Microsoft Windows and Word Accessibility Features

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Microsoft Windows and Word Accessibility Features

• Gene Murray
• Technology Resources for Education (TRE) Center
• Albany, NY

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Accessibility Wizard
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Text Size
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Display Settings
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Set Wizard Options
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Adjustable Features

• Scrollbar Size
• Text Size
• Icon Size
• Color Settings
• Mouse Cursor
• Mouse Button/ Speed

• Stickey Keys
• Bounce Keys
• Toggle Keys
• Mouse Speed
• Sound Sentry
• Folder Options

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Accessibility Programs

• Magnifier
• Narrator
• On-Screen Keyboard

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Magnifier

• Magnifier creates a separate window that displays
  a magnified portion of your screen. You can also
  change the color scheme of the magnification
  window for easier visibility. You can move or
  resize the Magnifier window, or drag it to the
  edge of the screen and lock it into place.
  Magnifier is intended to provide a minimum level
  of functionality for users with slight visual
  impairments.

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Magnifier Features

• Change the magnification level
• Change the size and placement of the
  magnification window
• Invert the screen colors

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Opening Magnifier

• To open Magnifier, click Start, point to All
  Programs, point to Accessories, point to
  Accessibility, and then click Magnifier.
• To open Magnifier using the keyboard, press
  CTRLESC, press R, type magnify, and then press
  ENTER.

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Narrator

• Narrator is a text-to-speech utility for users
  who are blind or have impaired vision. Narrator
  reads what is displayed on your screen the
  contents of the active window, menu options, or
  the text you have typed.

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Narrator Works With

• Notepad
• Wordpad,
• Control Panel programs
• Internet Explorer
• Windows desktop
• Windows setup
• Narrator may not read words aloud correctly in
  other programs.

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On-Screen Keyboard

• On-Screen Keyboard is a utility that displays a
  virtual keyboard on the screen and allows users
  with mobility impairments to type data using a
  pointing device or joystick. On-Screen Keyboard
  is intended to provide a minimum level of
  functionality for users with mobility impairments.

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Microsoft Interactive Training
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MS Word

• Enlarge Toolbar Buttons
• Zoom Feature
• Color Options
• Text
• Highlight
• Text-To-Speech
• Speech Recognition
• Getting More Help

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Change the Size of the Icons on the Toolbar
Go to Tool on your menu bar. Scroll down to
Customize. Click on Options Tab. Click on
Large Icons. Click on the Close button. The
size of the icons will automatically enlarge.
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Zoom Feature
This feature allows you to magnify your document
up to 500, keeping your text at a standard font
size such as 10 or 12. You can view it with
visual ease while it prints out at the default
print size.
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Color Options
Color of Text
Highlight
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Text-To-Speech
Go to Tools on the menu bar. Click on Speech and
get Language Bar. Type your word(s),
sentence(s), or paragraph(s). Highlight and
click on Speak Text button on the Language Bar.
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Text-To-Speech Options
Click on the Tools button on the Language
Bar. Click on the Advanced Speech button Click
on the Text To Speech Tab. Make selections and
click on Apply button. Click on OK button.
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Speech Recognition - Requirements

• To use speech recognition, you need the
  following hardware and software components
• A high-quality close-talk (headset) microphone. A
  Universal Serial Bus (USB) microphone is
  recommended.
• A 400 megahertz (MHz) or faster computer with
  128 megabytes (MB) of memory.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.
• The speech recognition engine must be installed.
  It is available with Microsoft Office XP, but
  might not have been installed.