

The Accessibility Checker identifies any cell color combinations where the contrast ratio is less than 4.5 to 1. Type some text that the screen reader can announce. Take a moment to right-click the image, Edit Alt Text. Someone reading this workbook with a screen reader will here the not-very-helpful "Screen Clipping 1". Here is a great cartoon that I copied from.

The Accessibility Checker identifies objects that could benefit from some Alt Text.

In these cases, choose the drop-down menu and mark as decorative. The screen reader does not need to announce that you added an icon to dress up the worksheet. If someone is reading your workbook with a screen reader or other adaptive technology, the screen reader will not know what is in the chart, illustration, or image. I found that it helped to clarify my writing when I had to describe an image to someone who can't see the image. You don't have to type every word in the screenshot. There are 800 screenshots in that book and I wrote a few sentences of Alt Text for each one. I just finished writing the Microsoft Press book, Excel 2019 Inside Out. The first time that you check accessibility, a message appears. Use the Check Accessibility icon in the Review tab On the Review tab, click Check Accessibility. It will only take a minute or two to check accessibility issues in your workbook. Excel has a new focus on helping you to make sure the workbooks you create are easier for someone using a screen reader or other adaptive technologies.
