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From: EA Draffan
Date: May 13, 2014 2:40AM

We have just been experimenting with the beta of PowerPoint with Office mix - here is a blog on the application in case you have not seen it. There are many good points including the ability to gather results from students input when developing simple quizzes.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/next/archive/2014/05/08/microsoft-office-mix-reinvents-the-powerpoint-experience.aspx#.U3HXO_ldU1Y

However I am wondering if anyone else has had a mixed experience when checking for accessibility?

Keyboard tabbing works but screen reading fails to deliver the slide content or main quiz questions although the check boxes work. Tab order to submit gets to Terms and Privacy before submit etc. Chrome and Firefox seem to provide a good looking page but IE produced scroll bars and menu buttons over the top of items and crashed on my widescreen Dell Windows 8.1 laptop.

Many thanks

Best wishes
E.A.

Mrs E.A. Draffan
WAIS, ECS , University of Southampton
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