Supported Web Browsers
Our website is designed to work in the most popular web browsers. We test our web pages on the Windows operating system, using the following browsers.
Browsers and operating systems
We test our work predominantly using the Windows XP operating system. And we optimise for the following browsers:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0
- Safari 3
We also try to ensure our website can be used if you're using an Apple Mac with an OX operating system, through the Safari browser.
If you're having trouble viewing our website, please make a note of the browser you're using and the operating system and contact us. We'll do our best to fix the problem. Letting us know the version of the browser you're using will also help us to identify problems.
Downloading current browsers
Please use the links below to download the latest version of the most popular browsers.
Internet Explorer
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx (link opens in a new window)
From this Microsoft web page you can download Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP, or you can download IE6 if you are using an older version of Windows.
Firefox
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ (link opens in a new window)
Safari
http://www.apple.com/safari/download/ (link opens in a new window)
Plug-ins
Some of our pages include content that relies on additional technologies, known as browser plug-ins. To learn more about these plug-ins or to download them to your personal computer click the links below:
Adobe Reader®
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html (link opens in a new window)
Adobe Reader® allows you to download and view PDF documents for easy printing. If you haven't got it already, you should find a link to download Adobe Reader below each PDF file on our site.
Adobe Flash Player
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
(link opens in a new window)
The Flash Player plug-in allows you to view Flash animations in your web browser.