Module 5: Formatting Lists Properly

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Voice Over (VO): Accessible Electronic Document Community of Practice, AED-COP.

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VO: You are watching how to author and test Microsoft PowerPoint presentations for accessibility.

VO: This is Module 5, formatting lists correctly. This video is one in a series showing how to make a PowerPoint presentation Section 508 Conformant.

VO: Using lists in a presentation is an excellent way to organize and structure content.

VO: When lists are created properly, assistive technology can identify the information is contained in a group, and can also convey the relationship between each item contained within the list.

VO: Assistive technology users cannot infer meaning if a list is simulated by using tabs, dashes, or numbers.

VO: Using the built-in list features applies the formatting that assistive technology needs to both identify and present lists in a meaningful way to users with disabilities.

VO: Select the Home tab in the paragraph group, select the bullets or numbering option when using lists in your presentation.

VO: When formatting content using the built-in list features, you can select the list feature you want and then type your list item or type your list item and then select the list feature you want to use.

VO: To test for accessibility, place your cursor on a list item. Determine if one of the list formatting indicators located in the paragraph area of the Home tab is selected.

VO: Is the list formatting in the paragraph group highlighted? If not, the document fails this test.

VO: This list has been typed using dashes in place of bullets. When the cursor is placed on one of the list items, we can see that neither list formatting indicator is selected.

VO: This example is not accessible because the list was not formatted using the built-in list features.

VO: When we place the cursor on this example, we can see that it has been created using the bullets option.

VO: This example is considered accessible. Thank you for watching Module 5.

VO: You are encouraged to watch the other modules in this video series and revisit modules to gain a mastery of the information provided.

VO: To learn more about Section 508, visit www.section508.gov. This video is a product of the Accessible Electronic Document Community of Practice, Chief Information Officers Council, and the Federal Aviation Administration.