The site is very simple to use and we hope you will find the navigation intuitive. If you get lost, the 'home' tab at the top left of every page will always take you to the home page! Here are some useful tips:

Links

Links in the main text are light purple and a underline will appear when you move your cursor over them. The left-hand nagivation menu links are light purple and will highlight when you move your cursor over the meun items

Breadcrumbs

Every page on our website has a 'bread crumbs' trail showing you how you arrived at your current page. For example the trail at the top of this help page reads you are here > home | help. You can use the trail to go back to a previous stage by clicking on the link.

Downloading files

To download any documents on our website: Click the right-mouse button over the relevant links and choose ' Save Target As...' , you'll then be able to save the document in the appropriate place on your computer and view offline at your leisure

The majority of our documents are published in Adobe PDF format, and are clearly marked with the file size. Adobe Reader is required to view PDF documents. If you don't already have it, you can download free from the Adobe website.

Visually impaired users whose screen reader software is not compatible with Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or above can find online tools that convert PDF documents into text at the Adobe accessibility website.

Optimum viewing

PCs: This website is best viewed in Internet Explorer 5.5 or later.
Macs: This website is best viewed in Safari or Mozilla.

Screen resolutions

You can set your computer to display different screen resolutions. For information on adjusting the display resolution try the help files in your operating system or consult the manufacturer's website.

Contact the team

If you have any problems using the site or wish to feedback comments, please feel free to contact the web team - feedback@culture.gsi.gov.uk