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Moving around

Safari is divided into seven sections, each covering a particular aspect of information skills. Within each section, there are a series of topics to work through. You can work through Safari from the beginning to the end or focus on a particular area by using the Contents page to locate specific topics.

Use the section, topic, and page links to move through the content. There are links to the seven sections to the left of the page. Clicking on the section heading will open up the links to the topics in that section. Once you click on a topic link the first page of that topic will open and then you can click through the individual topic pages using the blue numbers at the bottom of the content.

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Activities

Safari makes use of a number of activities. Some will ask you to drag and drop images on the screen using your mouse. Others will ask you to click to reveal content or move about the page. Most often you will be asked to make notes on a topic on paper. Sometimes you will be asked to keep these for use again in future activities. Finally, some activities require you to reflect on topics before moving on to further content.

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Passwords

You will sometimes need to use your Open Library passwords to access some of the information resources we subscribe to on your behalf. If this may be the case then you will find a link on the particular page to take you to the Library site that can help.

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Your browser and settings

Safari works best on PCs with Netscape version 4 browsers, and Internet Explorer version 4.0 and above. The site is designed to display best in screen resolutions of 800 x 600 and higher. Safari was designed for use on a PC, but if you are using a Mac, try using Mozilla browsers as this will make some of the content accessible to you. Please note, however, that some activities will not work as intended.

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Accessibility

We have tried to ensure that Safari is accessible to all of our users. You can change the text size within your browser. As you work through you will notice some links to text versions of images and text versions of activities. These are intended for people who are using screen reading software. Ignore these unless you need to use them.

Access keys let you navigate around the Safari website without using your mouse.

They can be used to jump directly to different sections of safari or certain areas within a page, without having to move your mouse.

The access keys provided are:

Action Access key required
Skip to content 1
About Safari 2
Main menu 3
Help 4
Page number 5

How to use Access Keys in your Browser

Browser What to do
Internet Explorer 5+ (PC) Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER
Internet Explorer 4 (PC) Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac) Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac) Access keys are not supported
Netscape 6 and earlier (PC and Mac) Access keys are not supported
Netscape 7 (PC) Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
Firefox, Mozilla (PC) Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
Firefox, Mozilla (Mac) Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
Safari and Omniweb (Mac) Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
Opera Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the number of the accesskey

Please contact the Library's Information Literacy Unit (Tel: 01908 858478) if you are having difficulty using Safari, or have any suggestions to make it more accessible.

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Contact a member of library staff

If you cannot find the answer to your query on this help page, please contact a member of the OU Library's Helpdesk Team.

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