Accessibility

How to Change the Browser Text Size

Many websites, including Transit System's site, use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to control the size and color of text on the screen. To make web pages easier to read, most browsers allow you to change the size of text. The following procedures explain how to change text size in some of the major browsers.

Internet Explorer

In your browser menu:
View » Text Size » choose a text size from the list

Mozilla Firefox

In your browser menu:
View » Zoom » choose Zoom Text Only
Open the View menu again, choose Zoom In or Zoom Out

Opera

In your browser menu:
View » Zoom » choose percentage from the list

Other browsers, such as Netscape and Safari, have similar features. Please consult your browser's help menu for assistance.

How to Change the Size of Everything

The procedures for changing the text size will not affect the size of graphics and controls. To change the size of everything, some browsers have a zoom feature. The following procedures explain how to zoom in some of the major browsers.

Internet Explorer

1. On the bottom right corner of the browser, click the arrow to the right of the Change Zoom Level button
2. Choose one of the percentage options
• If your mouse has a wheel, hold down the CTRL (or COMMAND) key, and then scroll the wheel to zoom in or out.
• Using your keyboard, press CTRL (or COMMAND) and + or CTRL (or COMMAND) and - to zoom in or out.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the View menu
2. Ensure Zoom Text Only is not selected
3. Open the View menu again, choose Zoom In or Zoom Out
• If your mouse has a wheel, hold down the CTRL (or COMMAND) key, and then scroll the wheel to zoom in or out.
• Select Reset to return text to default size

Other browsers, such as Opera and Safari, have similar features. Please consult your browser's help menu for assistance.

Access Keys

Access keys let you navigate around Transit Systems website without using your mouse.
They can be used to jump directly to different sections of Transit Systems website or certain areas within a page, without having to move your mouse at all.

Table of access keys used on Transit Systems website

Website	Access Key	Function
All pages	A	go to "Accessibility" documentation page
	H	go to Homepage of the website you are visiting
	T	go to Transit Systems homepage
	G	go to Gladstone Ferries homepage
	S	go to Swan Transit homepage
	O	go to Torrens Transit page
	B	go to Bay Islands Transit page
	Z	go to Moggill Ferry page
	R	go to Big Red Cat page
	K	go to Stradbroke Ferries page
	L	go to Stradbroke FastFerry page
	M	go to Sitemap page
Transit Systems	V	go to Business Overview page
	N	go to Latest News page
	E	go to Environment page
	C	go to Contact Us page
Gladstone Ferries	V	go to Business Overview page
	Q	go to Fleet Details page
	F	go to Vessel Details page
	N	go to News page
	1	go to Media page
	2	go to Passenger Ferries page
	3	go to Passenger and Vehicular Ferries page
	P	go to Photo Gallery page
	E	go to Careers page
	C	go to Contact Us page
Swan Transit	V	go to Overview page
	N	go to News page
	J	go to Journey Planner page
	Q	go to Quality Assurance, health & Safety page
	I	go to Independent Access Vehicles page
	F	go to Bus Fleet page
	D	go to Depot Locations & Contact Details page
	P	go to Passenger Satisfaction page
	U	go to Useful Links page
	E	go to Careers page
	C	go to Contact Us page
Torrens Transit	V	go to Overview page
	N	go to News page
	J	go to Journey Planner page
	F	go to Free Service page
	Q	go to Quality Assurance, health & Safety page
	I	go to Independent Access Vehicles page
	U	go to Bus Fleet page
	1	go to Links page
	E	go to Careers page
	C	go to Contact Us page
Bay Islands Transit	V	go to Overview page
	N	go to News page
	U	go to Rules & Reg page
	I	go to Island Information page
	Q	go to FAQ page
	F	go to Fares & Timetables page
	E	go to Careers page
	C	go to Contact Us page
Moggill Ferry	V	go to Overview page
	N	go to News page
	U	go to Rules & Reg page
	I	go to Island Information page
	Q	go to FAQ page
	F	go to Fares & Timetables page
	E	go to Careers page
	C	go to Contact Us page

How to use Access Keys in your Browser

Browser	What to do
Internet Explorer 5+ (PC)	Hold down the ALT key, press the number/letter of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER (no need to press ENTER if trying to access a form field)
Internet Explorer 4 (PC)	Hold down the ALT key and press the number/letter of the access key
Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac)	Hold down the CTRL key and press the number/letter of the access key
Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac)	Access keys are not supported
Netscape 6 and earlier (PC and Mac)	Access keys are not supported
Netscape 7 (PC)	Hold down the ALT key and press the number/letter of the access key
Firefox, Mozilla (PC)	Hold down the ALT key and press the number/letter of the access key
Firefox, Mozilla (Mac)	Hold down the CTRL key and press the number/letter of the access key
Safari and Omniweb (Mac)	Hold down the CTRL key and press the number/letter of the access key
Opera	Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the number/letter of the accesskey

Notes

Please note that some assistive technology tools such as the IBM HomePage Reader and WindowEyes already make use of the alt+[access key] combinations. As such, users of these tools will not be able to use these access keys.
These access key assignments are based on research into best practice across the web (in an attempt to be consistent with other sites' access keys), and an understanding of the key global navigation requirements of transitsystems.com.au users.
If you have any comments on how transitsystems.com.au could make better use of access keys, please email us your feedback.

Disabling Stylesheets

Most good browsers offer a way to disable stylesheets, allowing your browser to use the default font and colour settings you have provided.

Opera 8+

Preferences - Advanced - Content - Style options -> untick 'Page style sheet' for whichever mode you are using

Opera 7

Preferences - Page style -> untick 'Page style sheet' for whichever mode you are using

Internet Explorer on Windows

The only way to disable stylesheets is to edit the windows registry (Start - Run - 'regedit') and changing the value of the following key to 'no'

'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Use StyleSheets'

Internet Explorer on Mac

Preferences - Web Content -> untick 'Show style sheets'

Konqueror

Settings - Configure Konqueror - Stylesheets - General -> switch to 'Use accessibility stylesheet defined in "customise"-tab'

iCab

Preferences - Style Sheets -> untick 'Enable Style Sheets'

Netscape 4

Preferences - Advanced -> untick 'Enable style sheets'

Mozilla, Firefox, and Netscape 6+

Does not allow you to disable style sheets

Safari

Does not allow you to disable style sheets

OmniWeb 4.5+

Does not allow you to disable style sheets

Setting font and colour preferences

Opera 8+: Preferences - Web pages
Opera 7: Preferences - Fonts and colours
Internet Explorer on Windows: Tools - Internet Options - Colours / Fonts
Internet Explorer on Mac: Preferences - Web Content
Netscape 4, Mozilla and Netscape 6+: Preferences - Appearance - Colours / Fonts
Firefox: Options - Content - Fonts & Colours - Advanced
Safari: Preferences - Appearance
OmniWeb 4.5+: Preferences - Font & Color
Konqueror: Settings - Configure Konqueror - Konqueror Browser - Appearance
iCab: Preferences - Style Sheets - Fonts & Language / Page Display