How to Create Accessible PowerPoint Presentations from
Scratch

Test your knowledge # 1:
To test your knowledge of how to make accessible PowerPoint presentations answer the questions below.

1. You have the PowerPoint slide shown below (PowerPoint Slide with an image). The purpose of the image is to illustrate some activities that kids do in the preschool. Is the slide shown below accessible?


Screen capture that shows a PowerPoint slide with a title, some text and an image, the same text is on the outline section and the notes pane is empty.

2. If not, what is missing?

3. What would you add?

4. How do you know when you are using the Normal view when creating a PowerPoint presentation?

5. If you are going to create a slide that contains only a title, which of the auto layouts shown below would you choose?

Screen capture of a "New Slide" window that shows 12 auto layouts:1) title and subtitle, 2)title and bullets, 3) title two lists of bullets, 4)title and a table, 5 and 6) title, text and graphic, 7 and 8) title and chart, 9 and 10) title, text and a picture, 11) title only, 12) blank slide

6.Why?

7. A person is going to create a slide that contains a title, some text and a graphic. Is the auto layout chosen (see figure below) marked with a square a good choice? (yes or not)

Screen capture that shows a blank slide as the Auto layout chosen.

8.Why?

9. What would be a better choice and explain why?

10. If I have a decorative image on a slide, should I describe it?

11.Why?

12. What are the elements that should be described in the Notes Pane?

13.Why?

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