{"id":36,"date":"2022-11-03T10:21:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T10:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.justwrite.in\/accessiblecontent\/?post_type=chapter&p=36"},"modified":"2022-11-03T20:33:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T20:33:29","slug":"accessibility-checker","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.justwrite.in\/accessiblecontent\/chapter\/accessibility-checker\/","title":{"raw":"Accessibility Checker in Microsoft applications","rendered":"Accessibility Checker in Microsoft applications"},"content":{"raw":"An Out look message, a MS Word document, an Excel spreadsheet, or a PowerPoint presentation can use Accessibility Checker to make sure your content is accessible.<\/span>\r\n
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What is accessibility checker? <\/strong>Accessibility checker is a free tool available in Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, and PowerPoint on Windows, Office for the web, or Mac, and Visio on Windows. It helps you find most accessibility issues and explains why each might be a potential problem for someone using with assistive technologies like screen reader. It also offers suggestions on how to fix each issue.<\/h5>\r\n<\/div>\r\nAlthough the tool catches various types of accessibility issues in the document, there might be some issues It is not capable of detecting. For example it can detect missing alternative text and suggest text, but it cannot be accurate. That's why it's important to review your work visually to find the issues hiding from the Accessibility Checker.\r\n

Using accessibility checker<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
\r\n\r\n\"A\r\n\r\nThe Accessibility Checker checks your file against a set of criteria to find any potential problems for making the it accessible. Then the\u00a0Accessibility Checker classifies each problem as an error, warning, or tip. Then information on Why to fix is also provided to make you understand the accessibility issue.\r\n
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  • Problem in the document that makes it difficult or impossible to read and understand for people with disabilities is classified as\u00a0<\/span>an Error<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
  • A problem in the document\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>in most (but not all) cases makes the document difficult to understand for people with disabilities is classified as a\u00a0<\/span>Warning<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
  • A suggestion that will help to improve the user\u2019s experience and make the document readable and accessible is classified as a\u00a0<\/span>Tip<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
    You can see the list of errors, warnings, and tips with how-to-fix recommendations for each in the\u00a0<\/span>Accessibility\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>pane.<\/div>\r\n
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    Observe the screenshots given below.<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    If you are using Windows machine,<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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      Click on File in MS Word \/ MS PowerPoint application<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t

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      Click on Info<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t

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      Click on small downward arrow Check for any issues and select check Accessibility\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t

    4. \r\n

      A window opens with issues (errors, warnings and tips) and fix options if there are any issues or the text in window says no accessibility issues found.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t

    5. \r\n

      Or You can access the Accessibility checker from Review Menu<\/span>\r\nOr you can access Accessibility checker from the search option above menu bar of MS Word \/ MS PowerPoint application too<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      \"Accessibility<\/div>\r\n

      \"Screenshots<\/p>\r\n

      6.\u00a0<\/span>If you are using MAC system you can access the Accessibility checker\u00a0<\/span>from Tools menu<\/span><\/p>\r\n\"Accessibility\r\n

      <\/div>\r\n
      \"Accessibility<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/article><\/div>","rendered":"

      An Out look message, a MS Word document, an Excel spreadsheet, or a PowerPoint presentation can use Accessibility Checker to make sure your content is accessible.<\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
      \n
      \n
      \n
      What is accessibility checker? <\/strong>Accessibility checker is a free tool available in Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, and PowerPoint on Windows, Office for the web, or Mac, and Visio on Windows. It helps you find most accessibility issues and explains why each might be a potential problem for someone using with assistive technologies like screen reader. It also offers suggestions on how to fix each issue.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n

      Although the tool catches various types of accessibility issues in the document, there might be some issues It is not capable of detecting. For example it can detect missing alternative text and suggest text, but it cannot be accurate. That’s why it’s important to review your work visually to find the issues hiding from the Accessibility Checker.<\/p>\n

      Using accessibility checker<\/strong><\/h3>\n
      \n

      \"A<\/p>\n

      The Accessibility Checker checks your file against a set of criteria to find any potential problems for making the it accessible. Then the\u00a0Accessibility Checker classifies each problem as an error, warning, or tip. Then information on Why to fix is also provided to make you understand the accessibility issue.<\/p>\n

        \n
      • Problem in the document that makes it difficult or impossible to read and understand for people with disabilities is classified as\u00a0<\/span>an Error<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • A problem in the document\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>in most (but not all) cases makes the document difficult to understand for people with disabilities is classified as a\u00a0<\/span>Warning<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • A suggestion that will help to improve the user\u2019s experience and make the document readable and accessible is classified as a\u00a0<\/span>Tip<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        You can see the list of errors, warnings, and tips with how-to-fix recommendations for each in the\u00a0<\/span>Accessibility\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>pane.<\/div>\n
        <\/div>\n
        Observe the screenshots given below.<\/div>\n

         <\/p>\n

        If you are using Windows machine,<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. \n

          Click on File in MS Word \/ MS PowerPoint application<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        2. \n

          Click on Info<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        3. \n

          Click on small downward arrow Check for any issues and select check Accessibility\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        4. \n

          A window opens with issues (errors, warnings and tips) and fix options if there are any issues or the text in window says no accessibility issues found.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        5. \n

          Or You can access the Accessibility checker from Review Menu<\/span>
          \nOr you can access Accessibility checker from the search option above menu bar of MS Word \/ MS PowerPoint application too<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \"Accessibility<\/div>\n

          \"Screenshots<\/p>\n

          6.\u00a0<\/span>If you are using MAC system you can access the Accessibility checker\u00a0<\/span>from Tools menu<\/span><\/p>\n

          \"Accessibility<\/p>\n

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