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Re: Are text boxes screen reader accessible in PowerPoint?

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From: John E Brandt
Date: Feb 2, 2012 11:51AM

Methods described by Karen and Patrick are both correct.

It is best to use the standard "slide styles" when adding a slide to PPT.
Adding or creating your own text boxes will cause problems.

I am updating my article about accessible presentation applications (with an
emphasis on PowerPoint). In my thinking, there really is no point in sharing
a PPT file with anyone. If you need to create a handout before or after your
presentation, give people a well-tagged, cogent word processed document or
web page (third choice would be a well tagged PDF). The only time you would
give someone a PPT is if they wanted to use the content in their own
presentation. My logic is: a PowerPoint presentation is a support for an
oral presentation; the slides in and of themselves should have little value,
independent of the presentation.

John E. Brandt
www.jebswebs.com
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Augusta, Maine, USA