{"id":517,"date":"2024-07-25T13:44:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=517"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T17:10:39","slug":"create-ppt-going-foward","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/chapter\/create-ppt-going-foward\/","title":{"raw":"Going Forward","rendered":"Going Forward"},"content":{"raw":"The best way to solve an issue is to prevent it from happening in the first place. Take what you've learned and incorporate your new skills going forward. Focus on creation and revision, not remediation. As you create new PowerPoints and update existing ones, make sure they are accessible.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"noborder aligncenter wp-image-992\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2248\/2024\/07\/GoingForward.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"120\" \/>\r\n\r\nAs you become more experienced, you'll find your PowerPoints have fewer and fewer accessibility issues. Eventually, you'll be creating accessible PowerPoints without a second thought (or any additional work). However, it's important to check new and existing PowerPoints for accessibility. Refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/chapter\/ppt-start-here\/\">Make existing PowerPoints accessible<\/a> section of this resource and learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/back-matter\/powerpoint-check-accessibility-tool\/\">PowerPoint's Check Accessibility tool.<\/a>\r\n\r\nFor more information, read about <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/chapter\/powerpoint-accessibility-5\/\">additional PowerPoint features<\/a> as well as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/chapter\/powerpoint-accessibility-quick-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerPoint Accessibility Quick Start Guide<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility Handbook for Teaching and Learning<\/a>.\r\n<h2>Useful links<\/h2>\r\nConsider the following resources for additional information:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/techniques\/powerpoint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAIM: PowerPoint Accessibility.<\/a>\u200b\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/digital-accessibility\/resources\/understanding-powerpoint-accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understanding PowerPoint Accessibility - University of Colorado Boulder.<\/a>\u200b\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accessibilityhandbook\/chapter\/inclusive-content-delivery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inclusive Content Delivery<\/a> guide.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-au\/office\/rules-for-the-accessibility-checker-651e08f2-0fc3-4e10-aaca-74b4a67101c1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rules for the Office accessibility checker.<\/a>\u200b\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpgi.com\/color-contrast-checker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colour Contrast Analyzer<\/a> from TPGi is a desktop (Windows and macOS) application to help check for accessible colour.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Next<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nCheck that your <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/back-matter\/powerpoint-check-accessibility-tool\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerPoints are free from accessibility errors<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/front-matter\/start-here\/#iwantto\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore other software and platforms<\/a> and how to make accessible content.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>The best way to solve an issue is to prevent it from happening in the first place. 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