From the course: Learning PowerPoint (Microsoft 365): Create Professional Presentations
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Create accessible presentations - PowerPoint Tutorial
From the course: Learning PowerPoint (Microsoft 365): Create Professional Presentations
Create accessible presentations
- Creating an accessible PowerPoint presentation isn't just about compliance, it's about ensuring that everyone, regardless of ability, can engage with your content. In fact, accessibility is now a legal requirement for government content under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. But beyond legal compliance, accessibility features make your presentations clearer, more effective, and usable by a wider audience. In this lesson, I'll show you how to make your presentations accessible using built-in PowerPoint tools and best practices. Let's start with PowerPoint's Accessibility Checker. This tool helps identify and fix common accessibility issues. To use it, go to the Review tab and select Check Accessibility. A pane opens up on the right, listing any issues and suggestions for fixing them. If you don't see Check Accessibility in the Review tab, this likely means you're using an older version of PowerPoint. So what does this checker look for? Missing alternative text, reading order…
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