Help using Alzheimer Scotland's website
Moving up and down web pages
On the right hand side -> next to the edge of the computer screen, there is a grey bar with arrows at the top and bottom. This is called a "scroll bar". It has a darker part which moves up and down and this is called the "scroll button". It allows you to move up and down within the page and to see parts of the page that don't fit onto the screen.
If you:
- move your mouse so that the white pointer is over the scroll button
- then hold down the left hand <- button of the mouse
- keep holding it down whilst you move your mouse up and down
- ....you will see this moves the web page up and down.
To move through a web page one line at a time, click on the 
arrow at the bottom of the scroll bar or the 
arrow at the top.
To move one screen at a time, click on the space inside the scroll bar above or below the darker grey scroll button.
Finding your way around this website
The "home page" is the main page of a website. Home pages provide an introduction to a website and a starting point for finding your way around. As you move through the Alzheimer Scotland website, clicking on the words “Home page” (at the left on the green line at the very top of the web page) or on the Alzheimer Scotland logo (on the top left hand side of the web page) will return you to the home page.
Spotting links
Links are ways of jumping straight to other web pages that might be of interest to you as well as the page you are already visiting.
The links within pages on this website are BLUE and when you move your mouse across one the pointer will change, and the words of the link will change to underlined black. Really important links on this site have a small grey arrow to the left of the text, like this 
to make them easy to see.
If you:
- keep the pointer of your mouse over the link
- then click on the left hand <- button of your mouse
- ...the web page will change to the page in the link.
REMEMBER:
you can use the "Back" button at the very top left hand side of the screen to return to the web page you were on.How to tell if you have already visited a page from looking at the link
It is easy to tell when you have recently visited a link on this website because the colour of the text will change to red.
Try clicking on the link below to see how it has changed colour when you PRESS THE BACK BUTTON to return to this page.
Links for finding your way round this website
Across the very top of the web pages on this site you will always see a green line above the Alzheimer Scotland logo. The white words on this green line are "links" too and should help you to find your way to important parts of the Alzheimer Scotland website. For example, clicking a link on the green line can take you to a text only version of this website and to the site map, which is a contents list for the whole website. The green bar stays in the same place - but the words of the links do NOT change colour.
Menus
To the left of every page on the Alzheimer Scotland website you will see a column with a green background - this appears under the Alzheimer Scotland logo. When you click the words in white on the menu, a box in a paler shade of green will drop down, and this contains a choice of links to other web pages on our website. As with the green bar for finding your way round the site, the words on these links do NOT change colour.
Returning to a page
The red bar under the Alzheimer Scotland logo, and which runs across the page, contains a ‘breadcrumb trail’. This shows you which webpage you are on and which section of the website it is in. For example, if the ‘breadcrumb trail’ showed: Home – fundraising index - events you would be on the events page in the fundraising section. You can then click on fundraising index or home to return to those pages.
Using the search button
If you can't find what you are looking for, you could try using the "Search" box on the lefthand side of the screen. For example:
- think of a simple description of what you would like information about eg: "driving" or "research"
- type this simple description (sometimes called "keyword") into the white box underneath "Search" on the left hand <-- side of the computer screen
- then click "Go"
- the results will appear in the middle of the white space on the main part of the computer screen
- the results are links, so you can click on them to visit more pages
If you are still unable to find the information you want, please contact: alzheimer@alzscot.org and a member of our information department will try to help with your query.
Downloads
Downloaded files are files which you transfer from the internet to your computer. Documents are provided in a number of different formats for downloading from this website. For example, we have a web page which has links to large print, doc, pdf and audio versions of Alzheimer Scotland's information (large print and audio file page). To view some of these document, you may need to download (transfer from the internet to your computer) the appropriate reader (a programme which will translate the file into a format your computer can understand):
This is a free program which allows you to read and print documents in their intended format (PDF - portable document format)
People with disabilities may find it useful to investigate access.adobe.com
for services provided to improve the accessibility of Acrobat documents. PDFs
(portable document format) may be read more easily with assistive technology using Acrobat Reader 5 with the Make Accessible plug-in, which ensures that they are completely accessible for screen readers and low-specification computers.
The Make Accessible plug-in can be downloaded for free from www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?hexID=88de.
Word documents (.doc format) may be read using Microsoft Word 97 or a more recent version. If you do not use MS Word, a Word reader can be downloaded from: www.microsoft.com/Office/000/viewers.asp
RTFs (Rich Text Format) may be read using whatever word processing software is on your computer.
If you are still learning to use the internet the BBC's Webwise is very helpful
www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/
More information on accessibility - including keyboard shortcuts
Freephone 0808 808 3000