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From: LSnider
Date: Oct 11, 2011 9:45AM

Hi Ryan,

That is great, thanks. Good points about the structure and sight...I have
2010 but haven't installed it yet, time to do it! Oh and thanks for the tip
on the pane.

Cheers

Lisa

On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Ryan E. Benson < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> I agree with Tim, they are much simpler applications than screen
> readers. They rely on the fact that the end user can probably see the
> text and tell the order. Office 2010 has an accessibility check, and
> one of the rules is reading order. To check the order, click home >
> drawing group > arrange > selection pane. Note: this pane actually
> works backwards than you may think! The list is read from bottom to
> top.
>
> --
> Ryan E. Benson
>