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PowerPoint Accessibility Checklist
PowerPoint Accessibility Checklist
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ADA
accessibility
PowerPoint
Layout
Do create the slide show using PowerPoint layouts
Do use the Slide Master to format slides and text
Do set reading order of slide contents so it is read in the intended order
Do give each slide a Title
Text
Color
Do use contrasting colors
Don’t use color-blind color combinations (red/green is most common)
Do use other means of conveying information in addition to color (bold, italics)
Font
Do use 50 point or larger for Headings
Do use 32 point or larger for Body
Don’t use all caps
Spacing and Lists
Don’t use Enter to control spacing between lines (use paragraph format features)
Do use the Bullets and Numbering features (not manually typed characters like hyphens or asterisks)
Don’t use more than 25 words per slide
Do stay within a maximum of 7 words across and 7 lines vertically
Hyperlinks
Do describe the purpose of the target link in the hyperlink title (not “click here” or “more”)
Do provide full link URL
Do add ScreenTips
Images
Do include alt text
Don’t use background images or watermarks
Don’t use animated images
Objects (SmartArt, shapes, charts, tables)
Do include alt text
Do set wrapping style to “In line with text”
Don’t use text boxes or WordArt
Don’t use background images or watermarks
Tables
Do include alt text
Do define header rows and columns
Don’t use merge cells
Document
Do use the
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Article ID:
93798
Created
Wed 12/4/19 2:59 PM
Modified
Tue 12/10/19 3:34 PM
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Check out this knowledge base article I found in the Saginaw Valley State University knowledge base. https://svsu.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/1949/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=93798 PowerPoint Accessibility Checklist Checklist of items to make your PowerPoint presentation more accessible.