Posted on: November 27, 2019
Crop, recolor, and adjust your pictures in Office 365 (Word)
Learn the basics of formatting pictures in Word 2019, Word 2016, and Office 365 in 4 1/2 minutes.
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: October 7, 2019
Are you familiar with the Windows 10 operating system and the Edge browser?
If you never used Windows 10 or Edge, the look and feel of the OS and browser might look confusing at first. In reality, it is full of a lot of great features and shortcuts, If you are familiar with 10 and Edge, there are updates and i...
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Microsoft Windows 10/Edge Training portal page
Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: October 2, 2019
Improve Accessibility with the Accessibility Checker!
Learn how to:
Use the Accessibility Checker
Fix recommendations with ease Check accessibility while you work
What to do if you don't see Accessibility Checker
Open the link to access great training (fast and easy too!) from Microsoft. ...
Accessibility Checker easy directions
Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: July 10, 2019
The alternate way to correct an existing PDF and make it ADA compliant.
- Copy and paste the PDF into a Word document
- Set the default font style and font size for your document to the W3C recommendations (Calibri 12 is acceptable)
- Select the entire document (Ctrl A) and align left (left justify.)
- From the Home Tab, Font ...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: July 9, 2019
Read this important tip if you convert Word documents in Adobe Pro!
Convert Word Documents Using Adobe Pro
If your Word documents have a tab in the ribbon for "Acrobat", you (most likely) have Adobe Pro and should follow the conversion process for Word to Adobe using that tab. Do not Save as PDF from the...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: November 19, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
About Accessibility for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities
Cognitive and learning disabilities impact how people process information. For example, they can affect people’s perception, memory, language, attention, problem solving, and comprehen...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: November 12, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
What is WCAG, ATAG, UAAG, ARIA, WebVTT, and TTML?
Do all of these apply to me? No, but they are referenced throughout the W3C literature so refer to the definitions below.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
Web “content” generall...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: November 5, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
Tip for PowerPoint
Microsoft
- Rule: All slides have titles.
- Accessibility Checker Verifies: Slides have titles.
- Why Fix This: Slide titles enable users to navigate within a presentation, including finding and selecting a single slide...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: October 29, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
Excel Tip
Rule: Cells in an Excel worksheet don't use red-only formatting for negative numbers.
Accessibility Checker Verifies: Cells that are set to Number format and use only the red color for negative numbers (e.g. show 1000 in red instead of -1...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: October 22, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
Tip for Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, OneNote - Tables
Microsoft
- Rule: Tables specify column header information.
- Accessibility Checker Verifies: Tables and/or blocks of cells have the header box selected or a header row indica...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: October 15, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
Microsoft Word Accessibility Checker Rules
Microsoft
The Accessibility Checker verifies your file against a set of rules that identify possible issues for people who have disabilities. Depending on how severe the issue is, the Accessibility Checker classifi...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: October 8, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities
Microsoft
- To find missing alternative text, use the Accessibility Checker built into Word.
- To determine whether hyperlink text makes sense as standalone information and whether it give...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: September 10, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
Mobile Accessibility at W3C
- Mobile accessibility is covered in existing W3C WAI accessibility standards/guidelines. There are not separate guidelines for mobile accessibility.
- W3C is developing updated requirements and more specific guidance on mobile acces...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: September 3, 2019
Every Tuesday through the end of 2019, Pasco U is sending out a "Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG" for the benefit of not only CivicEngage contributors, but for all Pasco County document and media producers.
Stories of Web Users
Lee, online shopper with color blindness
Lee is colorblind and encounters barriers when shopping online. He has one of the most common visual disabilities that affect men: red and green color blindness. Lee frequently shops online and s...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: August 27, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
People with disabilities access and navigate the Web in different ways, depending on their individual needs and preferences. Sometimes people configure standard software and hardware according to their needs, and sometimes people use specialized software ...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: August 20, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
A Reminder:
What is Web Accessibility?
Web accessibility means that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them. More specifically, people can:
- perceive, understand, navigate, and inter...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: August 13, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
Guideline 1.4 – Distinguishable
Make it easier for users to see and hear content including separating foreground from background.
1.4.2Audio Control
Level A
If any audio on a Web page plays automatically for more than 3 seconds, either a mechanism is availabl...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: August 6, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
Guideline 1.3 – Adaptable
Create content that can be presented in different ways (for example simpler layout) without losing information or structure.
Using table elements for table markup in PDF Documents
Applicability
Tagged PDF documents with tables
This te...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: July 30, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
1.2.5Audio Description (Prerecorded)
Level AA
Audio description is provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media.
Applicability
Applies to any technology that has a sound track and visual content.
This technique relates to:
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: July 23, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
1.3.3Sensory Characteristics
Level A
Instructions provided for understanding and operating content do not rely solely on sensory characteristics of components such as shape, size, visual location, orientation, or sound.
Providing textual identification of it...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: July 16, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
1.4.9Images of Text (No Exception)
Level AAA
Images of text are only used for pure decoration or where a particular presentation of text is essential to the information being conveyed.
Note 1: Logotypes (text that is part of a logo or brand name) are conside...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: July 9, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
2.4.6Headings and Labels
Level AA
Headings and labels describe topic or purpose.
Providing descriptive headings
The objective of this technique is to make section headings within Web content descriptive. Descriptive headings and titles (see G88: Prov...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: July 2, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
1.4.3Contrast (Minimum)
Level AA
The visual presentation of text and images of text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1,
Ensuring that a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 exists between text (and images of text) and background behind the text
The objective ...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: June 25, 2019
"Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG"
1.2.5Audio Description (Prerecorded)
Level AA
Audio description is provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media.
Providing a second, user-selectable, audio track that includes audio descriptions:
The objective of this technique is to provi...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: June 18, 2019
Every Tuesday through the end of 2019, Pasco U is sending out a "Quick Reference - How to Meet WCAG" for the benefit of not only CivicEngage contributors, but for all Pasco County document and media producers.
Guideline 1.1 – Text Alternatives
Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols or simpler language.
1.1.1 Non-text Content
Level A
All non-tex...
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Pasco U - Training & Development
Posted on: April 15, 2019
Looking for Accessible Templates for Microsoft documents, spreadsheets and presentations?
Pasco U compiled some of the best, currently available accessible templates for you to download. They can be found in one convenient location. Check out the Accessible Template page and download what you need to help you create accessible docume...
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