About this site

This website is designed for viewing with the Internet Explorer browser, with a computer screen display setting of 1024x768. Each of the sections listed on the left-hand menu contains several subsections which should make searching for a particular subject much easier. If you cannot find the information you need, either use the Sitemap A to Z or 'Search this site' tool on the left-hand menu. To use the search tool, type what you are looking for into the box, and then click on the 'Search this site' button.

If you cannot find something, or if you come across a problem with the site, please e-mail us and let us know.

Accessibility

We have tried to make this website as accessible as possible in terms of design and layout. There are now many guidelines for websites which were established in order to deal with any issues suffered by people with disabilities such as blindness or dyslexia. Also, it is important to consider that not everyone looking at a site will be using the same standard or make of computer and internet browser.

At the bottom of each page of this website there are some symbols. These relate to various checks we have carried out on the site.

The W3C is an international group which works with its members and the public to develop standards and guidelines for the World Wide Web. We display these logos on our pages to show that the page meets certain standards. For more information, please visit the W3 website at www.w3.org.

'Bobby' Watchfire is software that checks websites for accessibility, privacy and quality issues, which cover things like 'broken links', slow-loading pages and out-of-date content.

Sitescore is a tool that rates how well designed, popular and accessible a website is, giving it a score out of 10.

Access keys

Most browsers support access key functions, which allow you to use the keyboard to make your way around a website, rather than using the mouse buttons and toolbar menus. To use the access keys, hold down the 'Alt' key, and press the relevant key below to skip to that section.

1 - Home
2 - Blog
3 - Contact us
4 - FAQs
5 - Sign up
6 - Sitemap A to Z
7 - Text size

A - About the Campaign
B - Annual awards
C - Books and magazines
D - Corporate membership
E - Crystal Mark
F - Editing services
G - Examples
H - Free guides
I - Latest news
J - Press Office
K - Subjects
L - Training services
M - Plain English survey
N - Useful links

Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader

Many websites, including this one, prefer to use the Acrobat pdf format for brochures, magazines and other documents that can be downloaded. You need to have Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader installed on your machine to be able to open this type of file. At the bottom of each page on this website there is a button.



If you do not have Acrobat on your machine, click on this button to take you to the Adobe website. You can then download Acrobat Reader, free of charge, by following the instructions.

Browsers

There are now several web browsers available that people use to 'surf' the internet. This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer, although we have checked it in other browsers. Different browsers display websites in different ways. If you come across a page or something that looks strange in your particular browser, please let us know so that we can try to correct it.

For information about changing the text size in a particular browser, please click here.

Display settings

Web pages will look different depending on the size of computer monitor you have, and also on the 'screen resolution' setting. The higher the screen setting, the more information you can see on screen without scrolling. This website is best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels. To change your screen resolution, do the following.

Windows

• Click on the 'Start' button and then 'Control Panel'
• Click on 'Display' (Appearance and Themes - Windows XP)
• Click on the 'Settings' tab
• Move the slider to 1024x768
• Click on 'Apply' and then 'OK'

Macintosh

• Open Mac Preferences (in Mac OS9 open Apple Menu, then Control Panels, then Monitors)
• Click on 'Displays'
• Select 1024x768 as the resolution
• Click on 'OK'

Javascript

This website uses a computer language called Javascript. Some computers (for example, those used on office networks) have javascript 'turned off' in browsers for security reasons. Unfortunately, this means some parts of some pages will not work correctly on those computers. Wherever possible, we have provided an alternative to the the Javascript content.

Search

To search for something on this website please use the search tool on the left hand side of the screen, underneath the menus. Simply type what you are looking for into the box provided, making sure to enclose the text in quotation marks (for example "Golden Bull") for more accurate results. Then click the 'Search this site' button.