Access Keys for this site

The Access keys listed below let you navigate around this site without using your mouse. If you are unsure of how to use Access keys in your browser, see the table below - Using Access Keys

Access key Function
s Skip to Page Content
9 Contact Us
1 Home
2 News Centre
8 Site Map

How to use Access Keys

Below is a table explaining how to use Access Keys in the major web browsers

Browser What to do
Internet Explorer 5+ (PC) Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER
Internet Explorer 4 (PC) Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac) Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac) Access keys are not supported
Firefox, Mozilla (PC) Hold down the ALT and SHIFT keys and press the number of the access key
Firefox, Mozilla (Mac) Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
Safari and Omniweb (Mac) Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
Opera Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the number of the accesskey
Netscape 7 (PC) Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
Netscape 6 and earlier (PC and Mac) Access keys are not supported

Please note that other programs/tools such as you may have running on your system, may already make use of the alt+[access key] combinations. As such, users of these tools will not be able to use these access keys.

Increasing the Text Size

If you should require to increase the default text size on this webpage most modern browsers have a built in function which allows you to resize the text on any webpage. Below is a table which details the menu path to follow in order to resize the text in your browser. The "view" menu is located at the extreme top of your browsers window.

Browser What to do
Internet Explorer 5+ (PC) View >Text Size >Largest [or choose another size]
Firefox, Mozilla (PC) View > Text Size > Increase
Safari and Omniweb (Mac) View > Make Text Bigger
Opera View > Zoom > %

More Information

For more information on making the web more accessible please visit the BBC's accessibility pages at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/