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Compatible browsers

The benefits adviser has been designed to work on the browsers listed below. To use this interactive service you may need to switch on javascript and cookies in your browser.

Windows

Internet Explorer - 6.0 and subsequent versions to 7.0.

Firefox - v 2.0.

Netscape – v 9.0.

Opera - v9.25.

Safari - 3.0.

The benefits adviser has not been tested against Macintosh.

Other browsers

Upgrading browsers

Most browser suppliers will allow you to upgrade your copy of the browser for free. Visit the browser's website to find out about the latest versions and to download them.   Browser downloads are very large; many browsers are also available on CDs such as those distributed by computer magazines. 

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If your browser won’t display the benefits adviser properly

The benefits adviser has been developed to recognised standards set down by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). One of these standards is the use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), so the benefits adviser supports any browser that supports this standard. Some browsers, particularly earlier versions, either do not, or only partially support, this standard. These browsers might not display the text and graphics properly

Screen resolutions

The benefits adviser has been designed to work best in 1024 x 768 pixel resolution.
For information on adjusting the display resolution try the help files in your operating system or consult the manufacturer's website.

Screen colours

Depending on your computer you can also control the number of colours displayed on your screen.  The benefits adviser looks best with 16-bit colour (65,356 colours or thousands of colours depending on your operating system).