Accessibility

Accessibility
Access keys for accessibility | Help with PDF files | Text size adjustment

Access keys
This website uses access keys to increase accessibility for visitors who have difficulties using a mouse or pointer tool.

By using the keyboard shortcuts below, various pages on this site can be accessed without using a mouse, provided your web browser is Internet Explorer 5 or above or Netscape 6 or above.

Windows: use Alt+[number]+Enter to use with Microsoft's Internet Explorer 5 and later.

For Netscape 6 and later: use Alt+[number]. Where [number] is one selected from the list below.

Macintosh: same as above but use Ctrl instead of Alt.

For example, to access the homepage of this site in Internet Explorer 5 or later press the keys: Alt 1 Enter at the same time.

0 = Accessibility (this page)
1 = Home
4 = About Us
5 = News and Updates
6 = Work Programme
7 = Health Impact Assessment
8 = Publications
9 = Contact Us
[ = Beginning of main content
/ = New Zealand Government Online web portal
, = Other Health Advisory Committees

Help with PDF files
Many documents on this website have been converted to Adobe Acrobat's Portable Document Format (PDF). The PDF format retains the design and layout of the original hard copy document. You can open and view a PDF online, print it, or download it to your computer.

Adobe's free Acrobat Reader software is required to view PDF files.

Installing the free Acrobat Reader

Adobe offers the downloadable Acrobat Reader software for various platforms (Windows, DOS, Mac, Unix), as well as step by step instructions on how to connect the software to your Web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer).

Visit the Adobe website for a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader

If you have a screen reader or need an earlier version of Acrobat Reader, go to the text-only Adobe Acrobat Reader download page.

Accessibility for people with visual disabilities
Adobe have a website with information about PDF access for people with visual disabilities.

Searching for keywords within a PDF
When viewing a PDF, you can use the search function (click on the binoculars icon in the toolbar) to find key words within the document.

Copying text from a PDF
Most PDFs on this website have been saved so that the text in them can be copied into another application (e.g. Microsoft Word).

To do this, open the PDF, and from within the Adobe Acrobat menu at the top of the document choose the icon shaped like a T with a dotted square box next to it. This is the Text Select Tool, which will change the cursor from a hand to a vertical line.

Alternatively, in some versions simply press the letter V on your keyboard and this will activate the Text Select Tool. If you cannot see the T icon, right click with your mouse in the area of the page where there are other icons (in the grey area underneath the File, Edit, Document etc menus).

When you right click on a PC this should bring up a list of options, click on the option 'Basic Tools' so that a tick appears next to it. The Text Select Tool icon should appear in the top left area of the Acrobat application (next to the icons of a hand and a magnifying glass). Once you have chosen the Text Select Tool and the cursor has changed from a hand to a vertical line you may then move to the text you wish to select and highlight it. Then either press control-c or go to the Edit menu and select Copy. You can then paste the text into another application.

Copying tables, graphs, diagrams and photos from a PDF
Unless copying has been disabled by the creator of the PDF, you can copy the above types of illustration from PDFs and paste them into other documents or save them as image (jpeg or gif ) files using the Graphics Select Tool.

The icon for the Graphics Select Tool is usually found next to the Text Select Tool icon. It is a square and a circle surrounded by a dashed line square. Alternatively in some versions simply press the letter G on your keyboard. This will change the cursor into a cross-hairs shape.

If you cannot find the icon, follow the same steps above to make the icons appear in the bar underneath the menus. Once the icon has changed to a cross-hair you can then move to the illustration you wish to copy and select it by moving the cursor over it to form a dotted square or rectangle. Then either press control-c or go to the Edit menu and select Copy. You can then paste the contents into another application.

Convert PDF files to HTML webpages
If you would prefer to convert a PDF file to a webpage, go to the Adobe converter page and follow the instructions.

Updating Acrobat Reader
Wherever possible, PDFs on this website have been saved as versions that are compatible with Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 and above. We recommend users download the latest compatible version of Acrobat Reader if they can't open a PDF file in their own version of Acrobat.

Having problems downloading PDF files?
Please email the Web Manager with the link to the PDF you are having problems downloading (copy and paste it from your web browser address bar).

Text size adjustment
This site has been designed so that you are able to adjust the size of the text on screen.

Internet Explorer 5+

Click on the "View" menu
Click on "Text Size"
Click on your chosen size

Mozilla FireFox

Click on the "View" menu at the top of the screen
Click on "Text Size"
Click on "Increase"
Keyboard shortcut: Control-+

Netscape 7 / Mozilla Browser

Click on the "View" menu
Click on "Text Zoom"
Click on "Larger" or a percentage greater than 100%
Keyboard shortcut: Control-+

Opera 7

Click on the "View" menu
Click on "Zoom"
Click on a percentage larger than 100%, or use the +100% or +10% options at the bottom of the menu
Keyboard shortcut: + or Control-+

Internet Explorer for Macintosh

Click on the "View" menu
Click on "Text Zoom"
Click on "Larger" or a percentage greater than 100%

Safari (Macintosh-only)

Click on the "View" menu
Click on "Make Text Bigger"
Keyboard shortcut: Apple-+