Start Here
PowerPoint is a presentation program that allows users to:
- Create slides with text, images, media, and other graphic elements.
- Present a slideshow of content.
- Share the slideshow with others.
- View a slideshow asynchronously.
Reflect
Have you ever received formal training on creating PowerPoint presentations? Or did you simply figure it out as you went?
If you have received training, how long ago was it?
PowerPoint tools and features were designed to create accessible presentations by default. When used as intended, PowerPoint creates presentations that are accessible with no additional steps, hacks, or workarounds required. Depending on your answers to the above, creating accessible PowerPoints may require some unlearning, check-ins, and reworking of your current workflow.
The best way to solve an issue is to prevent it from happening in the first place.
Key considerations
Select from the following links to learn about specific tools and features you should be using to create accessible PowerPoints:
Images and Graphics
Captions and Transcripts
Additional PowerPoint Tools
Check Accessibility
Sharing
Going Forward
Next
In addition to the above links, you can move through this module in a linear fashion by selecting Next: Plan in the bottom right of this window.
