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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. |
Section 1.4: Bold, Italic, Strikethrough, and Underlined Text
Screen readers do not recognize text that is bold, italic, strikethrough, or underlined. The text will be read as normal text. There 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 is to use bold text, italics, or underlined text sparingly.
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This example shows the text bolded and has an addition queue. The “(callback)” queue will be read by screen readers, and it will be easier for a reader to understand the content. |
Section 1.5: NVDA Settings for
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When a screen reader reads text with strikethrough, the text will be read like normal text. So when you use strikethroughyou use text that is bold, italic, strikethrough, or underlined, be sure to modify the settings in the screen readers. This will allow the screen reader to tell the reader of any bold, italic, strikethrough, or underlined text. To change the settings,
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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