Quick Tech Tip 5
The Search is On
The Village Online has an updated Search Bar at the top of the page. Need to find the article about an upcoming presentation on California condors, but can’t remember which club is hosting it—and you don’t have the patience or time perhaps to skim through the entire paper? Simply type in key words like “California” or “condor” or both, and articles containing those words will show up as results. The search function also works on other Villager web pages. Type in a key words like “plumbing” and the latest Classified Ads page with the list of plumbers will pop up.
Quick Tech Tip 4
Viewing Past Editions
To view the PDFs of The Villager’s print editions on your screen, look for the menu on the right side of the home page next to Featured Events. Click on Print Editions and a list of the last several months of issues will appear. Select the edition you want to view.
Quick Tech Tip 3
There’s No Place Like Home – Finding the Home Page
For readers viewing the Villager Online, here’s tip No.3 to improve your experience.
Did you know that The Village Online logo also acts as a home button? Wherever you navigate on the website, simply click on the logo at the top left of the page to return to the home page.
Quick Tech Tip 2
Villager Online View Tip – Reading Only the Text
Just want to read the article without the images? For readers viewing the Villager Online, here’s tip No.2 to customize your reading experience.
Many internet browsers (computer programs for accessing websites) such as Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Brave, Microsoft Edge have a Reader Mode that help readers be more immersed in articles. This mode eliminates distractions like excess images on a page to help readers focus on the written content. Extra features vary depending on the browser. For example, Chrome’s Reader Mode enables you to change the text to a preferred font type and size, while Firefox, Brave and Edge make it easy to have your text be read aloud to you.
To enter Reader Mode once you are viewing an article:
– For Firefox, Brave and Safari click the paper-with-lines icon in the address bar.
– For Chrome right-click on the page and choose Open in Reading Mode.
– For Edge click on the open book icon near the address bar or press F9 on your keyboard.
Quick Tech Tip 1
Villager Online View Tip – Zooming In
Text size too small? For readers viewing the Villager Online, here’s tip No.1 to customize your reading experience.
Nearly all internet browsers (computer programs for accessing websites), allow readers to zoom in onto a page and enlarge text size on their screen. To zoom in on a page, simultaneously press Command and + (on a Mac) or Control and + (on a PC) until you reached the desired size. To zoom out, press Command and – (on a Mac) or Control and – (on a PC). Alternatively, you can also go to the top menu bar of your browser and choose View Zoom until you reach the desired size.
