GENERAL

Information on the afm.gov.mt web site conforms to guidelines designed to help easy navigation.

All pages are set up to allow access by various browser versions. When browsing on a Netscape browser, this web site is best viewed with Version 6.2.

The following information will help you understand what standards we have applied to the site and how to deal with certain file types.

NAVIGATION

Each of the afm.gov.mt main web pages has a navigation bar down at the far end of the screen.

There are no graphical navigation buttons within the no frames environment as they are unnecessary devices which can in many cases be more of a hindrance than a help.

The text links will lead the user to the link preferred.  

SITE SPECIFICATION

The Armed Forces of Malta web site has been designed with all users in mind.

The standard outline guide for the site was for an SVGA resolution monitor (800 x 600) using 256 colours. The site is quite useable with specifications lower than this.

BROWSER COMPATABILITY

The Armed Forces of Malta web site has been fully tested on a number of  browsers on the majority of existing computer operating systems.

While every effort has been made to ensure that the site is fully usable there are a number of small issues which The Armed Forces of Malta and MITTS are trying to tackle. 

PRINTING PAGES

Any page can be printed from the web by the user selecting file, print from the menu option within Microsoft IE or Netscape. 

BOOKMARKING PAGES

To bookmark a particular page the user selects Favorites, Add to Favorites from the menu option within Microsoft IE or Bookmarks, Add Bookmarks in Netscape.

SEARCHING

To complete a search the user has to enter a word or collection of words into the text search box. Pressing the return key or clicking on the search button will present the user with a listing of documents which correspond to the search details. These results will be rated, the most complete matches will be listed first, decreasing in relevance as the user goes further down the list. The search facility can be found on the link here.

SUBMITTING FEEDBACK

Armed Forces of Malta supplies a feedback form to give users an opportunity to voice their comments.

Once the form has been completed the user must click on the submit button at the bottom of the page. This will forward the information to the Headquarters, Armed Forces of Malta.

We cannot reply to every query but each one will be read and acted upon where necessary.

SAVING PAGES

Any page displayed on your browser can be saved to your local drive. Select File, Save as from the menu option within Microsoft IE and Netscape

INFORMATION

Some pages within the Armed Forces of Malta service are in other formats other than HTML or XHTML. These are MS Word documents and MS PowerPoint files. To read these files the user requires the MS Word and MS PowerPoint software respectively.