University of Alaska Fairbanks

Difficulties with this site

If you are viewing this page, you may be having difficulties using our site. We have tried to make our site as accessible as possible, however, not all browsers on all computing platforms display web pages in the same manner.

We hope the following information will help you to troubleshoot any problem you may be having. If you continue to have difficulties after consulting this page, please notify the web developer for this site about the problem you are experiencing.



 

Browser compatibility

This site uses Javascript 1.2 and Cascading Style sheets (CSS). Some web browsers such as Netscape 4.7 and earlier or Internet Explorer 4 and earlier will not display this site correctly. In order to utilize this site to its fullest capacity, please upgrade your web browser to the most current version.

 

Font issues

Most of the font issues you may encounter in the main pages of the UAF site can be addressed in one of the following ways.

Funny placement of text or text formatting is strange

For viewers using older browsers (particularly Netscape 4.7) the text in our site may not display as intended due to the use of Cascading Style Sheets. In most cases, upgrading your browser to the most current version and making sure the browser settings are set as suggested on this page will solve many of your font issues.

Text is too small or too large

If the text appears to be too small or too large on your monitor, you may want to want to adjust the viewing size in your browser.

To temporarily change the viewing size, go to the View menu item and look for something that says Make text bigger/smaller or Text Zoom. Then choose a size at which you want to view the text. This change will apply only until you quit your browser.

For a permanent change, open your browser preferences/settings/options and find the settings for appearance/fonts/display. Adjust the display font size up or down to suit your needs. Close the preferences. You may need to quit your browser and restart for the change to take effect.



 

Browser settings

If you are using the most current version of your web browser, make sure your browser has the following settings in your preferences/options for optimum viewing of this site.

  • Javascript should be enabled.
  • Plug-ins should be enabled.
  • Use the site's style sheet instead of your own.
  • Use page-specified fonts and colors.
  • Show pictures.
  • If possible, set your browser's cache to refresh at least once per session. This will ensure you see the most current version of the site's home page which changes fairly often.

Text links

All pages in this site should be fully accessible whether or not your browser can display graphics or make use of Javascript. If you are having difficulty getting to other pages in this site, the following are the navigational links found on all of the core pages.

Global links

Topic-based links Audience-based links


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