PowerPoint is easy for a blind person to create.  I use it regularly when I
make presentations.At 07:59 AM 6/8/02 -0500, you wrote:
>What one list member suggested that worked (at least for the power point I
>wanted to view) was saving it as rtf and then Window Eyes would read it;
>the vendor says they "do not support" Power Point, but might someday.  I'd
>like to be able to create Power Point for some of my lectures, but assume
>creating it is probably even less accessible than reading it.  If you want
>to put stuff on the web as power point, how about hanging a rtf version out
>there too?  Thanks for your concern.
>KathieAt 11:41 PM 6/7/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >I'd be interested in any tips re either Powerpoint or Corel Presentations.
> >We are using our educaitonal shows to create Web shows too, though
> >possibly not the best or most accessible format it is a quick way to
> >publish your information and show it platform-indepedently if you need to.
> >It looks like Microsoft's product automatically builds in some text access
> >to each slide (you'd still have to add alt-text for a picture-only slide).
> >Corel's product has a better Outline View selected from the View menu, it
> >easily accepts plain text with copy-and- paste (you can put tab stops in
> >in advance if you want to get it at the right levels on the slides isntead
> >of adjusting later.)  There is a view like it in Powerpoint, some versions
> >at least...maybe that will help- but it won't take the copy and paste-in
> >as well, you have to use an Insert menu feature if I recall correctly.
> >Would that help any??
> >
> >Vikki Stefans, M.D., pediatric physiatrist (rehab doc for kids) at UAMS
> >and Arkansas Children's Hospital.  Working Mom of Sarah T. and Michael C.,
> >and wife of Henry Stefans, travel agent extraordinaire.  Every mom is a
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> >On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Schneider, Katherine S. wrote:
> >
> >> I'm using Window Eyes to read power point and no matter if I use regular
> >> or mouse arrows it only reads parts of each slide, sometimes skipping
> >> stuff right in the middle of the slide.  Is it me?  Anyone using Window
> >> Eyes willing to straighten me out back channel would be much
> >> appreciated.  Kathie
> >>
> >


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