Microsoft Accessibility Feedback
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Save captions to file
When I use the speech recognition feature to provide real-time captions of my presentation, I want to have the complete transcript available to edit and use afterwards.
This would be great for writing minutes/notes or creating transcripts for videos or blogs posts etc.1 vote -
Bring Immersive Reader to PowerPoint
Ability to use immersive reader in PowerPoint is essential for students as so much content is stored in powerpoint formats.
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Instructions are incorrect (missing yes/no option) on Office365 login flow.
I ran across this linked in complaint about the office login process (link below).
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"Hey Microsoft! What's up with the dark pattern on this Office 365 login? Where is the YES or NO choice? It seems like there's enough space. What if I used a screen reader and needed to hear the YES or NO? This is unscrupulous
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#design, with poor
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#UX and
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#A11Y (accessibility) practices."https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6480863037451489280
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offer ways to change the pointer and blinking cursor color
I've created slides with a dark background and light text, but am always losing the pointer and blinking cursor. This is especially tough when I'm editing, but it's also a problem in presenter mode, when I'm trying to toggle between my large font notes and advancing the slides.
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2 votes
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Create & make available 100 individual audio files saying "slide 1", "slide 2", "slide 100"
Blind user of PowerPoint desires to be able to know what slide is being presented to an audience, and whether or not the next slide has advanced correctly, or advanced too many slides. PowerPoint allows for the insertion into a slide, of an audio file ("slide 3", "slide 4", "slide 100") which can "autoplay" upon the slide be opened. This will announce to the blind PowerPoint presenter which slide is currently being displayed to the audience, and allow the blind presenter to know whether or not the correct slide has been advanced to. Some individuals would be able to record…
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Microsoft Presenter
I am a high school teacher who teaches struggling readers. Besides native English speakers, I have over 30 non-English speakers (Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian and Croation), as well as, deaf and hard of hearing students. Your new Microsoft Presenter using the Microsoft Garage Dictate It and Translator Presenter has rocked the world in my classroom!!!! It has leveled the playing field for ALL of my students!!! Learning is now 100% accessible to everyone!!! I can’t wait to train my entire school on how to utilize this invaluable tool!!!
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debee@jfcl.com
Unable to create fully accessible handouts
3 votes
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