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Go to the Home Tab.
In the Font Section, select the font size button and select the size font you want.
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3: Capitalization
Screen readers do not recognize capitalized letters, so there is no point to relying on capital letters to emphasize text.
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Use capitalizations to show the IMPORTANT text. Be sure to use capitalizations sparingly. |
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4: Bold, Italic, Underlined and Strikethrough Text
When using NVDA, bold, italic, underlined and strikethrough text 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, underlined, or strikethrough text sparingly. You do not need an entire sentence or paragraph underlined.
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This example uses bold, italics, underlined, and strikethrough text sparingly. Only change the important words. This will make the content easier to read. |
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5: NVDA Settings for Strikethrough Text
When a screen reader reads text with strikethrough like normal text. So when you use strikethrough, be sure to give a second indicator. This will give the screen reader another queue to give the reader.
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The table shows the words are struck through. However, if a person with visual issues sees this, they would struggle to know which items are crossed out. The screen readers will also not tell them which item is crossed out. |
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This table shows both queues. The screen reader will tell the reader the completed tasks as labeled |
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If you have a document that has strikethrough text, be sure you change the Document Formatting settings in NVDA. To do this,
In NVDA, go to the Preference Tab, then click Document Formatting.
Select the Font Attributes check box in the pop up box. Click Apply in the bottom right corner.
In JAWS, you can examine the font attributes at the cursor, including whether or not there is strikethrough, by pressing INSERT + F.
Section 1.6: Highlighting
When highlighting, it is important to be sure it is not the only way to convey meaning. Screen readers will not recognize the highlighted text as highlighted text. So it will only read it as normal text. This will be confusing to someone with who has visual problemsdisabilities.
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This example only highlights the text and but does not provide an additional queue for a screen reader to tell the reader that the highlighted text means something. |
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This example gives a second queue for the screen reader to read. This will help a reader understand the meaning and context behind a highlighted text. |
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7: Text Visibility, and Overflowing Text
All text must be visible in a spreadsheet. Sometimes when we type in a spreadsheet, the words may become invisible when we go to the next cell. To fix that, click the Wrap Text button to reformat the text to fit in the cell.
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Now the cell fits inside Cell A1. |
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8: Symbols and Special Characters
You can use many different symbols and special characters. However, they must always be communicated in regular text as well. This must be done so the screen readers will read the symbol properly to the reader. Here is a list of 15 symbols and special characters that are good to use, as well as the text you should use for the screen reader to read off.
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