This Tech tip is to draw attention to the new Creating Accessibility Materials widget on the D2L Homepages. This widget is a collection of that tech tips that are focused on creating accessible content. This widget is searchable and scrollable for ease of use The scroll bar will appear when...
This tech tip comes from Academic and Student Affairs at Minnesota State. This tip is part of Digital accessibility that focuses on how to use slide layouts instead of text boxes when creating a PowerPoint presentation. To view this tech tip, please click on the following link: Avoid inserting text...
This tech tip features videos by Microsoft that demonstrate how to improve accessibility in Email, Word Documents, Excel Spreadsheets, and PowerPoint Presentations. Please use the following video links. • Email o Video: Improve email accessibility 5:02 • Word Documents o Video: Check the accessibility 1:10 o Video: Improve accessibility with...
Oftentimes, when textbook images are scanned as PDFs, they are saved as “images” instead of “text,” which makes them inaccessible to students using screen-readers or text read aloud options. Follow the steps below to check your PDFs for accessibility and convert them as necessary. Check Your Document for Accessibility The...
People who use screen readers need to be sure content on slides is read in the correct order. The following demonstrates how to adjust the reading order of a particular slide. 1. Open your PowerPoint presentation in the desktop version. 2. Click the Review tab, then click the Check Accessibility:...
The purpose of this tech tip is to assist you in creating alt text for images you use in your course. Alt text cause images to be accessible to all learners. For this example, we will use an image of a horse running: 1. Open Copilot: 2. With copilot open,...
This tech tip comes from Academic and Student Affairs at Minnesota State. This tip is part of digital accessibility. To view this tech tip, please click on the following link Use unique slide titles Please also note the Digital Accessibility Tips section on the page.
This tech tip comes from Academic and Student Affairs at Minnesota State. The tech tip focuses on how to create tables that are digitally accessible To view this tech tip, please click on the following link: Using tables for presenting data, not for layout or formatting Please also focus on...
This tech tip comes from Academic and Student Affairs at Minnesota State. The Tech Tip focuses on organizing content using headings and why this is important for digital accessibility. To view this tech tip, please click on the following link: Use Headings to Organize Content Please also focus on the...
This Tech Tip features a very concise newsletter by Academic and Student Affairs at Minnesota State. This newsletter provides valuable information on how to use ALT text in MS Word. To view the newsletter, please click on the following link: Provide meaningful alt text to images Also, please scroll down...
