[vip_students] Re: Using MS Project with Jaws
- From: "\(NCBI\) Paul Traynor" <paul.traynor@xxxxxxx>
- To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:02:14 +0100
Hi Mairead,
Here is some information I took off a Microsoft site and hope it helps some.
Accessibility in Microsoft Project
Applies to: Microsoft Project 2010
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Microsoft is committed to making its products and services easier for
everyone to use. Many accessibility features are built right into Project.
These features are available to everyone, without the need for additional
accessibility aids.
In this article
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Customize Project to meet your needs
Work more efficiently
Accessibility limitations in Project
Learn about additional accessibility products and services from Microsoft
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Customize Project to meet your needs
To customize Project to better suit your needs, consider the following
options.
Change the magnification and color of text You can change the
magnification of a project to make information easier to read on the screen
by scaling views and reports, changing the timescale, or zooming the screen
display. You can also enlarge buttons on the Ribbon so that they are easier
to see and use. If you use the Microsoft IntelliMouse pointing device, you
can scroll and zoom directly from the mouse instead of clicking buttons on
the screen. You can also create a custom color palette to use only the
colors that you define.
Change the appearance of views You can change how bars, boxes, link
lines, and text appear in a view. For example, you can apply formatting
directly to any selection to make your Gantt Chart view look just the way
that you want. You can change the appearance of a Gantt bar by simply
double-clicking the bar, and then selecting the appearance that you want,
such as changing the font or increasing the size of text on the bars.
Customize toolbars and menus If you use only a subset of buttons and
commands, you can add buttons to the Quick Access Toolbar located above the
Ribbon.
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Work more efficiently
Project includes features that help you automate repetitive tasks and work
more effectively.
Use the spelling checker Project can correct common spelling and typing
errors as you work, and when you type a few identifying characters, it can
automatically complete recurring entries within a column.
Automate frequently used tasks You can use a macro to automate complex
tasks, which reduces the number of steps that are required to complete a
task that you perform frequently. You can assign a macro to a shortcut key,
which makes the macro as convenient to use as any standard Project command.
Security Use caution when running executable files or code in macros or
applications. Executable files or code can be used to carry out actions that
might compromise the security of your computer and data.
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Accessibility limitations in Project
Project supports accessibility with the exceptions noted in the table.
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Exceptions
Keyboard accessibility
The core functionality in Project is keyboard accessible. Keyboard access to
other functions is provided with the following exceptions:
Text in the Task Notes, Resource Notes, and Assignment Notes dialog boxes
cannot be richly formatted (such as bolded or italicized) without using a
mouse.
Some dialog boxes in Project have grids with long lists of items. To scroll
to an item within the grid, use the DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW keys, or use the
PAGE DOWN and PAGE UP keys.
Grouped tasks in the Network Diagram view can be collapsed using the
keyboard, but collapsed groups can only be expanded using the mouse.
High contrast and display attributes
Project supports the accessibility settings of the host operating system
with exceptions.
Certain areas of the product do not display as they shoudl, or do not
display at all, in High Contrast mode.
When change highlighting is turned on, High Contrast mode significantly
lowers the visibility of the text in highlighted cells.
The rich text formatting buttons in the Task Notes, Resource Notes, and
Assignment Notes dialog boxes do not display well in High Contrast mode.
Indicator icons do not display well in High Contrast mode. To access the
information conveyed by the indicators, double-click the indicator to open
the dialog box or view where the data is captured.
Graphs that display resource availability and allocation are not legible in
High Contrast mode. To get this information, use the tables in the Resource
Usage view.
User interface elements do not display correctly when you run the
Accessibility Wizard in Windows XP or Windows Vista. To address this, turn
on High Contrast mode in Control Panel (Accessibility Options in Windows XP
or Ease of Access Center in Windows Vista).
In some dialog boxes in Project, text is cut off if you are using a very
large font size.
Exposure of information
Project uses Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) to expose information,
with the following exceptions:
The following dialog boxes do not expose information according to MSAA
guidelines: Change Working Time, Reports, COM Add-Ins, Rearrange Commands,
Insert Hyperlink, and Service Options.
Some controls in the Progress Lines dialog box do not expose their names
using the MSAA Name property.
Component Object Model (COM) add-ins do not expose information according to
MSAA guidelines.
The status bar, displayed at the bottom of the Project window, does not
expose information according to MSAA guidelines.
In the Page Setup dialog box, when switching tabs, the child objects do not
get exposed correctly using the MSAA object hierarchy. However, screen
readers can use alternate methods to get to these objects.
MSAA is not supported in graphical views, such as the chart portion of the
Gantt Chart view. However, all of the information in the graphical views is
also available in a table format (such as the left side of Gantt Chart
view), which does support MSAA.
The MSAA method for selection (accSelect) does not work in combo boxes.
Also, combo boxes expose the wrong value for the MSAA Role property.
The view bar does not expose its name correctly using the MSAA Name
property.
Parts of the spell checker do not expose information according to MSAA
guidelines.
Items are not verbalized in list boxes containing check boxes to the left of
each list item.
In the Resource Substitution Wizard, selecting certain items causes focus to
change automatically to another control in the dialog box.
Animation
Project uses animation when the animated Office Assistant is turned on.
Animation can be turned off at your discretion, and all information is
equally available in a non-animated mode.
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Learn about additional accessibility products and services from Microsoft
The following sections provide information about the features, products, and
services that make Microsoft Windows more accessible for people with
disabilities:
Accessibility Features of Windows
Documentation in Alternative Formats
Customer Service for People with Hearing Impairments
Note This information may apply only to users who license Microsoft
products in the United States. If you obtained this product outside of the
United States, you can use the subsidiary information card that came with
your software package or visit the Microsoft Accessibility Web site for a
list of Microsoft support services telephone numbers and addresses. You can
contact your subsidiary to find out whether the type of products and
services described in this section are available in your area. Information
about accessibility is available in other languages, including Japanese and
French.
Accessibility features of Windows
The Windows operating system has many built-in accessibility features that
are useful for people who have difficulty typing or using a mouse, are blind
or have low vision, or who are deaf or hard of hearing. The features are
installed during setup. For more information about these features, see Help
in Windows and the Microsoft Accessibility Web site.
Free Step-by-Step Tutorials Microsoft offers a series of step-by-step
tutorials that provide detailed procedures for adjusting the accessibility
options and settings on your computer. This information is presented in a
side-by-side format so that you can learn how to use the mouse, the
keyboard, or a combination of both.
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