[access-uk] Re: Power Point Presentations Viewer?
- From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:08:22 -0000
Many thanks, Christopher. All clear now.
Cheers,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:31 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Power Point Presentations Viewer?
> Yes, that is correct. You'll be able to use your screen reader to read
> presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. This is due to MSAA, which is
> not implemented in the viewer. Hope that helps.
> On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:55:17 -0000, "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
> said:
>> Sorry, Chris, are you saying that I can maybe read the presentation
>> slides I
>> have if I use Microsoft PowerPoint as opposed to using PowerPoint viewer,
>> cause the forma uses MSAA? Sorry if I'm being dumb!
>>
>> Amro
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:49 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Power Point Presentations Viewer?
>>
>>
>> > Using a bit of programming knowledge, I don't think the viewer uses DOM
>> > (document object model) or any form of MSAA, to allow screen readers to
>> > see the slides. This is why Microsoft PowerPoint itself works, but not
>> > the viewer. Hope that helps.
>> > On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:36:26 -0000, "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
>> > said:
>> >> Thanks, Christopher. Have downloaded it. But yeah, you're right, the
>> >> slides
>> >> aren't accessible. I guess that's something to do with the slides
>> >> themselves? So it doesn't make any different which application I'm
>> >> viewing
>> >> the presentation in, does it?
>> >>
>> >> Amro
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 6:39 PM
>> >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Power Point Presentations Viewer?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Yes, there is such a viewer from Microsoft, simply called
>> >> > "PowerPoint
>> >> > Viewer". Not sure if you can access the slideshows though using a
>> >> > screen
>> >> > reader; I doubt it. Hope that helps.
>> >> > On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:07:10 -0000, "Amro Bilal"
>> >> > <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
>> >> > said:
>> >> >> Hi all,
>> >> >> I'm after a free accessible power point viewer application. Does
>> >> >> Microsoft has such a thing? If memory serves, Open Office
>> >> >> applications
>> >> >> aren't screen reader accessible, or at least with Jaws. Is this
>> >> >> still
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> case? Anyone can help please? Many thanks.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> AmroB
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