Web accessibility tools
The following tools are provided to help you use MnDOT's Web site. Please contact the Web Team if you require alternative formats for specific documents or are having difficulty accessing any of our pages.
Need larger text?
If you're using Internet Explorer, try this:
CTRL + Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard (Command key on a Macintosh) and press the + (plus) key to increase the text size. OR
From the View menu, select Text Size, and choose the Larger font sizes until you can easily read the web page.
The Web Accessibility Initiative site provides instructions for other browsers and operating systems.
Using PDF documents
Many of the PDFs on the Minnesota Department of Transportation Web site are structured to be read properly by screen readers and downloaded as text files. Download the latest version of Adobe Reader for best results.
To use Acrobat Reader's accessibility features, download a copy of the PDF document to your local computer: From the File menu, select Save as and specify where on your computer you would like to save the copy.
Select the PDF document by clicking on it (Adobe Reader should launch) OR start Adobe Reader and browse to the PDF document to open it.
Read Out Loud function
When a document is open in Adobe Reader, from the View menu, select Read Out Loud, then one of the following:
- Activate (Shift + CTRL + V)
- Read this page only (Shift + CTRL + V)
- Read to end of document (Shift + CTRL + B)
- Pause (Shift + CTRL + C)
- Stop (Shift + CTRL + E)
Converting PDFs to text
From the File menu, select Save as Text, then indicate
- the file type and extension you prefer (the default is .text) and
- where on your computer (i.e. desktop) you would like the file saved.
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