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Having been running for ten years the Silverhairs site has grown to over 50 pages. Finding what you want from this mass of information requires some training ! Here are some tips which should help
If you have any questions related to computer problems or this website please email by clicking HERE
You will find many 'links' on this site. They are shown as text with blue underlining. Clicking on those will take you to other related sites. You can use the back arrow on your browser to return to the previous page. The links at the TOP of each page are advertisements put there by Google (at my request). You may find them useful and often relevant. I do not choose which companies advertise via Google and the adverts will change from day to day. The only control I have over them is to block a company or a range of adverts. I have blocked dating sites and, as far as possible, those advertising ways to get out of debt (except the most reputable sites of this kind, such as the Citizens Advice Bureaux). If you object to any of the adverts I would be pleased if you let me know via the email above. Most are 'commercial' links and may suggest you pay something for the advertised goods. But only if you wish to. If you click on a Google advertisement they pay me a small fee, which helps support the running of this site. By clicking and advert you are NOT committing yourself to buying.
Most of the links lower down pages are to sites that I, myself, have found useful, or think that you might, too. Most are free and none should lead to sites which I would term 'malware'.
1. The Search Box at the top of some pages (and this one)
Google kindly indexes every word on my website. This allows me to display a search box on several pages. If you type a word or two in that box and click Search you will see a list of places on the internet where that word appears BUT ALSO A LIST OF PAGES ON THIS WEBSITE where the word appears. Clicking on the link (blue underlined words) will lead you to those pages.
However, many of my 'pages' are very long indeed. So you will still need to search for the word within the page.
2. Finding the exact word on a page. Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox "Browsers" ALL use the shortcut Ctl + F to display a box. Enter a word in there to highlight the same word in the page. All offer the facility to find the NEXT word until no more can be found
3. Scrolling down a long page If you just wish to see what is further down a page there are three main ways. You can press the Space Bar or use the Page Down key. To go down line by line use the down arrow. To go back up again, page by page, use Shift and Space Bar .
4. The Site Map. Many websites have what is called a Site Map to help people navigate a large, complicated site. The link to the site map on this site is at the top and bottom of every page. So, it should be possible to return to that page at any time.
The site map on this site has 11 headings with 55 boxes each containing a link to a page. This is the best way get to to where you want to go. The headings are General, Information, Pensions, Money, Photography and Media, Software, Hardware, Problem Solving, Communications, Security and Leisure. Have a look.
5. The 'Back Arrow' When you are searching for things on the internet you will often see a left pointing arrow at the top left of the screen. Clicking on this will return you to the last page you were viewing. This can be very useful. Sometimes you will also see a right pointing arrow. This enables you to go forward to pages you have already viewed
I do hope that this Tutorial is useful and will help you to navigate this website. If you have any questions or suggestions (especially if something doesn't work as it should) please get in touch with my by email
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n.b. Although I attempt to keep this site up to date, some items will inevitably become out of date. This especially applies to links to websites, which are often changed by their owners. Financial matters, such as interest rates can change overnight.
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