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Use capitalizations to show the IMPORTANT text. Be sure to use capitalizations sparingly.

Section 1.3: Bold, Italic, Underlined and

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Strikethrough Text

Screen readers do not recognize When using NVDA, bold, italic, or underlined and strikethrough text . They will just read it as if it were normal text. In order to emphasize meaning in the text, you need to create a second way for people to see the text. A good rule of thumb is caught by the screen readers. The screen reader will say “Bold, John,” or “Underlined, Dan.” A good rule is to use bold text, italics, and underlined, or strikethrough text sparingly.

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This example has the names of the students who owe homework bolded. The screen reader will read the bold text like normal text. A person using a screen reader may not know if they owe homework or not.

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This example shows the text bolded and has an addition queue. The “(work still owed)” queue will be read by screen readers, and it will be easier for a reader know if they owe homework.

You do not need an entire sentence or paragraph underlined.

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This an example that is difficult to read, has way too many things bolded and italicized. The underlining also distracts readers and can make it harder to understand.

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This example uses bold, italics, underlined, and underlining strikethrough text sparingly. Only change the important words. This will make the content easier to read.

Section 1.4: Strikethrough

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