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Section 1.1: Fonts

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,

  1. Go to the Home tab.

    Home Tab in Microsoft PowerPoint. The tab has an orange line underneath.
  2. In the Font section, click the Font dropdown box.

    The font section in Microsoft PowerPoint with the font dropdown box highlighted in a red box.
  3. Finally, choose the font you would like.

    List of Harder to Read Fonts Including, Freestyle script, Jokerman, Algerian, Old English Text, and Script MT Bold.Image Removed

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Warning

While these fonts look more interesting, they are very hard to read for some users.

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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 17 symbols and special characters that are good to use.

  • The AT Symbol

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  • The Ampersand

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  • Slash

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  • Copyright

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  • Registered

  • Trademark

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  • Paragraph

  • US Dollar

  • Euro

  • British Pound

  • Japanese Yen

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  • Percent

  • Bullet

  • Degrees

  • One Half

  • One Fourth

  • Three Fourths

Section 1.8: Creating Symbols

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  1. Go to the Insert Tab.

    Insert Tab in Microsoft PowerPoint.
  2. Go to the Symbols section and click Symbol.

    Symbol Button in Microsoft Word
  3. A dropdown menu will appear, click more symbols to get a wider variety of symbols to choose from.

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Examples of

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Using Symbols

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Warning

This example only shows the symbols and fails to explain to the readers what the symbols mean. Screen readers will not read the symbol without an additional queue.

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Tip

This example shows two ways to type in information and give the same outcomes for readers. You can just type it in text. Another way is to type the symbols, then type in the text in parenthesis. Both ways give readers and screen readers an easier understanding of the information provided.

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