{"id":4069,"date":"2020-09-26T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/?p=4069"},"modified":"2020-09-29T10:53:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T18:53:36","slug":"microsoft-powerpoint-accessibility-tip-how-to-verify-the-reading-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/microsoft-powerpoint-accessibility-tip-how-to-verify-the-reading-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft PowerPoint Accessibility Tip: How to verify the reading order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Microsoft-Powerpoint.png\" alt=\"A graphic of a keyboard with an accessibility icon hovering above it. The title of the image reads: Microsoft PowerPoint Accessibility Tip: How to verify the reading order www.abilitytools.org\/blog\" class=\"wp-image-4071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Microsoft-Powerpoint.png 1024w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Microsoft-Powerpoint-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Microsoft-Powerpoint-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is already a lot of pressure surrounding creating and presenting a PowerPoint. Fear of public speaking is certainly a thing, as is concern regarding the quality of your content. However, one concern we hope you will take into consideration is: Is this material accessible to everyone who might wish to interact with it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are wondering where to begin ensuring that you reach as wide and diverse an audience as possible, Where It&#8217;s AT has you covered. Megan Cowdell, CFILC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/resources\/ict-accessibility.php\">Information and Communications Technology (ICT)<\/a> Manager, has created &#8220;Microsoft PowerPoint Accessibility Tip: Use the Selection Pane to Verify Reading Order&#8221;. Ensuring that your reading order is correct is a fantastic start to ensuring the accessibility of your PowerPoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ability Tools Tech Tip: Use the Selection Pane to Verify Reading Order in Microsoft PowerPoint\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aSfM4Pzh6GM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you found this tip useful, please consider checking out Megan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zYoj3cWJcQQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\">full training on how to make your PowerPoint presentations fully accessible. Please visit the Microsoft PowerPoint Accessibility 101 Webinar video on our Youtube channel<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a full transcript of the webinar, <a href=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/training-events\/uploads\/Microsoft%20PowerPoint%20Accessibility%20101%20Webinar%20Transcript.docx\">please view the Microsoft PowerPoint Accessibility 101 Webinar Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is already a lot of pressure surrounding creating and presenting a PowerPoint. Fear of public speaking is certainly a thing, as is concern regarding the quality of your content. However, one concern we hope you will take into consideration is: Is this material accessible to everyone who might wish to interact with it? 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