ACCESSIBILITY

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) recognises the diversity of its audience, in terms of information needs and geographical location, and that some have disabilities or technical constraints which hinder their use of the Internet. The following information is provided to help you take full advantage of the information services available on this website.

Accessibility Feedback

The RBA welcomes comments and feedback about the accessibility of its information services.

Alternative Means of Obtaining Documents

If you are seeking a document that is not accessible to you via this website and you would like to obtain it, please submit your request by one of the following means:

Browsers

This website is best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 3.0 on Windows computers, or Safari for Macintosh computers running Mac OS X. If you do not have a compatible browser please download one from the following sites: Internet Explorer; Mozilla Firefox or Safari.

Screen Resolution

This website is best viewed with a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. For help with changing your screen resolution, consult your operating system's online Help reference.

Changing Text Size

All web pages on this website support text scaling. To change the text (font) size setting:

• Internet Explorer 6.x - from your View menu select Text Size then select the desired size (for example Larger).
• Internet Explorer 7.x - from your Page menu select Text Size then select the desired size (for example Larger).
• Mozilla Firefox 2.x - from your View menu select Text Size then select Increase/Decrease.
• Netscape 6.x - from your View menu select Text Size then select Smaller/Larger or an appropriate text zoom percentage.
• Netscape 7.x - from your View menu select Text Zoom then select Smaller/Larger or an appropriate text zoom percentage.
• Netscape 8.x - from your View menu select Text Size then select Increase/Decrease.

Keyboard Shortcuts

This website contains keyboard shortcuts. Since different browsers use different keystrokes, the following information is provided as a guide.

• Internet Explorer for Windows – press the ALT key followed by the relevant letter/number to select a menu item then press ENTER.
• Firefox for Windows – press the SHIFT key and the ALT key followed by the relevant letter/number to select a menu item then press ENTER.
• Opera for Windows or Macintosh – press the SHIFT key and the ESC key followed by the relevant letter/number to select a menu item then press ENTER.
• Internet Explorer 5.2 for Macintosh, Safari 1.2 or higher (Macintosh and Windows), Firefox for Macintosh, Mozilla for Macintosh – press the CTRL key followed by the relevant letter/number to select a menu item then press ENTER.

Printing

Many web pages on this website have a 'Print-friendly version' button. Click this button to display a page, without the menu and navigation bars, ready for printing.

Tip for Printing Pages with Graphs from Internet Explorer

To prevent graphs from splitting on the printed page, ensure your text size setting in Internet Explorer is set to Medium before printing the 'Print-friendly version'.

Viewing Microsoft Excel (XLS) Files

All Excel spreadsheets on this website may be downloaded free of charge. Most Excel files on this website were created in Microsoft Excel 2000 or higher. To view Excel spreadsheet files, you will need Microsoft Excel 2000 or higher installed on your computer, or you can download the Microsoft Excel 2003 Viewer.

Viewing Portable Document Format (PDF) Files

All Portable Document Files (PDF) files on this website may be downloaded free of charge. To view or print PDF files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer (earlier versions may result in some or all of the document being unviewable).