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Screen readers by default 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 with these attributes. However, very few people change these settings in NVDA. 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 thus helping the reader to understand the content. |
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This example only highlights the text and does not provide an additional queue for a . The screen reader will not be able to tell the reader that the highlighted text means something. |
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Section 1.6: NVDA Settings for Text
When you use text that is bold, italic, strikethrough, or underlined, has a font attribute, 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, . This can be done by pressing INSERT + F.
Section 1.7: Symbols and Special Characters
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