{"id":1548,"date":"2024-09-05T13:02:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T17:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/?post_type=chapter&p=1548"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:00:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T17:00:30","slug":"templates-and-themes","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/chapter\/templates-and-themes\/","title":{"raw":"Templates and Themes","rendered":"Templates and Themes"},"content":{"raw":"\"\"PowerPoint offers pre-built templates and themes. These presets consist of slide layouts, backgrounds, and styles such as font and colours. PowerPoint also includes a Designer tool that takes existing content and offers possible style and layout tweaks. Keep in mind, these presets and suggestions may not be accessible.\r\n

Who benefits from accessible templates and themes<\/h2>\r\n
\r\n

Literally everyone.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nA low-quality foundation results in inferior construction. Using an inaccessible template will create inaccessible slides. Save yourself time and energy by starting with an accessible base. Your viewers and readers will benefit as well.\r\n

How to ensure accessible templates and themes<\/h2>\r\nWhen creating a new PowerPoint there are suggested templates and a search function.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nDo not assume these presets are accessible. Even searching \"accessible\" will produce some themes that are poorly constructed with inaccessible layouts and colours.\r\n
\r\n

Branded Templates<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

\r\n\r\nBranded templates provided by your organization may not be accessible. Always check for accessibility.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nWhen constructing a PowerPoint, the Design <\/b>tab offers Themes and Variations. As with the top-level themes, do not assume these options are accessible. Many are not.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n

Designer<\/h2>\r\n\"\"Once you have content on a slide, PowerPoint will offer the Designer tool. Designer will attempt to create layouts and styles based on the content you add.\r\n\r\nAs with Themes and Variations, do not assume what Designer creates is accessible. Use Designer with caution as the tool generally creates wildly variable and inconsistent styles and patterns between slides. While some variety is nice, consistent common elements are useful for clarity, building connections between concepts, and structuring the flow of information.\r\n
<\/div>\r\nInstead of using pre-built templates, consider creating your own template or starting with blank slides. These methods will be discussed in later sections of this guide.\r\n

Double Check<\/h2>\r\nIf you want to use a template or theme, create one slide with all of the elements you intend to include and then use the Check Accessibility tool<\/a> to check for errors.\r\n
\r\n

Next<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

\r\n\r\nMove to the next page to examine Slide Masters<\/strong>\u00a0or select another accessibility practice to learn about<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

\"\"PowerPoint offers pre-built templates and themes. These presets consist of slide layouts, backgrounds, and styles such as font and colours. PowerPoint also includes a Designer tool that takes existing content and offers possible style and layout tweaks. Keep in mind, these presets and suggestions may not be accessible.<\/p>\n

Who benefits from accessible templates and themes<\/h2>\n
\n

Literally everyone.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A low-quality foundation results in inferior construction. Using an inaccessible template will create inaccessible slides. Save yourself time and energy by starting with an accessible base. Your viewers and readers will benefit as well.<\/p>\n

How to ensure accessible templates and themes<\/h2>\n

When creating a new PowerPoint there are suggested templates and a search function.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Do not assume these presets are accessible. Even searching “accessible” will produce some themes that are poorly constructed with inaccessible layouts and colours.<\/p>\n

\n
\n

Branded Templates<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

\n

Branded templates provided by your organization may not be accessible. Always check for accessibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When constructing a PowerPoint, the Design <\/b>tab offers Themes and Variations. As with the top-level themes, do not assume these options are accessible. Many are not.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Designer<\/h2>\n

\"\"Once you have content on a slide, PowerPoint will offer the Designer tool. Designer will attempt to create layouts and styles based on the content you add.<\/p>\n

As with Themes and Variations, do not assume what Designer creates is accessible. Use Designer with caution as the tool generally creates wildly variable and inconsistent styles and patterns between slides. While some variety is nice, consistent common elements are useful for clarity, building connections between concepts, and structuring the flow of information.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

Instead of using pre-built templates, consider creating your own template or starting with blank slides. These methods will be discussed in later sections of this guide.<\/p>\n

Double Check<\/h2>\n

If you want to use a template or theme, create one slide with all of the elements you intend to include and then use the Check Accessibility tool<\/a> to check for errors.<\/p>\n

\n
\n

Next<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

\n

Move to the next page to examine Slide Masters<\/strong>\u00a0or select another accessibility practice to learn about<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1655,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1548","chapter","type-chapter","status-web-only","hentry"],"part":54,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1655"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3205,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1548\/revisions\/3205"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/54"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1548\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1548"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1548"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}