Creating accessible Microsoft w88 online casino documents is relatively easy when you know what is required. w88 online casino also has a real time accessibility checker that alerts you to errors and provides accessibility warnings and tips.
Accessible w88 online casino documents should have the following features:
Proper w88 online casino structure
Properly formatted w88 online casino
Image descriptions (alt w88 online casino) for all non-textual/graphical elements
Tables with w88 online casino columns and rows (if present) specified
Images that are inline with the text (if saving as w88 online casino documents and not converting to PDF)
w88 online casino hyperlinks (if intended for online delivery)
Using the accessibility checker in Microsoft w88 online casino
The w88 online casino accessibility checker indicates errors and warnings for items that may affect understanding or functionality for users with disabilities and provides and tips for making additional accessibility improvements.
PC
Older versions (some versions of Office 2019 and prior):
Step 1: w88 online casino File
Step 2: w88 online casino the Check for Issues button and select Check Accessibility
[Figure 1] Screen clipping of the Info screen in older versions of w88 online casino with the Check for Issues button circled and an arrow pointing to the Check Accessibility option.
Recent versions (Office 2019 and more recent, Office 365):
Step 1: w88 online casino the Review w88 online casino
[Figure 2] Screen clipping of the w88 online casino interface with the Review tab circled and an arrow pointing to the Check Accessibility option.
Once the accessibility checker is active, you can w88 online casino on the listed items to gain more information about the errors, warnings, and tips and where they occur in the document.
Mac
Step 1: w88 online casino the Review w88 online casino
Step 2: w88 online casino Check Accessibility
Once the accessibility checker is active, you can w88 online casino on identified items to gain more information about the errors, warnings, and tips and where they occur in the document.
Accessible headings in Microsoft w88 online casino
Headings define the structure of a document and allow users to quickly navigate to specific w88 online casino. They are essentially an organizational outline shown within the paragraph structure of a document.
Headings have different levels that correspond to the topical structure of a document. Heading level 1 (h1) is a main topic or title, heading level 2 (h2) is a sub-topic, heading level 3 (h3) is a sub-sub topic, and so on. Think of heading levels as w88 online casino do outline structure.Heading levels 1 (h1) through level 6 (h6) may be used to designate document structure.
How to create and use headings in w88 online casino
You'll find headings under the Home tab in the Styles group. Click within the content you want to change to a heading and choose the appropriate heading level or use Normal for normal paragraph w88 online casino. If you highlight only a portion of w88 online casino, only the highlighted portion will change to the selected heading. This technique is sometimes used when a content creator wants headings to be in-line with the w88 online casino instead of on a separate line above the w88 online casino section.
w88 online casino may only see Heading 1 and Heading 2 in the styles group at first; once w88 online casino use a Heading 2, Heading 3 will appear and so on.
[Figure 3] Screen clipping of the w88 online casino interface Home tab with a circle around headings and Normal in the Styles group.
Bulleted and numbered lists in Microsoft w88 online casino
Bulleted and numbered lists help break up long passages of w88 online casino by organizing key content or procedures into meaningful points or procedural steps. They provide variety, which prevents reading fatigue, and they allow users to quickly identify the key points.
Sighted users scan a document visually to find list information. When lists are created properly, assistive technology users can navigate directly to a specific list within a document. If lists are not created properly (e.g. asterisk symbols followed by tabs), assistive technologies treat them no differently than normal w88 online casino, essentially burying them in surrounding w88 online casino, which makes them difficult to find and navigate.
List options exist under the “Home” tab, in the “Paragraph” group. Type the content you would like to make into a list, then highlight it and click either the bulleted list icon or the numbered list icon (w88 online casino also has a multi-level icon) to add a generic bullet or number to each item. Click the dropdown arrow beside any type of list for additional bullet style options and/or to customize the numbering level or format.
[Figure 4] MS w88 online casino top menu with circles indicating the home tab and paragraph group. Arrows from paragraph point to bulleted list options.
You can also w88 online casino a bulleted or numbered list icon and then start typing your list. When you reach the end, w88 online casino the list icon again to toggle it off. Placing the cursor at the beginning of a list item and backspacing or clicking the list icon will remove a bullet or number. Using the “Increase Indent” or “Decrease Indent” icons (or Tab/Shift + Tab) from the Paragraphs group allows you to create and control the appearance of a multi-level list.
Image descriptions – also known as alternative (alt) w88 online casino
Alt w88 online casino is announced to an assistive technology user to convey contextual information about images and other graphical content. Alt w88 online casino is a brief description; it is not intended to describe every aspect of an image, just what is contextually relevant.
Graphical w88 online casino can convey important information. Making this information available to people with vision impairments provides an equitable experience, allowing them to understand the same message that sighted people infer from an image.
Tips:
Provide alt w88 online casino for all non-textual content, including the following:
w88 online casino (photographs, graphic art)
Charts and graphs o Tables (may also be known as a w88 online casino summary)
Text boxes when the text is not accessible to assistive technologies (e.g. if created in w88 online casino and you will be converting to PDF)
Alt w88 online casino should be succinct - state just what is contextually important.
Assistive technologies default to certain character counts and automated checkers will often flag alt w88 online casino as being too long if it is over 100-160 characters (depending on the tool).
If there is a lot to say about a graphical item, it's best to include it in adjacent document w88 online casino - the visual can support the message.
Avoid using w88 online casino within images when possible.
w88 online casino in images often creates a need for lengthy alt w88 online casino.
Accessibility checkers sometimes require all w88 online casino in the image to be included as alt w88 online casino in order to pass validation.
There's no need to repeat information that is located in nearby w88 online casino or a caption.
w88 online casino don't need to state that an item is a graphic or image.
The screen reader will inform the user that graphic w88 online casino exists.
For logos, however, w88 online casino's often more important to state that w88 online casino's a logo (e.g. w88 online casino would be more important to know that the Coca Cola logo is on the page than knowing the font, colors, and design of the logo).
Purely decorative images (e.g. banner art, etc. with no contextual value) w88 online casino be marked as "decorative" so that assistive technologies will skip over the image entirely.
Older versions (Office 2016 and prior – PC and Mac):
Step 1: Right w88 online casino an image, shape, table, etc. (control + w88 online casino on Mac) and choose w88 online casino (Picture/Shape/Object, etc.) depending on the type of w88 online casino.
Step 2: The “Format” (Picture/Shape/Object name) sidebar will appear. w88 online casino on the Layout & Properties icon at the top w88 online casino sidebar.
Step 3: Select Alt w88 online casino.
Step 4: Type the alt w88 online casino in the Description field. The “Title&w88 online casino; field is optional.
[Figure 5] Format picture dialog box with pointers indicating the location of items 2, 3, and 4 from the bulleted w88 online casino.
Recent versions (Office 2019 and more recent, Office 365):
Step 1: Right click on the image, object, w88 online casino Art, Smart Art, etc. (control + click on Mac).
Step 2: Select Edit Alt w88 online casino (or just Alt w88 online casino w88 online casino).
Step 3: Type the alt w88 online casino in the field that appears.
Change from the file name of w88 online casino, if shown, to something that describes the contextual purpose of the item to people who may not see it well or at all.
If using “Generate a description/alt w88 online casino for me,” ensure it describes what is contextually relevant about the image and edit if necessary.
Step 4: If an w88 online casino has no contextual value, select Mark as decorative and assistive technologies will not indicate an w88 online casino/object is present.
[Figure 6] MS w88 online casino Alt Text dialog box.
Table accessibility in Microsoft w88 online casino
Assistive technology users w88 online casino locate information and understand relationships more efficiently when data tables are provided with accessibility supports, particularly column and row headings.
Tips:
Provide and identify w88 online casino headers to aid navigation.
Column headings indicate the purpose of columns; w88 online casino headings, when present, indicate the purpose of rows.
Sighted w88 online casino and those who use assistive technologies will both be able to better understand the reason why specific items are oriented in a column or row.
Headers ease the cognitive load because screen reader w88 online casino don't have to remember which column and row they are in -- headers provide semantic cues.
Avoid leaving empty headers.
Blank data areas in tables w88 online casino be sources of confusion if it's unclear whether or not data is missing.
w88 online casino a caption.
Users can quickly identify the purpose of a w88 online casino.
Provide alternative w88 online casino (also called a Table Summary).
Assistive technology users can decide whether to read the w88 online casino content or skip to a different section in a document.
Alt w88 online casino is often similar to a table caption, but because captions are often placed below tables they may not be read until after the information is desired. Alt w88 online casino is read first and allows screen reader users to decide if the information is important to their needs so they can skip elsewhere if desired. If there is a caption or heading above the table, alt w88 online casino is less important.
Screen readers w88 online casino operate in a more predictable fashion (top to bottom, left to right).
Remediating PDF tables for improved accessibility is more efficient w88 online casino there are no merged cells or multiple levels of headers.
How To Create Accessible Tables in w88 online casino (PC and Mac):
Step 1: w88 online casino the Insert w88 online casino, use the w88 online casino button to select a desired number of rows and columns.
Step 2: After setting up your table cells, w88 online casino anywhere in the table. The w88 online casino Tools Design w88 online casino will appear (called just w88 online casino Design w88 online casino)
Step 3: w88 online casino w88 online casino (for PCs, w88 online casino to step 4 for Macs)
Step 4: Use the proper way to identify headers based on your w88 online casino layout A. Single row of column headers (across the top):
w88 online casino the w88 online casino Style Options w88 online casino (w88 online casino is not named on a Mac), check the box next to Header w88 online casino.
w88 online casino headers (down the first column):
You w88 online casino only identify row headings in the first column. To do so, select the check box next to w88 online casino Column.[Figure 7] Screen clipping of MS w88 online casino Table Tools with a pointer numbered 3 indicating the location of the Design tab and a pointer numbered 4 indicating the location of the header row checkbox and the visual representation of the header row on the table.
Multiple rows of column headers:
Highlight the rows with the header content, right w88 online casino (control + w88 online casino on Mac), and choose Table Properties.
[Figure 8] Context menu with an arrow pointing to w88 online casino Properties - accessed after higlighting the top two w88 online casino rows and right clicking.
Next, select the w88 online casino tab and then check the box next to “Repeat as header row at the top of each page”. Do this even if your w88 online casino is not longer than one page; it will correctly identify the header cells behind the scenes.
[Figure 9] w88 online casino with 2 rows of column headers highlighted and w88 online casino Properties diaog box with arrow pointing to the Repeat as header row at the top of each page checkbox.
Step 5: Provide alt w88 online casino for the table. This is particularly important if there is no caption or heading above the table.
Right w88 online casino (control + w88 online casino on Mac) anywhere within the table and choose w88 online casino Properties.
Select the Alt w88 online casino tab and type the alt w88 online casino in the “Description” field (the “Title” field is optional). The alt w88 online casino should be a brief summary of what the table is about.
Step 6: w88 online casino OK.
Accessible hyperlinks: descriptive links in Microsoft w88 online casino
Descriptive links are hyperlinks that appear as meaningful w88 online casino rather than a long string of characters. Assistive technology users can choose settings that read all links on a page before reading content; it’s helpful to know where the links lead without having to click each one. If descriptive links are used instead of a lengthy URL or meaningless link w88 online casino such as “more info” or "click here,” users can determine whether or not they want to click the link
How to create accessible Hyperlinks in w88 online casino (PC and Mac):
Step 1: Type a phrase that describes what information the user will access or why they should w88 online casino a link.
Step 2: Highlight the w88 online casino to be used as a descriptive link.
Step 3: Creating the link w88 online casino be done in several ways:
Select the link icon w88 online casino “Links” group under the Insert w88 online casino.
Right click highlighted w88 online casino and select w88 online casino.
[Figure 10] Dialog box resulting from right clicking highlighted w88 online casino with arrow pointing to the Link option.
Step 4: A dialog box will open. The “w88 online casino to display” is often shown along with a w88 online casino entry field where you can paste or w88 online casino URL.
Step 5: w88 online casino the OK button.
[w88 online casino 11] Insert Hyperlink dialog box with pointer 4 indicating the address field and pointer 5 indicating the OK button.
