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Help videos

To help you make the best use of our site we have produced instruction videos showing you how to use the key sections on our site. We have also produced a video showing you how you can customise the homepage. Please note these videos open in YouTube.

Using My NHS Leeds

You can find a more comprehensive guide on using MY NHS Leeds here - this includes how to create an account, log in as well as use the area. The My NHS Leeds area and this guide will be updated and enhanced extensively over the coming months.

Text only / low graphics version

If you have a slow internet connection or do not need the images to be displayed you can choose the text only option by clicking on the link at the top of the page.

Resizing text

We have set up an option on our site where you can choose the text size you require. This can be done by clicking on one of the 'A' letters towards the top of this page (next to the menu option 'how to use this site'.

Alternatively you can choose to change the size of your text within your web browser. This will then apply to every website you visit, not just our site.

If your mouse has a scroll wheel you can, in most browsers, increase and decrease the size of text by holding down the CTRL key and using the scroll wheel on your mouse.

Internet Explorer, Mozilla based browsers such as Firefox and WebKit based browsers such as Safari on the Mac and Chrome on the PC have menus to allow you to set the text size manually:

Mozilla Firefox: choose View>Zoom>Zoom in or Zoom out (CTRL + or CTRL -)
Internet Explorer 4: choose View>Internet Options>Accessibility and check the ignore font sizes specified on web pages option. Click OK, OK, and then you can alter the text size using the View>Text Size option
Internet Explorer (version 5 and later): choose Tools>Internet Options>Accessibility and check the ignore font sizes specified on web pages option. Click OK, OK, and then you can alter the text size using the View>Text Size option.
All other browsers should be able to resize the text directly from the menu bar. Please see your specific browser help pages if you are having difficulty.

Access keys

If you have difficulty in using a mouse or similar devices, you can use keyboard shortcuts. Information on how to use each of the keyboard shortcuts available is below. They enable you to navigate using only the keyboard.

A - Home page
B - Your local services
C - Your health
E - Have your say
F - Working for Us
G - About Us
H - News & media
I - Useful links
J - Contact Us

Depending on your browser use one of the following methods to use access keys:

For the PC

Browser	What to do
Firefox, Mozilla	Hold down the ALT key and press the access key
Internet Explorer 5+	Hold down the ALT key and press the access key, then press ENTER
Google Chrome	Hold down the ALT key and press the access key
Opera	Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the accesskey
Internet Explorer 4	Hold down the ALT key and press the access key
Netscape 6 and earlier	Access keys not supported
Netscape 7+	Hold down the ALT key and press the access key
Netscape 7+	Hold down the ALT key and press the access key

For the Apple Mac

Browser	What to do
Safari and Omniweb	Hold down the CTRL key and press the access key, alternativly Hold down CTRL + ALT and press the access key
Firefox, Mozilla	Hold down the CTRL key and press the access key
Google Chrome	Hold down the ALT key and press the access key
Internet Explorer 4.5	Access keys not supported
Internet Explorer 5+	Hold down the CTRL key and press the access key
Netscape 6 and earlier	Access keys not supported
Opera	Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the access key

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