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Navigating around the site
There are several ways of finding material on this site.
- To see all high-level options and go to one of them directly, we suggest that you use the site map.
- If you are not sure where in the site you wish to look, then enter the subject you wish to find in the 'Search site' window seen towards the top of every page.
Alternatively you can use:
- The main navigation links seen across the top of each page (About us, Locations, etc). If you move your mouse's pointer over these links many of then will reveal further navigation options in windows that drop down from the main link. For example, under Locations the drop-down window shows clickable links to all countries where PA has an office.
- The Home page's additional drop-down windows, in which you can select more about our news, insights, services and industry expertise.
- An additional range of navigation links, seen in most pages at the left-hand edge of the screen. When clicked they will take you to your chosen page; they may also expand to reveal a further range of clickable links that you may choose from. These links stay expanded while you are looking around that area, to help remind you where you are in the site.
How to search our site
What it shows you
This facility searches not only the text pages in our site but also the contents of the many document files (PDF files) The results it shows you are listed with the most relevant links at the top, and the first few text lines of each item found are displayed for confirmation.
Find a specific term
The fastest way of finding the specific item you want is to type your search phrase inside US quote marks " ". For example:
- a search on telecoms group will return several hundred references for each of these separate words,
- a search on "telecoms group" returns just the handful of pages that contain the words telecoms and group together.
Make a 'wild card' search
You can choose to find all the variations of a search word by typing an asterisk [*] towards the end of the word you are looking for. For example, keying innov* will give you links to pages containing the words innovation, innovator, innovative, etc.
Additional software you may need
This site contains many useful documents in the form of PDF files that can be easily and safely downloaded to your computer. You will need Adobe Acrobat's Reader program to do this; if you do not have it, you can get a copy of it by following this link to the Adobe site . Follow their instructions carefully and you will be able to acquire a free version of the program.
Having difficulty reading or accessing a PDF document?
PDF documents can be read by visually impaired people using assistive technology with the help of 'Access Adobe'. This translates PDF into HTML or into a text e-mail, making it more accessible by users unable to access PDFs in the usual way. Access Adobe is available from the Access Adobe Web site: Access Adobe
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