UNHCE Information Technology & Distance Education Blog: Accessibility Archives

Sometimes a change of mouse pad or mouse causes the way your mouse responds to make it more difficult to use. You can change the speed of your mouse pointer to adjust for your individual set up. To do so in Windows XP:

* Go to Control Panel
* Select Mouse
* From the tabs on the top, select Pointer Options
* In the top box, titled "Select a pointer speed:"
* Slide the arrow along the continuum to the desired speed. (Slower or Faster)

Be sure "Enhance Pointer Precision" is checked.Adjusting the speed of your mouse pointer:

To change the text size in Netscape 7.0:

* Select View from the top menu bar

* Select Text Zoom from the drop-down menu

* Select the size (smaller, larger, or percent.)

For a tutorial on this topic, go to: http://cecf1.unh.edu/tutorials/tutorial.cfm?tut_id=21

Note: a listing of all the UNHCE on-line tutrials is available at: http://cecf1.unh.edu/tutorials/index.cfmtut_id=21">http://cecf1.unh.edu/tutorials

There are several accessibility options available in Internet Explorer, which can improve visibility.

The user can change text colors, fonts, and size to adjust for any vision impairments. In addition, you can modify the defaults in Internet Explorer so that you can override styles (a combination of type faces or fonts, colors, sizes, and background colors) that were applied to the Web page by the authors.

Make a selection for step-by-step directions on each of these options:

Changing the Web page colors in Internet Explorer

Changing the font in Internet Explorer

Changing the text size in Internet Explorer

Overriding Web Page Styles in Internet Explorer

To reset colors & fonts to override styles on Web pages in Internet Explorer:

* Select the Tools menu from the top menu bar

* Click on Internet Options.

* On the General tab, click Accessibility.

* Change the settings as needed.

To display Web page text larger or smaller in Internet Explorer:

* Select the View menu from the top menu bar

* Point to Text Size

* Select the desired size.

Note: An on-line tutorial demonstrating this process, step-by-step, is available at: http://cecf1.unh.edu/tutorials/tutorial.cfm?tut_id=22

For a listing of ALL UNHCE on-line tutorials, go to: http://cecf1.unh.edu/tutorials/index.cfm

To change how Web page colors are displayed in Internet Explorer:

* Select the Tools menu from the top menu bar

* Click on Internet Options.

* On the General tab, click Colors.

*Change the settings as needed.

To display Web page text in a different font in Internet Explorer:

* Select the Tools menu from the top menu bar

* Click Internet Options.

* Select the General tab

* Click Fonts.

* In the Web page font and Plain text font lists, select the desired fonts

To change the font and font size in Corel WordPerfect 10

* Select File on the top menu bar

* Select document from the file dropdown menu

* Select Default font in the dialog box.

* Choose a font from the Face list.

* Choose a font size from the Size list box.

If you want to change the default font and font size for all new documents, click Settings, and click Set as default for all documents.

To change all text in an individual document, press CTRL + A to select all, prior to changing the font.

To change selected text, select the text prior to changing the font attirbutes.

Note: You must install a printer before you can change the default font.

Switching the primary button used on your mouse is helpful when wanting to switch from right-handed to left-handed use of the mouse (or vice versa.)

It is a good idea to alter your routine if you use the computer for extended periods of time. Changing the primary mouse button is one way to do that.

To change the primary button on the mouse, click on:

* The Start Menu (Lower left-hand corner of your screen)

* Settings (Windows 98 only)

* Control Panel

* Select mouse
Note: Do NOT choose Accessibility options

* Select the Buttons tab in the dialog box

* To make the Right button the one used for primary functions (such as clicking & dragging), check the box which says, "Switch primary and secondary
buttons."

* Click on Ok to save the changes.
Note: This change will take effect immediately. You need to use the newly selected option to click on Ok.

To reverse the process, deselect the "Switch primary and secondary buttons" box.

To change the default font in Excel, select the Tools option in the menu bar on top of the screen.

From the Tools dropdown menu, select:
* Options
* General
* Standard Font
* Select desired Font style and size

The changes will take effect AFTER you close and reopen Excel.

To change the font used in a chart in Excel:
Click the chart text, or select the individual characters you want to format.
If a chart title or text box is linked to a worksheet cell, you can change the formatting of all characters in the title or text box at the same time, but you cannot change individual characters.
To change the formatting for all of the text in the chart at the same time, click the blank area between the border of the chart and the plot area to select the chart area.

On the Formatting toolbar, click a button for the format you want.
To see other font options, such as superscript and subscript, click the text you want to change.
On the Format menu, click the command for the chart item you want to format ? for example, Selected Axis Title or Selected Object. (The name of the command depends on the chart item selected.)
Ten select the options you want on the Font tab.

To change the default font in Word:

Select the Format drop-down menu on the top of your Word application window

Select Font on the Format menu

Select the desired:
* Font
* Style and
* Size

Note that as you change your selections, the preview window within the dialog box allows you to see how the currently-selected font will appear.

Once you are happy with the selection, click on the Default Button on the lower left of the dialog box.

You will be prompted to confirm you want to change the default font for the active template. Click on Yes to complete the selection process.

Any new document you open will use the font settings you selected. It is not necessary to reboot.

Note: The default font applies to new documents based on the active template. Different templates might use different default font settings.

To change the font size or style in Eudora:

Click on the Tools dropdown menu on the top of your Eudora window.

Select:
* Options
* Scroll down the left menu bar in the Options window, and select "Fonts"
* On the fonts menu, select:
Screen (to change the font for messages you receive and are viewing)
Message (to change the font for a message you are creating)
or Print (to change the font for a hard copy of a message)

In each category you can change:
Size - and increase or decrease the font size as desired.
You can also change the default font style by selecting a different font in the font box.

This will affect the display in the next message you create or open. Rebooting is not necessary. (The mailbox listings will also change if you change if you change the Screen font.)

Selecting a theme allows you to change the colors & design of boxes on your desktop as well as in some of your applications.

This can be used to enhance visibility, select colors you desire, ease eye fatigue, or jazz up your desktop.

To change the theme click on:

The Start Menu (Lower lefthand corner of your screen)

Settings (Windows 98 only)

Control Panel

Display

Appearance (Windows 98)
Theme (Windows XP)

Select the theme

Note - there's a preview window so you can see what the theme will look like.

Click on OK to save the setting

Word includes the ability to display toolbar icons in two sizes:
regular and large. You can turn on the large icons by using the
Customize dialog box, as described in this tip.

Read the full tip: http://wordtips.VitalNews.com/T0254

Courtesy of: Allen Wyatt's WordTips

Due to funding issues, the Land Grant Training Alliance website will no longer be available after May 1, 2005.

This site contains links to a variety of University and Extension-sponsored training opportunities. In addition, it contains tutorials on a variety of topics. Some of these tutorials might be helpful in assisting you to make technology work better for you. Although many tutorials are not in the most-current version of the software, most of the information is applicable.

Of particular interest are:

• Microsoft Word 2000 Merge


• Corel WordPerfect 8.0


• Corel WordPerfect 8.0 Tables


• Microsoft
  PowerPoint 2000


• Web Site Accessibility


• Web Authoring
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