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PowerPoint: Using the accessibility checker
PowerPoint offers an “Accessibility Checker” to review your document against a set of possible issues that users with disabilities may experience in your file.
The "Accessibility Checker" classifies issues as:
- Error – content that makes a file very difficult or impossible for people with disabilities to understand
- Warning – content that in most, but not all, cases makes a file difficult for people with disabilities to understand
- Tip – content that people with disabilities can understand, but that might be better organized or presented in a way that would maximize their experience
To use the Accessibility Checker:
- Go to menu item: File
- Select Info in the left window pane
- Under Prepare for Sharing, an alert will appear if a potential accessibility issue has been detected
- To view and repair the issues, select Check for Issues and then Check Accessibility
- An Accessibility Checker task pane will open, showing the inspection results
- Select a specific issue to see Additional Information
- Follow the steps provided to fix or revise the content
