Tag Archives: MS Office

Testing Prezi

Posted on April 26, 2011 by jeb

I discovered a new (to me) product a few weeks ago that describes itself as the alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint. Like many of you I long ago lost any fascination with PowerPoint and only use it when I absolutely have … Continue reading →

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Office for Mac 2011 Update – SP1

Posted on April 15, 2011 by jeb

I have updated my January blog about Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 which speaks to my disappointment that the product is not accessible. This week Microsoft, to their credit, released Service Pack 1 (SP1) which solves some of the accessibility … Continue reading →

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MS Office for the Mac and Accessibility

Posted on January 31, 2011 by jeb

UPDATE: April 15, 2011 – Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Office for Mac – version 2011. I am happy to report that the new version now has the capacity for users to add alternative text to images. … Continue reading →

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Writing ALT Descriptions

Posted on December 30, 2010 by jeb

Several months ago I was searching for resources on how to write a decent – “good” – Alternative Description, also known as an “ALT description.” The use of the ALT description has been around for a number of years and … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Office 2010 and Accessibility

Posted on July 28, 2010 by jeb

Although it is not considered a major update, Microsoft (MS) recently released the latest iteration of its highly popular MS Office. To me, it appears most of the changes to this version (Microsoft Office 2010) are minor in nature and … Continue reading →

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