Help using this website, including accessibility

Downloads

Each page on this website provides information in summary format. Where further detail is required, this is provided as a download in PDF (printable document format) together with details of the file size and the download time. To download PDF attachments you will require Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is free for download from the Adobe website - follow the link on this page.

External Links

Any link that will take you away from the Shropshire Council site will be clearly marked, along with any links that will open in a new window.

Printing webpages

When you print a page from this website it will print the content without the surrounding graphics. This is to ensure that you can print out information quickly and with the minimum of printer ink. Printer settings alter depending on the browser used to access this site and the printer used.

Using the search

Follow the link on this page for help with using the website search.

Translation

If you would like any page on this website translated into another language, there is a free translation service (Babelfish) available from AltaVista and Yahoo!. Follow the link to use this service. Or to translate our website into Polish follow the link to the Polish translation website.

To translate our webpages, copy and paste the text into the text box of the Babelfish or Polish translation website. Then select the language you would like it translated into, from the drop down menu, and the page will automatically be translated.

Please note that there may be a size restriction of 5k on the content which can be translated. Shropshire Council is not responsible for this service and cannot guarantee the accuracy of the translations available.

Screen settings

This website has been designed to be viewed at a resolution of 1024 X 768 or higher, but can be viewed at resolution of 800 x 600. If your screen is set to a lower setting you may wish to adjust it as this can degrade the quality of this site.

Site contrast

Our website has been designed to allow most browsers to change the colours and contrast features used within our content pages.

Follow the links on this page for specific information on how to do this with Internet Explorer and Firefox.

By clicking the contrast link at the top of the page you can view our website in high contrast mode. Clicking this link again will return you to the normal settings.

Text only

To view this website as text only, select the 'Text only' link.

Text size

Our text content has been set to a legible size and font throughout. You can adjust the size of the text to your own requirements by using our own text resizing options, or by changing the settings within the browser you are using.

Using our text resizing options:

To change the text size of the Shropshire Council web pages, click either the "Resize text" link to cycle through normal, large and extra large text sizes, or click one of the normal, large and extra large "a" boxes at the top of every page. Please note, you must have JavaScript enabled to see these options.

When using this facility, the active text size will be indicated by a light blue background on one of the "a" boxes. Your chosen text size will be stored in a cookie on your computer and will automatically be set for you when you next visit our website.

If you are using Internet Explorer 5, 5.5 or 6:

Go to the View menu and select Text size. You may now choose the text size you require.

If you are using Internet Explorer 7 or 8:

To select a default text size, you can follow the instructions as above (press the ALT key to display the normal menu options at the top of the browser window). Internet Explorer 7 & 8 also have a handy zoom facility located in the bottom-right of the window which will increase the size of text and images on the page. Click on the magnifying glass icon to zoom in and make the page bigger, or click on the arrow to the right to bring up a menu of possible zoom levels.

If you are using Netscape navigator:

Go to the view menu
Down to Text size and then choose 120%, 150% or 200%

If you are using Mozilla or Firefox 1, 1.5 or 2:

Go to the View menu and from the list of options select Text Size. You now have the option to increase or decrease the text as needed.

If you are using Firefox 3:

Click on View then select Zoom. The options to Zoom In and Zoom Out will be available from this menu, and you can exclude images from the magnification by selecting Zoom Text Only.

If you are using Google Chrome 2

Click the Page menu then select Zoom. The options to make the text larger, smaller and normal size are available from this selection.

If you are using Safari 3.2

Click on View, then choose one of the following options: Make Text Bigger, Make Text Normal Size or Make Text Smaller.

If you are using Safari 4

Click on the Page menu then select Zoom. The options to Zoom In, Zoom Out and Actual Size (return to normal) will be available from this menu, and you can exclude images from the magnification by selecting Zoom Text Only.
Alternatively, press the ALT key to display the normal menu options at the top of the browser window, and click on View. The same options to zoom will be available in this menu.

Keyboard and mouse shortcuts for Internet Explorer 7 & 8, Firefox 3, Google Chrome 2 and Safari 3.2 & 4:

• CTRL + to zoom in
• CTRL - to zoom out
• CTRL 0 (zero) to reset to normal size
• If you have a mouse scroll wheel, hold CTRL and scroll up and down to zoom in and out.

For more information follow the links on this page.

If you have any problems using this website please contact the Web Manager.

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