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Find your way around 

Top navigation: This is included on all pages, with links to the Homepage, Accessibility, FAQs, Useful links, Site map, A to Z of Council Services, Print Version and Help pages.

Search: There is a quick search box at the top of each page. Alternatively, you can access the Advanced Search by clicking on the link to the right of this box. Help with search. The A to Z and FAQs may also help you to locate the information you require.

Main sections: On the left of each page is the main navigation section with links to the main areas of the site. These remain constant and, together with the A to Z, follow the Local Government Category List version 1.03 developed by the Local Authority Websites (LAWs) Project.

All local and central government A to Zs must comply with this system, which groups content in a easy to find, user-focused way. We have also taken it a stage further by applying it to the website as well.

Main content of page: You will find information about the current topic in the centre of the page. Your current position in the site is shown at the top of each screen. This may used as an additional navigation aid.

Below this is the main content, having a main heading, summary sentence, online services, frequently asked questions, contact details and subheadings as appropriate.

If a page scrolls down some way there will be quick links to its subheadings under the top main heading. Links back to the top of the page will be shown at the end of paragraphs within the page.

At the bottom (where relevant) are further links to external pages (which open in a new browser window), PDF files or Word documents. See below for further information on PDF files and Word documents.

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Search for telephone numbers

Use the A to Z link that can be found at the top of any Lewes District Council web page, rather than the main Search box. Contact details, including addresses and telephone numbers can be found on the right hand side of each page

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Most up-to-date version of a page

Your browser's 'help' facility will tell you how to automatically view the latest version of a page.

For example:

Internet Explorer 6: press the 'Refresh' button on the top menu bar. Alternatively select 'Tools', 'Internet Options', 'Temporary Internet files: Settings...and select the option to 'Check for newer versions of stored pages: automatically.'

Netscape Navigator 6.1: press the 'Reload' button on the top menu bar.

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View and print PDF Files

To view and print PDF files you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. To get the latest version free of charge from Adobe, click the image below.

Some PDF files are large in size and may take some time to load.

PDF files are stored in http://www.lewes.gov.uk/Files and are shown as follows:

 Listed Buildings in each parish (37.072kb, ListBuild.pdf)

Access Adobe

Access Adobe translates PDF files into HTML or into a text email, making them readable by someone unable to access PDF files using Acrobat Reader. The size and URL of each PDF file on this website is shown in brackets after the link to the file.

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Word Files

Many of the documents on the site are in Microsoft Word format. These are stored in http://www.lewes.gov.uk/Files and are displayed as follows:

 Listed buildings in each parish (55.295kb, ListBuild.doc)

If you do not own a copy of Microsoft Word, you can view these documents with Microsoft Word Reader. You can download this software free from Microsoft by clicking on the image below:

Excel Files

Some of the documents on the site are in Microsoft Excel format. These are stored in http://www.lewes.gov.uk/Files and are displayed as follows:

 Lewes District Licenced Premises (287.743kb, env_licen_prem.xls)

If you do not own a copy of Microsoft Excel, you can view these documents with Microsoft Excel Reader. You can download this software free from Microsoft by clicking on the image below:

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External Links

External Links have 'External link:...' marking them as such and open in a new browser window. External services provided by East Sussex County Council, Sussex Police or the Health Service are shown using:
	= East Sussex County Council
	= Health Authority
	= Sussex Police
These will take you to their external sites.

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