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These fonts are very easy to read. There are many fonts like them available in Microsoft WordPowerPoint, but when choosing a new font, try to find one that is similar to these and is easy to read. |
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To keep things simple and easy to read, make sure the font is over 10 18 points in size.
To change your font size, 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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This example shows a new way to show the important content. Screen readers will read the (covered) label and tell the reader that it will be on the test. |
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DO NOT TYPE A SENTENCE LIKE THIS. |
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Use capitalizations to show the IMPORTANT text. Be sure to use capitalizations sparingly. |
Section 1.4: Bold, Italic, and Underlined Text
Screen readers do not recognize text that is bold, italic, or underlined. The text . They will just be 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 textThere are settings available in NVDA to make the text be read as bold, italic or underlined, but very few people change these settings. A good rule of thumb is to use bold text, italics, and underlined, or strikethrough text sparingly.
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This example only shows the text bolded. The screen reader will not read the bold text and understand how its important. |
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This example uses bold, italics, and underlining text sparingly. Only change the important words. This will make the content easier to read. |
Section 1.5: NVDA Settings for Strikethrough Text
When a screen reader reads text with strikethrough, the text will be read like normal text. So when you use strikethrough, be sure to modify the settings in the screen readers.
In NVDA, go to the Preference Tab, the click Document Formatting.
Select the Font Attributes check box in the pop up box.
In JAWS, you can examine the font attributes at the cursor, including whether or not there is strikethrough, by pressing INSERT + F.
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The AT Symbol.
The Ampersand.
The Slash Symbol
Copyright Symbol
Trademark Symbol
US Dollar
Euro
British Pound
Japanese Yen
Paragraph Symbol
Bullet
Degrees
One Half
One Fourth
Three Fourths
Section 1.8: Creating Symbols
To create symbols,
Go to the Insert Tab.
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Go to the Symbols section and click Symbol.
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A dropdown menu will appear, click more symbols to get a wider variety of symbols to choose from.
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Example of using symbols…
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