PowerPoint for Mac
Accessibility Conformance Report published by Microsoft
Conformance by level
Reported by the vendor. WCAG Level AA is the benchmark referenced by ADA Title II, Section 508 and the European Accessibility Act; Level AAA is optional and often left unevaluated.
Level A — 32 criteria
- Supports
- 24
- Partially supports
- 4
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 4
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AA — 24 criteria
- Supports
- 15
- Partially supports
- 6
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 3
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AAA — 31 criteria
- Supports
- 0
- Partially supports
- 0
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 0
- Not evaluated
- 31
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All reported criteria (87)
| Criterion | Name | Level | Conformance | Remarks from vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | Non-text Content | A | Supports | |
| 1.2.1 | Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.2 | Captions (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.3 | Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.3.1 | Info and Relationships | A | Partially Supports | - When sharing a document and typing contact names, VoiceOver does not announce the suggestions. |
| 1.3.2 | Meaningful Sequence | A | Supports | |
| 1.3.3 | Sensory Characteristics | A | Supports | |
| 1.4.1 | Use of Color | A | Supports | |
| 1.4.2 | Audio Control | A | Supports | |
| 2.1.1 | Keyboard | A | Partially Supports | - The Keyboard Navigation system setting needs to be turned on to access many of the controls with the keyboard.- Some elements of the Share, File Save, and File Export dialogs may not be operable with a keyboard.- In the Comments pane, you are not able to navigate to all controls within a comment card even when the macOS Keyboard Navigation setting is on.- Platform-provided alerts do not allow keyboard-only activation of links in alerts.- The handles for adjusting some attributes of shapes cannot be adjusted using a keyboard.- Panes cannot be resized using the keyboard.- Certain editing features in the animation pane are not fully accessible to keyboard users.- The Animate as Background feature does not allow the focus points to be specified using the keyboard.- Due to limitations in macOS, content menus within dialogs are not accessible with the keyboard.- In the Insert Summary Zoom, Section Zoom, and Slide Zoom dialog, slides can not be selected using the keyboard.- When playing an online video in Normal View, the video controls can not be accessed using the keyboard.- The Animation Painter can not be operated with just the keyboard.- Sometimes, you cannot navigate to all interactive elements in the Alt Text Pane. |
| 2.1.2 | No Keyboard Trap | A | Supports | |
| 2.1.4 | Character Key Shortcuts | A | Supports | - Presenting views such as Reading View, Slide Show, Presenter View, and Record Slide Show are user interface components where character key shortcuts are active. |
| 2.2.1 | Timing Adjustable | A | Supports | |
| 2.2.2 | Pause, Stop, Hide | A | Supports | |
| 2.3.1 | Three Flashes or Below Threshold | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.1 | Bypass Blocks | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.2 | Page Titled | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.3 | Focus Order | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.4 | Link Purpose (In Context) | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.1 | Pointer Gestures | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.2 | Pointer Cancellation | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.3 | Label in Name | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.4 | Motion Actuation | A | Not Applicable | |
| 3.1.1 | Language of Page | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.1 | On Focus | A | Partially Supports | - In some cases, the focus may move to the Designer pane or Comments pane without explicitly navigating there. |
| 3.2.2 | On Input | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.6 | Consistent Help | A | Supports | |
| 3.3.1 | Error Identification | A | Supports | |
| 3.3.2 | Labels or Instructions | A | Supports | |
| 3.3.7 | Redundant Entry | A | Supports | |
| 4.1.1 | Parsing | A | Supports | |
| 4.1.2 | Name, Role, Value | A | Partially Supports | - When saving or exporting a file to an online location, VoiceOver does not announce a name for the dialog.- Some elements in the Share Dialog are not programmatically exposed in the most correct manner. |
| 1.2.4 | Captions (Live) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.5 | Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.3.4 | Orientation | AA | Supports | |
| 1.3.5 | Identify Input Purpose | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.3 | Contrast (Minimum) | AA | Supports | - Supported when the "Increase contrast" system setting is turned on. |
| 1.4.4 | Resize text | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.5 | Images of Text | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.10 | Reflow | AA | Partially Supports | - Supported for the display scale settings available in System Settings.- The Introducing Copilot dialog may not fit on the screen when using the Larger Text setting for the display.- The Ribbon & Toolbar section of the Preferences dialog may not fit on the screen when using the Larger Text setting for the display.- At high zoom levels, some controls in online video players may not be visible. |
| 1.4.11 | Non-text Contrast | AA | Partially Supports | - Tick marks in the Text Ruler have low contrast in Light Mode. |
| 1.4.12 | Text Spacing | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.4.13 | Content on Hover or Focus | AA | Partially Supports | - PowerPoint uses the tooltips provided by macOS, which are not hoverable or dismissible. |
| 2.4.5 | Multiple Ways | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.6 | Headings and Labels | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.7 | Focus Visible | AA | Partially Supports | - The keyboard focus is not visible when you navigate to the slide list in the Insert Summary Zoom, Section Zoom, or Slide Zoom dialog. |
| 2.4.11 | Focus Not Obscured (Minimum) | AA | Supports | |
| 2.5.7 | Dragging Movements | AA | Partially Supports | - Reordering items in a list such as slide thumbnails in the Thumbnail Pane or Slide Sorter View, objects in the Selection Pane, animation steps in the Animation Pane, and topics in the Copilot Narrative Builder Dialog can be done without dragging movements, but it requires repeated use of keys or on-screen buttons to move the items one position at a time.- Panes cannot be resized without dragging movements.- The handles for adjusting some attributes of shapes cannot be adjusted without dragging movements.- Ink can only be drawn using dragging movements. |
| 2.5.8 | Target Size (Minimum) | AA | Partially Supports | - The target size of some elements in ribbon such as the dropdown button in split-button dropdowns and combo boxes and tiles in color pickers is not sufficiently large. |
| 3.1.2 | Language of Parts | AA | Supports | |
| 3.2.3 | Consistent Navigation | AA | Supports | |
| 3.2.4 | Consistent Identification | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.3 | Error Suggestion | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.4 | Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.8 | Accessible Authentication (Minimum) | AA | Supports | |
| 4.1.3 | Status Messages | AA | Supports | |
| 1.2.6 | Sign Language (Prerecorded) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.7 | Extended Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.8 | Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.9 | Audio-only (Live) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.3.6 | Identify Purpose | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.6 | Contrast (Enhanced) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.7 | Low or No Background Audio | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.8 | Visual Presentation | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.9 | Images of Text (No Exception) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.1.3 | Keyboard (No Exception) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.3 | No Timing | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.4 | Interruptions | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.5 | Re-authenticating | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.6 | Timeouts | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.3.2 | Three Flashes | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.3.3 | Animation from Interactions | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.8 | Location | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.9 | Link Purpose (Link Only) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.10 | Section Headings | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.12 | Focus Not Obscured (Enhanced) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.13 | Focus Appearance | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.5.5 | Target Size | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.5.6 | Concurrent Input Mechanisms | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.3 | Unusual Words | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.4 | Abbreviations | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.5 | Reading Level | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.6 | Pronunciation | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.2.5 | Change on Request | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.5 | Help | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.6 | Error Prevention (All) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.9 | Accessible Authentication (Enhanced) | AAA | Not Evaluated |
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