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From: Lisa Snider
Date: Apr 21, 2014 8:11AM

Hi Bevi,

Thanks. I use templates most of the time, but I had never had this issue
come up...So thanks for sharing that information with me, I appreciate it.

Cheers

Lisa


On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Chagnon | PubCom < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> To the best of my knowledge, no MS Office program gives us the option of
> setting a graphic (or other image item) as an artifact. And the HTML null
> tag "" (double quotes) is not available in any office, graphics or desktop
> publishing program. It's strictly an HTML tag at this time. Instead of
> null, some programs allow us to apply an "artifact" tag (sometimes called
> "background" or "decorative"), but MS Office programs do not.
> I think this is a major shortcoming in MS Office programs.
> Instead, they automatically artifact anything on a PowerPoint master slide
> (what other programs call the "Master Page") and in Headers/Footers.
>
> So, in your example Lisa, as long as the background image is correctly
> placed on the master slide design, rather than directly on each individual
> slide (or page), it should automatically be artifacted and left out of the
> PDF's tag tree and Reading Order, and therefore ignored by screen readers.
> I
> think that's the end result your trying get, correct?
>
> To control your master pages for the PowerPoint slides:
> 1. Select Slide Master from the View ribbon tab.
> 2. Select the Master Title Slide, the larger one at the top of the list
> which controls the appearance of all other slide masters. Right-click on
> the
> photo to send it to the back, or behind all of the text on the master.
>
> If you want this background image to be on only certain types of pages in
> the slideshow rather than all of them, then instead of putting it on the
> Master Title slide master, place it on the master for that particular slide
> design. Select the particular slide master from the list on the left.
>
> I know, the word "master" means many things in the above directions, but
> that's Microsoft's choice, not mine. There's the master master, and then
> lesser masters. Sigh. Try teaching this for a living!
>
> Only placeholders on the masters can have Alt-text (placeholders are
> inserted on the slide master by choosing Insert Placeholder from the Slide
> Master ribbon tab). All other images that are not placeholders will be
> automatically artifacted.
>
> If you need to brush up on PowerPoint's slide layouts, check
> www.microsoft.com for free tutorials.
> For Mac Powerpoint, see
> http://www.microsoft.com/mac/how-to/training/powerpoint
> For Windows 2013 PowerPoint, see
>
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/training-courses-for-power
> point-2013-HA104015465.aspx
> For Windows 2020 PowerPoint, see
>
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/training-courses-for-power
> point-2010-HA104039040.aspx
>
> For other MS Office programs, see
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx
>
> - Bevi Chagnon
> - PubCom.com - Trainers, Consultants, Designers, and Developers.
> - Print, Web, Acrobat, XML, eBooks, and U.S. Federal Section 508
> Accessibility.
> - 508 Workshop: www.workshop.pubcom.com
> - US Federal Training: www.gpo.gov/customers/theinstitute.htm
>
> --
Lisa Snider
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The University of Texas at Austin
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