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The Art of PowerPoint, Part 3: Accessibility and the Web Sean Keegan April 21, 2008 For audio call Toll Free 1-888-886-3951 and use PIN/code 383911 Housekeeping • • • • • • • Maximize your CCC Confer window. Mute your phone (*6) if you have visitors or noise in your office. Please note phone audio may be in presenter-only mode. Ask questions over the phone when the presenter prompts. Ask questions throughout presentation via the chat window. Turn on or off Closed Captioning by clicking on the icon. Save the presentation or chat by clicking on the icon. Overview • • • • • Introduction PowerPoint's Web Export Working with PowerPoint Accessible Web Export Options Resources PowerPoint's Web Export • MS PowerPoint's Save As Web Page export creates a Web page interface with limited accessibility support • Few options as to what accessibility information you can add to the PowerPoint content when exporting to the Web • Additional usability issues as well for those on non-IE browsers or those lacking the PowerPoint application/viewer Working in PowerPoint • Use the Slide Layout templates from MS PowerPoint • Add text descriptions to relevant images in PowerPoint • Can move the templates around to achieve specific layout • Use the Table and Chart tools in PowerPoint to streamline the conversion process Demonstration Converting to Web Formats Accessible Web Publishing Wizard 1. Integrates into MS Office applications 2. Provides alternative to the MS Office HTML Export process 3. Guides document author through the process of integrating accessibility information into the final document Converting to Web Formats LecShare Pro 1. Will convert your PowerPoint to an accessible Web-based version 2. Allow for accessibility retrofitting as part of the conversion process 3. Can also create a narrated movie (with captions) of the PowerPoint presentation Demonstration Conclusions • Add the appropriate accessibility information when authoring your PowerPoint presentations – Image descriptions – Captions for embedded videos – Watch for the preset hyperlink colors! • Use the PowerPoint slide layouts when adding content and move those around as opposed to creating text boxes Conclusions • If uploading to the Web, convert your PowerPoint presentation to an accessible format (HTML or PDF) • Can still provide a hyperlink the original PowerPoint presentation as well • Introduction to Web Accessibility (PPT) • Introduction to Web Accessibility (HTML) Resources High Tech Center Training Unit http://www.htctu.net Accessible Web Publishing Wizard http://www.virtual508.com/ LecShare http://www.lecshare.com Camtasia Studio http://www.techsmith.com Resources WebAIM - PowerPoint Article http://www.webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint/ WebAIM – Effective Alternate Text http://www.webaim.org/techniques/images/alt_text.php Q&A Evaluation Survey Link http://tinyurl.com/ywjzxd Upcoming/Archived Seminars For upcoming desktop seminars and links to recently archived seminars, check the @ONE Web site at: http://www.cccone.org/seminars/index.php Thanks for Attending For information on @ONE’s trainings go to: http://www.cccone.org/index.php