Accessible PowerPoint
Enhance your PowerPoint skills with key insights on slide master views, reading order, color use, and more. Discover the benefits of utilizing the slide master, managing content efficiently, and ensuring accessibility in your presentations. Dive into tips for creating engaging audio, video, and animations while maintaining simplicity. Elevate your PowerPoint proficiency and create impactful slides with these essential guidelines.
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Accessible PowerPoint Learning, Doing, and Teaching
A Few Keys Slide master view Reading order Unique slide titles Hidden slide titles Audio and video Animation considerations Speaker notes
A Few Reminders Text equivalents Color contrast Color use Useful links
Slide Master The place to adjust and create layouts Manage content order Manage content placeholders Create and save new slide layouts Share changes across a theme
Opening Slide Master View In the view tab, click on slide master. Any changes to the first slide (1) will change the rest.
Why Use Slide Master? Efficient Edit your Theme Manage changes from one place Manage accessibility from one place (reading order, content placeholders, etc.) This is where you put redundant images (branding, logos) This may be a hidden gem!
Reading Order Visual reading order doesn t define reading order to a screen reader user Manage reading order with the selection pane Home tab -> Arrange -> Selection Pane View reading order (bottom to top of list)
Audio, Video, Animation Transcribe Audio If you have audio, include a transcript Caption Video Text plus timing Audio Describe Video Describe meaningful on- screen action No fast flashes Slide transitions should be simple
Reminders Chart Title 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 2017 2018 2019 ALT-TEXT -> old man skateboarding away from office, brief case in hand. TABLES -> add a table placeholder in Slide Master. Always use the insert table not draw table . CHART -> Consider color contrast, keep simple if possible, make labels easy to read.
Speaker notes and accessibility Speaker notes are accessible in the .pptx version of a PowerPoint file F6 will get you there from the keyboard Good place to add additional visual description Tricky when you convert to PDF though (they ll disappear!)
Todays Overview Slide Master View Alt Text Color Contrast Color Use Fonts Understandable Language Useful Links Tables Audio or Video Reading Order
PowerPoint A good PowerPoint is accessible to all people.
