

Files can also be easily saved as other file formats (see Technique 12).Īll office documents start with a template, which can be as simple as a blank standard-sized page or as complex as a nearly complete document with text, graphics and other content. 2010 and Apache OpenOffice 4.1.7)) while creating an ODT document. The application-specific steps and screenshots in this document were created using OpenOffice Impress (ver. In cases where more certainty is required, it is recommended that you test the office documents with end users with disabilities, including screen reader users. *Right-click: To right-click with the keyboard, select the object using the Shift+Arrow keys and then press either (1) the “Right-Click” key (some keyboard have this to the right of the spacebar) or Shift+F10.įollowing these techniques will increase the accessibility of your documents, but it does not guarantee accessibility to any specific disability groups.Below are the mouse-only terms and their keyboard alternatives: However, for clarity there are several instances where mouse-only language is used. We have tried to formulate these techniques so that they are useful to all authors, regardless of whether they use a mouse. Most of these have not been checked for accessibility, but some information and/or instructions are available for the following formats in Technique 12: In addition, Impress offers many other presentation processor and web format saving options. The default file format for Impress is ODF Presentation (ODP). If you are creating forms, web pages, applications, or other dynamic and/or interactive content, these techniques will still be useful to you, but you should also consult the W3C-WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) because these are specifically designed to provide guidance for highly dynamic and/or interactive content. Typical of office-style workflows (Reports, letters, memos, budgets, presentations, etc.).Self-contained (i.e., without hyperlinks to other documents, unlike web content), and.and do not include audio, video, or embedded interactivity) , Fully printable (i.e., where dynamic features are limited to automatic page numbering, table of contents, etc.Text-based (i.e., not simply images, although they may contain images),.Intended to be used by people (i.e., not computer code),.

You should use these techniques when you are using Impress to create documents that are: However, OpenOffice Impress does not include an accessibility checking feature. At the time of testing (December 2019), OpenOffice Impress provides a set of accessibility features that is sufficient to enable the production of accessible digital office documents.
