How can I make navigation in Microsoft Excel easier for all users?
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Guide to using Comments for Accessibility
Comments can be very helpful for providing useful information. They are easily accessible and easy to find. The cells marked with a red triangle have comments anchored to them.
How to Add a Comment in Microsoft Excel
Click the cell you want to place a comment on.
Right click the cell and click “Add a Comment”.
Type in your comment.
To delete your comment, right click the cell your comment is attached to. In the dropdown menu, click delete comment.
Guide to Accessible Frozen Rows and Columns
Frozen rows and columns should be avoided whenever possible. Making a row or column always visible while scrolling can be accomplished through freezing panes. While this feature can be helpful to sighted users, it should be avoided when creating an accessible workbook as it can cause navigation issues for screen reader users. Users should also be alerted of any frozen rows.
This worksheet only has frozen rows and there is no alert.
This worksheet shows all rows and columns. This is an accessible table.
Guide to using Data Filters in Microsoft Excel
If data filters are used, the user must be alerted in the Excel Document. Data filters can be applied to display information within specific parameters, which can be helpful especially if you ware using lots of data. JAWS announces the data filter drop-down controls, but NVDA cannot doe this.
This data filter does not have an alert.
This data filter shows a comment. The comment is explaining why certain cells are hidden.
Accessible Table Names in Microsoft Excel
The names of Cells in Excel make it easier to understand the purpose of the cell. It also helps with navigating the workbook.
The name of the current cell selected is A2. To make things easier for readers, we should change the name of the cell to the information within the cell.
Now the table has its name.