How to use this Site

The Parish Church of St James
St. James's Road, Hampton Hill, TW12 1DQ (Parish Office 020 8941 6003)

USING THIS SITE AND THE WEB
Section Contents: How to use this Site \| Internet Safety \| The Internet for Beginners \| Learn About the Web \| The Internet for Youngsters \| Internet Safety for Youngsters \| Search Engines for Youngsters

The St. James's Church website is entered through the Home Page. From there you can click on any of the eleven sections (in the left-hand navigation bar) to go to that particular section's home page. These home pages also double as site indexes to help you find your way around. The main left-hand navigation bar remains on every page in the site.

If you click on Site Map, you can see the whole of the site broken down into sections with most pages of each section. Clicking on the appropriate title will take you to that particular page.

On every page within each section, there is a navigation bar along the top of the page containing the pages in that section. This will enable you to go from page to page within that section without having to return to the section's home page. However, those sections which are continually increasing have just the one link returning you to that section's home page. Occasionally there are extra navigation bars which are self-explanatory.

Virtually all links are from words in blue (very occasionally from an image). If the link takes you to an external site, this will open in a new browser window - close the window to return to the original page. If the link takes you to a page on this site, it will open in the same browser window - click the back button to return to the original page.

If you are new to computers and the internet, try the The Internet for Beginners page. Here you will find easy to follow exercises to help you hold and use the mouse, click on a link, scroll up and down a page, use a drop-down menu, open and close programmes and also look at the keyboard and screen. When you are familiar with these, you can try the 'Learn how to use the Web' page where there are more things to learn.

St. James's Website is best viewed with a screen resolution of 800 x 600.

You are welcome to quote material from this site once you have gained permission from the website manager. You must duly acknowledge the author and source in your usage. The usage of material from St James’ website is governed by the provisions of the Intellectual Property Law. Thank you.

A section on Internet Awareness and Safety

The Internet For Beginners	Are you new to the web or computers? Links to sites which can help you with the real basics - holding and using a mouse, clicking on a link, and so on.
Learn about the Web	Links to sites with clear and comprehensive introductions to internet basics such as browsers, email and search engines for those who are not total beginners.
Internet Safety	Information, guidance and advice on educating and protecting children while on-line.
The Internet for Youngsters	An introduction to the web, glossaries, information quality check and so on.
Internet Safety for Youngsters	Keep safe on the net.
Search Engines for Youngsters	How to use seach engines and links to the best engines for young people.

Accessibility

This site conforms to the W3C Accessibility Guidelines at least to the Priority 1 level.
Read more from the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) website.

There are various actions you, as a viewer, may be able to do yourself to improve your own accessibility.

• A fast Internet connection will reduce frustration for all and help those with a limited attention span.

• Using a large monitor will mean less time spent scrolling down a document. It will also allow more users to be grouped around the screen at one time.

• Those with little or no vision can access the internet using speech output and refreshable braille displays. This means that the website is read out loud to the user or the text is displayed on a device that sits underneath the keyboard.
Go to the RNIB website for further information on Access Technology.

• An alternative to the mouse, such as a tracker ball, will aid younger students and those with limited hand movement. It can also help to reduce RSI (repetitive strain injury).

• Refer to your operating system instructions for how to change your computer settings to make it more accessible to you. For example, Windows 98 (and upwards) includes several features that alter the way you can use the keyboard, sounds, the monitor display and the mouse.

Accessibility - Browsers

The web browser is the piece of software on your computer that enables you to read website pages. You can usually adjust your browser settings to increase the sizes of type on the page, and change the colours of text and the page background. The newer the browser, the more choices you will have.

The guidance below explains how to alter your browser settings in Microsoft Internet Explorer in relation to images, text and backgrounds. If you have any problems altering your settings, click the Help facility on the browser toolbar. Also, if your browser has different options, you should find further assistance by clicking the Help facility. Although this site is designed to be as compatible as possible with all browsers, you might see inconsistencies in the presentation of pages if you are using an older browser (for example, a level 3.0 browser). To remedy this you could download a newer version of your browser free of charge.

See the Microsoft Internet Explorer download page.

Accessibility - Images

Images on the site contain alternative text that can be displayed in place of images, which aids users who listen to the content of the site by using a screen reader, rather than reading the site. Also, if you do not specifically want to look at the images, use the option on the web browser to turn them off. This will make the pages load faster, reducing your time on line. This option also helps learners who use talking screen readers to access content on the Internet. How you make these changes varies from browser to browser, so you should read the help section on your web browser for details of how to alter the settings.

To 'turn off' images on web pages in Microsoft Internet Explorer:
• On the View / Tools menu, click Internet Options
• On the Advanced tab, scroll down to Multimedia
• Click on Show pictures to remove the tick
• Click on Apply, and then click on OK.

Accessibility - Text and Backgrounds

You can improve the readability of web pages by experimenting with the different options and preferences on your browser. For instance, you can display the text and background of the page in your chosen colours - black text on a yellow background provides the greatest contrast.
Setting the font size to 14pt or 18pt (or even larger) means that the text will be more accessible for those with poor vision.

To apply the font and colour changes permanently
• On the View / Tools menu, click Internet Options
• On the General tab, select Accessibility
• Click the three boxes to show ticks

To change the font
Using a sans serif font (such as Arial), rather than a serif font (such as Times New Roman), can make text easier to read.
• On the View / Tools menu, click Internet Options
• On the General tab, click Fonts
• In the Proportional and Fixed-width font lists, select the fonts you would like to use

To display the text larger or smaller
• On the View / Tools menu, click Internet Options
• On the General tab, click Fonts
• Select the font size you would like

To change text and background colour
• On the View / Tools menu, click Internet Options
• On the General tab, click Colors
• Click on the tick box labelled Use Windows Colors
• Click Text, and select the colour you want. Click OK.
• Click Background, and select the colour you want to use. Click OK.

Alternatively, you might use a screen magnification utility to enlarge the text and images on the computer screen. These can make the text and graphics much larger, and will also enlarge the menus and dialogue boxes.

See the the WAI for further information on Alternative Web Browsing.
This is a collection of pointers to information, and where possible, to demonstration versions of alternative browsing methods for people with disabilities: specialized browsers, screen readers, adaptive browsers, voice browsers, other access methods.

Contact the webmaster if you have any comments about the website or material that you think we should include.
If you experience a problem when using the site please let the administrator know. Include details of the page you were viewing when the fault occurred (including the URL), an outline of the problem, and details of the web browser and version you are using (if possible). This will help us identify the problem quickly and put it right.

Disclaimer

St. James's Church uses reasonable efforts to provide appropriate information on this website and keep it up to date. It does not however, make any representation as to its accuracy or completeness. St. James's Church, and other parties involved in creating and delivering this website's contents, are not liable for any damages or distress arising from use of this site or any links from it. It is also not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of any linked pages.

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