How To Use You can explore the website in various ways – by using the map, the project areas, street and information tiles or the search box.
Using the MAP
- zoom in and out by clicking on the + and – buttons at the bottom right of the map
- hover over a coloured dot to see the title of the article, click on the dot to see the featured image, click on the image or title to go to the full article
- to close the pop-up image, click on the coloured dot again or on the cross in the top right corner of the image
Dot colours
The colour of the dot indicates the kind of content in the article.
- BLUE – a PDF document
- ORANGE – video or audio files
- RED – a featured image
- GREEN – only text
Using the Project area and street TILES
- Projects relate to either geographical areas or subject matter
- the project tiles are shown on the Home screen, the Projects screen and also in the right hand column on the Map screen
- click a project tile to see the street and information tiles for that project
- click a street or information tile to see the articles and information for that street
- click a street or information tile to read the article.
- the tiles have icons that show whether they contain other tiles, audio files/interviews, videos, documents
Using the SEARCH box
- click the magnifying-glass icon at the lower left of the home screen
- you will see a search box and a tag cloud of key topics
- click on one of the topic boxes in the tag cloud to see all articles on the site relating to that topic
- type any word or name in to the search box and click ‘Go’ to search the entire site.