Settings and Colors
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How do I get around?
The home page provides links to Popular Services and other areas of interest. This top layer of the web site, to a large degree, provides a summary view and quick access to important and popular services and information. The associated pages at this level include News, Employment, Forms, and FAQs in addition to the Quick Links menu.

Beyond the Home page, the site is presented with four main areas of focus:

Living Here:
Services and information that local citizens want and need. The main focus here is online services, employment, handy government forms, and other useful information.

Doing Business:
This is targeted to individuals and businesses that do business within the county of Napa.

Visiting Here:
Information for visitors to the beautiful Napa Valley. Local citizens will find helpful information here as well.

Government:
This area provides information on the purpose and structure of our local county government, including Board of Supervisors, budget, and management. There is a list of departments, commissions, and agencies.

Other Pages:
Each page includes a header with links to the four main areas, and most pages include a Site Search function. Each page has a context-sensitive menu on the left side of the page which provides links specifically targeted towards the theme of that area. For example, the left-side menu in Living Here will provide links to pet adoptions, parks, libraries, etc., links that provide services and resources designed primarily for local citizens. The same menu for Visiting Here will provide links to lodging information, sights and attractions, and wineries.

In addition, each area may include a “featured service” or another topic of interest. County department pages in the Government section contain other key information, including address, phone number, and hours of operation. If a department offers an online service, a services menu will be displayed. Many pages offer a Related Links menu containing links to other sites with pertinent information.

Printing Pages
Many documents, such as PDF and Word documents, will appear in a special framed page designed primarily for viewing online. The framed page includes a link entitled, "Printable Version." The link will open the page in a new window with all of the web site's components stripped off. If you wish to save the document, Windows users can Right-Click the Printable Version link and select "Save Target As."

Viewing External Web sites
Most links to external web sites are displayed in a special framed page to allow an easy return to the Napa County web site. If you wish to "break out" of the Napa County web site from the framed page, click on the "Printable Version" link, which will open the web page in a new window.

Keep in mind that even though we link to external pages within the special framed page, some web sites may still open a new window. And, as a result, you may lose an easy way to return to our web site. We cannot be responsible for how other sites behave.

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Site Philosophy
We believe people are more interested in how their local government can better serve them than they are about mission statements. As such, we are striving to provide services, transactions, and timely information that are useful to users of this website

As the future unfolds, we’re excited to offer new and valuable online services. Are we missing something? Do you have an idea for a new online service? Please tell us! We value your input. In fact, we need your input! We look forward to hearing from you.

A final note
The colors used in this site were developed using conventional computer monitors for accurate color reproduction. Be aware that many flat screen (LCD) monitors may not accurately display the true colors used in this website, or elsewhere for that matter. Unfortunately, the typical flat screen monitor on the market today does a poor job of color reproduction and there is little that website designers can do to compensate for this issue.