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Microsoft PowerPoint gives you hundreds of different fonts to choose from. Many of them are accessible to use, but others should be avoided. You should always choose fonts that are easy to read and are not very fancy. To change fonts,
Go to the Home tab.
In the Font section, click the Font dropdown box.
Finally, choose the font you would like.
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While these fonts look more interesting, they are very hard to read for some users. |
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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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Section 1.3: Capitalization
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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 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
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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. This will allow the screen reader to tell the reader of any bold, italic, strikethrough, or underlined text.
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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