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From: EA Draffan
Date: Tue, May 13 2014 2:40AM
Subject: PowerPoint with office mix accessibility
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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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From: Karlen Communications
Date: Tue, May 13 2014 10:58AM
Subject: Re: PowerPoint with office mix accessibility
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As many of you may know, I am a Microsoft Word MVP and now, as part of the
MVP program I am also a Microsoft Accessibility MVP.
Office Mix is in beta so any accessibility issues you find you can send
either to the list or to me directly and I'll forward them on to Microsoft.
On the ATHEN list I am also collecting any Office for Mac PDF issues and
feature requests. This is an ongoing collection and forwarding of
information. So if you also want to send those to me, please do.
Cheers, Karen