Hints for Using Our Internet Site

Our aim is to provide a site with informative content that is accessible by a wide audience. However, this is an ongoing process and we welcome all feedback and suggestions about the PMH internet site. The main guidelines we reference are the Guidelines for State Government Websites and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

Please note the following hints about using the internet site are merely guidelines provided for convenience. We cannot guarantee they will work on all computers.

Text Size

Format of Material

Javascript

Images

Resolution (Screen Size)

Printing

Adobe Acrobat/PDF

Searching

FORMAT OF MATERIAL

If material on the site is not provided in a format appropriate for your needs please contact us and wherever possible we will provide the information for you in another format. Our File Formats page offers information on file types hosted on this site which include PDF, MS Word, Powerpoint and MPEG. Additional information that may help users download and view PDFs is outlined below.

JAVASCRIPT

The menus on this site are Javascript. If your browser does not have Javascript enabled please use the Sitemap to navigate through the site.

Or to enable Javascript:

Microsoft Internet Explorer go to Tools>Internet Options>Security>Scripting>Under Active Scripting check the Enable box

Firefox go to Tools>Options>Web Features>Check Enable JavaScript box

IMAGES

This site has been designed to allow users to turn off images and still be able to navigate. If you would like to turn off images to allow for quicker download:

Internet Explorer go to Tools>Internet Options…>Under Multimedia uncheck Show pictures

Firefox go to Tools>Options>Web Features>Uncheck the Load Images box

RESOLUTION (SCREEN SIZE)

This site has been designed for a minimum screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. If you are using a lower screen resolution you still be able to use the site but will need to scroll horizontally. Or you may choose to change your screen resolution:

Windows go to Start>Settings>ControlPanel>Display>Settings and move the slides under Display Area to choose a resolution.

Mac go to Apple menu>Control panels>monitors and Sound>Monitor and choose a resolution.

PRINTING

Web pages
To print webpages click on the image on the top right hand of the page. This will create a simpler version of the page without the top and left-hand navigation. Then print using the normal browser options.

Printing PDFs

ADOBE ACROBAT/ PDF

How to view and open
Some documents on this website are in a PDF format and require the Adobe PDF Reader to view. If you don't have Adobe PDF Reader installed on your computer please click on the following link to go to the Adobe site and download the Reader.

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

It is free to download and install.

Security
Some PDF files on this site are secure documents and will require Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to open. This will be indicated on the page linking to the document. If you open these documents with a lesser version of Adobe Reader you will probably see a blank page. You can download the latest version of Adobe Reader from the link above.

Printing
We suggest you click on the print button on the Adobe Reader toolbar.

Problems opening PDFs
Large PDF files may take some time to download or print depending on the speed of your internet connection. If you are having trouble opening or printing a PDF file try saving the file to your computer and then try opening or printing.

To save a copy to your computer:

Right click file name (link ) to the PDF document.
Select “Save target as” (in Internet Explorer) or “save link as” (in Firefox) and save it on your computer.
Then go to the document and open it.

Accessibility
Some people, such as those using screen reader software or mobile devices, may have problems accessing PDFs. Adobe does provide some tools for such people that are available at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_onlinetools.html

However, please note some PDF files on this website are secure documents and these services will not work. Please contact us if you need a document and are not able to access it as a PDF. We will provide the document in an alternative format wherever possible.

SEARCHING

For a simple search enter words in the search box at the top of each page and then click Go.

Or for an advanced search click on the search link at the bottom of the page.