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This page contains information and guidance
to help visitors when using this site.
We are continually working to improve the
accessibility and usability of our content
but if you are experiencing any difficulties
downloading files or accessing a particular
page please contact the web
team for assistance.
Site purpose
This site is
intended to cover the information needs of
different potential audiences - the general
public, journalists, academics, economists,
businesses, students and so on. It is structured
to present simple information first, with
an indication of more detail further into
the site.
Navigation
The site has two key areas of navigation.
Across the top of the page is the utility
navigation leading to the Help section,
Contact us, Sitemap, and Search. The left
hand primary navigation contains links to
sections which they have english versions
of the pages.
Searching
You can search the site by using the Search
button at the top right hand corner. Please
enter the word or words to look for in the
box, then start the search by pressing 'Search'.
Accessibility
This web site follows the W3C's
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Viewing pages
This website is designed to display best
with your monitor set at screen resolution
1024 x 768 pixels, but will generally display
without difficulty at 800 x 600 pixels.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are used to
set the colour and size of the text within
each page.
Unvisited links are in underlined blue.
Visited links are in underlined dark red.
To override these settings and alter
the format of the text colour and size
Text size can be increased in MS Explorer
by selecting from the top menu View -
Text Size, and then selecting Larger or
Largest. For more information visit the
Microsoft help and support site
A users style sheet can be inserted in
MS Explorer by selecting Tools - Internet
Options - Accessibility
For more information visit the Microsoft
help and support site
in Netscape by selecting
Edit - Preferences - Appearance - Fonts
For more information visit Netscape browser
central
Browser upgrades
Ministry of Finance endeavours to make
its website compatible with all browsers.
However, if you are using an older browser
(a level 4.0 browser for instance), you
may see inconsistencies in the presentation
of pages.
It may help you to download a newer version
of a browser to improve your general Internet
experience.
The following are available to download
for free:
> Netscape
> Microsoft
Internet Explorer
> Firefox
File formats
HTML
HTML is the basic file format used on the
Internet, this page is in HTML format. It
is our policy to make as much information
as possible in this format. Some times, for
technical reasons, some data may be made available
in the following alternative formats.
.DOC
.DOC is the file type for documents created
using Microsoft WORD. This is a widely used
word processing package. Microsoft Word
(.doc) documents can be opened by many but
not all programs. If you are unable to open
a document it could be that you do not have
the appropriate software in which case you
may download
a viewer from the Microsoft
site for free if you are a PC user.
.XLS
.XLS is the file type for documents created
using Microsoft EXCEL. This is a widely
used spreadsheet package. Microsoft Excel
(.exl) documents can be opened by many
but
not all programs. If you are unable to
open a document it could be that you do
not have
the appropriate software in which case
you may download
a viewer from the Microsoft
site for free if you are a PC user.
.PPT
.PPS is the file type for documents created
using Microsoft POWERPOINT. This is a widely
used presentation package. Microsoft PowerPoint
(.ppt) documents can be opened by many
but not all programs. If you are unable
to open a document it could be that you
do not have the appropriate software in
which case you may download
a viewer from the Microsoft site for
free if you are a PC user.
.PDF Adobe Acrobat
Reader
Documents marked .PDF are saved in Portable
Document Format. You will need the Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view all PDF files. The
Acrobat Reader software is available for
downloading free of charge from the Adobe
website. The free Reader allows you to
view,
navigate, and print PDF files across all
major computing platforms. For more information
on how to download the Reader, go to Adobe
Acrobat help page.
Adobe's accessibility website is full of
information on the features and capabilities
of Adobe products that enhance electronic
document accessibility for people with disabilities
such as blindness, low vision, and motor
impairments..
Saving pages
Any page can be saved from this site to
your local drive. Select File then Save
from the menu option.
Saving documents
Some of our documents are in Portable Document
Format (PDF) or MS Word/Excel format. Depending
on your browser setup, clicking on the link
may open the document in the browser window.
With large files, a delay can give the impression
that the document is not downloading.
If you prefer to save the document directly
to your hard drive: PC users - right-click
on the link, and then select the save option.
Apple Mac users - point to the link and
hold down the mouse button, and then select
the save option.
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