Excel® 2013 On Demand

Checking Accessibility

The Accessibility Checker identifies potential difficulties that people with disabilities might have reading or interactive with an Excel workbook. The Accessibility Checker generates a list of errors and warning and possible fixes in the Accessibility Checker panel. Use the information to determine what caused each issue and for suggestions on how to fix it. In addition to the Accessibility Checker, you can also add alternative text (also known as alt text) to objects and other items to provide information for people with visual impairments who may be unable to easily or fully see it. Alternative text also helps people with screen readers understand the content in a workbook. You can create alternative text for shapes, ...