choose OK
Further adjustments can be made to the text size when using Netscape by choosing View on the main toolbar, then selecting Increase Font or Decrease Font.

MAKING OTHER BROWSER ADJUSTMENTS
You can specify the text style and color as well as the background color you prefer when using Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. To learn more about how you can make other adjustments, check the Help index of your web browser. (In Internet Explorer, see under the term Accessibility. In Netscape, see under the term preferences, Navigator.)

USING AOL BROWSER
This website works best when you use full-featured browsers such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. If you use AOL, please follow these steps:

Sign on to your AOL account
While you are still signed on, minimize your AOL browser window
Open Netscape or Internet Explorer
Type or paste the URL (http://www.uveitis.org) into the browser's address field

UPDATING YOUR BROWSER
Certain web pages are best viewed by using recent versions of Internet browsers. If you are using an older browser version, you may have trouble viewing certain web pages.

You can find out what version of your browser you are using by choosing "Help" at the top of your browser and "About (your browser)".

Internet Explorer: You can download a more recent version for free at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/v.

Netscape Communicator: You can download a more recent version for free at http://home.netscape.com/computing/download.

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APPLE/MAC

Increasing The Text Size For Macintosh Internet Explorer 5.0 (Mac)

From the menu bar at the top of the screen, select the View menu.

Scroll down to choose Text Zoom.

Choose larger to incrementally increase the text size, or choose a percentage increase.

Netscape 6.2 (Mac)

From the menu bar at the top of the screen, select the View menu.

Scroll down to choose Text Size (100%). [In earlier versions of Netscape, choose Increase Font Size.]

Choose larger to incrementally increase the font size, or choose a percentage increase.

Magnify The Display On The Computer For Macintosh Mac OS 9 Close View

Click on the Apple Menu and point to Control Panels, then scroll over and down and choose Close View.

Alternately, you can download close view at the following website: http://www.apple.com/disability/downloads/closeview.sit. After downloading, click on the Apple Menu and select Control Panels. Place Close View in your Control Panels window and restart your Mac.

Turn Close View on by clicking on the "on" button. A black rectangle will appear on the screen. The area inside the rectangle will be magnified once the magnification is turned on.

Select the degree of magnification by pressing the arrows in the Magnification box. The black rectangle will grow and shrink as the magnification is adjusted.

When the magnification is correct, press the "on" button in the Magnification box. The Macintosh screen will now be magnified. Remember, the arrows will change the degree of magnification.

To turn the magnification off, either click on the "off" button in the Magnification window, or press Command-option-X simultaneously. To turn Close View Off, completely removing the magnification rectangle, click on the main "off" button or press Command-Option-O simultaneously.

Magnify The Display On The Computer For Mac OS X using Universal Access

Click on the Apple Menu and select System Preferences.

In the System Preferences window click on the Universal Access icon.

Click Turn On Zoom. To increase (and decrease) the magnification of your screen, press and hold the Apple and Option keys simultaneously (to the left of the space bar on most keyboards), then press the "+" button (to decrease the magnification, press the "-" key).

Universal Access also provides assistance for those with difficulty hearing or using the keyboard or mouse.

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OTHER FILE TYPES AND RESOURCES
PDF Files
Portable Document Format (PDF) files preserve all the fonts, formatting, graphics, and color of a printed document once it is placed on a website. Several documents on the http://www.uveits.org website are provided in PDF format. PDF files require the free Adobe® Acrobat Reader software for viewing.
If you have a visual impairment, please visit http://access.adobe.com for help in working more effectively with PDF files.

Understanding Adobe Acrobat Reader
CyberSeniors.org - Provides an illustrated guide to downloading the Adobe Acrobat Reader and using PDF files.

Other Resources
Alternative Web Browsing
http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/Browsing
Web Accessibility Initiative
Discusses whole range of approaches used for browsing by people with visual impairments or reading difficulties.

Guidelines for Web Users with Low Vision
American Foundation for the Blind - Offers detailed instruction for making adjustments to Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.

YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT
We are making every effort to ensure that the information available on our website is accessible to all. If you use special adaptive equipment to access the Web and encounter problems when using our site, please let us know. Write to: fosters@uveitis.org. Please be as specific as possible about the type of problem you encountered and tell us what solutions you have attempted to solve the problem.

This page was updated on: December 07, 2004