The Department of Finance (Department of Finance) is keen to adopt a set of rules and regulations to ensure ease of use for those browsing the website or trying to obtaining information by providing in-depth and up-to-date information and instructions. In addition, we provide users with links that will help them view and run the website’s various contents. We also provided them with important e-features to enhance their experience.
Website features
Alternative Text
Department of Finance’s website offers the Alternative Text (Alt Text) feature to convey essential information and explain the content of the image displayed.
Altering font size A+ A-
The departmenty has adopted a feature that facilitates the process of altering the font size by making it smaller or larger for better visibility.
Arabic and English Language
The departmenty offers the option of viewing the website in both Arabic and English, enabling its user to choose the most convenient language.
Audio/Video Files
The website varies, with its content having both audio and video files that are loaded on external servers, which in return enable users to benefit from the information and news provided by these files, as well as to connect directly to Department of Finance’s official pages on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
Open Data
Department of Finance’s website does not only include closed data but it also offers some data in the form of Word, Excel, XML and PDF files.
Browsers
The website supports a number of Web Browsers such as Internet Explorer +6, Google Chrome, Firefox +1.0, Safari +1.2, Opera +6.0.
Software and file formats
Software
Department of Finance provides the main links to download software programs that enable users to access its contents. These programs include: Adobe, Winrar, Winzip, Java, Flash and Microsoft.
Microsoft Excel Files (XLS)
In the case where Microsoft Excel is not available on your PC, the Department of Finance provides the link to the Microsoft Corp in order to download Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 for free; which then allows you to view, copy, print and transfer tables to other programs to display the data.
Microsoft Office Word (Document)
If you have Microsoft Word 97 or onwards, Department of Finance’s website provides the link to download Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 from the Microsoft Corporation for free; allowing you to view, print and copy Word documents as a replacement to all previous Word versions.
PDF Files
PDF files display books and other documents that are printable and viewable to the users and in order to view PDF files you need to install Adobe Reader.
Browser and display guidance
Follow the instructions listed below to change the text size on the web page:
Internet Explorer
- 1Click on the Main Menu
- 2Choose Show View
- 3Choose the desired text size
- 4Click Tools
- 5Click Internet Options
- 6Tick the box provided for the option “Ignore the line specified on the Web page”, a mark (√) will appear in the box. Then tick the option “ignore font sizes specified on WebPages”, a mark (√) will appear in the box.
Changing screen resolution
- 1Click on Start Button
- 2Select Control Panel
- 3In the Control Panel make sure you are in Classic View ( you will see the control panel as a list of icons)
- 4If not switch to Classic View
- 5Select Display Setting
- 6In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab
- 7When in Settings, drag the slider button and then release the left mouse button when you find the appropriate resolution
- 8Click Apply
- 9Close the Control Panel by selecting the Close Button
Converting PDF files into HTML
- 1Open the PDF File you want to convert
- 2Open the conversion tool in a new window
- 3Copy the URL
- 4Paste the URL in the URL box on the conversion window
- 5Click to get the document’s URL as a link button
- 6Right click on the file
- 7Select “Save Target As”
- 8Select which folder you want the file to be saved (give a meaningful title)