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Alt key for the Accessibility win in Microsoft Office

2020-03-04
By: dadxeight
On: March 4, 2020
In: 365 Ideas for Office 365, Differentiation/UDL, Microsoft Tools, OneNote, PowerPoint, PowerPoint, Word
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Unmatched commitment to accessibility is what sets Microsoft Office and their other educational programs and apps apart. Today’s obscure topic is how the Alt key unlocks accessibility features across the Microsoft Office apps. Day 96 of 365 Ideas for Office 365 is the Alt key. Universal Design for Learning Accessibility is an interesting thing.  The idea of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is to provide helps for everybody (make them universally available), not just for individuals with more apparent disabilities.  Sometimes our needs are related to a permanent or temporary disability, but some idea that are created for a specific group of people helps theRead More →

Clickable Table of Contents in Microsoft Word

2020-01-09
By: dadxeight
On: January 9, 2020
In: 365 Ideas for Office 365, Differentiation/UDL, Microsoft Tools, Word
With: 0 Comments

Table of Contents are easy to create in Word.  So is making them clickable.  Welcome to Day 85 of 365 Ideas for Office 365.  Clickable Table of Contents.  Yesterday we showed you how to add visual structure and accessibility to your Word documents by utilizing the Heading Style to create collapsible menus in Microsoft Word.  An interactive Table of Contents is another way to achieve these goals. Purpose of Clickable Table of Contents Like yesterday’s topic, adding a table of contents to a Word document makes it much easier to both create and navigate longer documents but also to make any length document more accessible. Read More →

Collapsible Menus in Microsoft Word

2020-01-08
By: dadxeight
On: January 8, 2020
In: 365 Ideas for Office 365, Differentiation/UDL, Microsoft Tools, Word
With: 0 Comments

Okay, it doesn’t sound like the sexiest topic possible.  But collapsible headings are really handy when you have a longer document, and add accessibility to any length document.  Welcome (at last) to Day 84 of 365 Ideas for Office 365– collapsible menus in Word. Why Use Collapsible Headings Besides making it easier to create longer documents, collapsible headings make it easier to navigate documents.  Consider your students with IEPs that say “reduce visual clutter” or have trouble with organization or following multi-step directions.  Imagine them having all the content or instructions, yet only needing to see one piece at a time- the part they areRead More →

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