PowerPoint - UWP
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 — 30 criteria
- Supports
- 14
- Partially supports
- 11
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 5
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AA — 20 criteria
- Supports
- 10
- Partially supports
- 6
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 4
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AAA — 28 criteria
- Supports
- 0
- Partially supports
- 0
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 0
- Not evaluated
- 28
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All reported criteria (78)
| 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 | - Key commands in charts may conflict with screen reader silencing commands.- Screen reader may not announce correct state information for 'Protect Document' menu items.- Tooltip is not properly defined for 'Back' button under 'Custom Margins'. |
| 1.3.2 | Meaningful Sequence | A | Supports | |
| 1.3.3 | Sensory Characteristics | A | Supports | |
| 1.4.1 | Use of Color | A | Partially Supports | - Hyperlink underlines show on hover but not at rest in the Identity Control.- 'Send as attachment' link looks like plain text in the Share window. |
| 1.4.2 | Audio Control | A | Supports | |
| 2.1.1 | Keyboard | A | Partially Supports | - Presence indicators are not accessible by keyboard.- Certain panes do not close using expected keyboard commands.- Adjustment handles for shapes are not accessible by keyboard.- More colors list item in Font color combo box is not receiving tab focus under the font tab inside the 'Font Setting' window. |
| 2.1.2 | No Keyboard Trap | A | Partially Supports | - Screen reader focus can become trapped in the reply box of unposted comments. |
| 2.1.4 | Character Key Shortcuts | A | Supports | |
| 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 | Partially Supports | - Some elements of the Share dialog may not receive focus in the proper order. |
| 2.4.4 | Link Purpose (In Context) | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.1 | Pointer Gestures | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.2 | Pointer Cancellation | A | Partially Supports | - Pointer cancellation is not fully supported in ribbon tabs and buttons, the zoom buttons, and certain combo box controls. |
| 2.5.3 | Label in Name | A | Partially Supports | - Tooltip does not match name in the Font Formatting button. |
| 2.5.4 | Motion Actuation | A | Not Applicable | |
| 3.1.1 | Language of Page | A | Not Applicable | |
| 3.2.1 | On Focus | A | Partially Supports | - Keyboard focus may not be maintained after user action on a limited number of controls. |
| 3.2.2 | On Input | A | Supports | |
| 3.3.1 | Error Identification | A | Partially Supports | - User is not informed that the entered User name is not a match in the backstage. |
| 3.3.2 | Labels or Instructions | A | Partially Supports | - In certain dialogs, screen readers may not properly pronounce the label name associated with a toggle button.- In the Tell Me pane, Recently Used Actions are not properly announced by the screen reader.- Labels are not properly associated with their respective color controls in the Font Color menu. |
| 4.1.1 | Parsing | A | Supports | |
| 4.1.2 | Name, Role, Value | A | Partially Supports | - Role is not properly defined for a limited number of controls. |
| 1.2.4 | Captions (Live) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.5 | Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.3.4 | Orientation | AA | Partially Supports | - User accounts are not displayed completely in the landscape mode. |
| 1.3.5 | Identify Input Purpose | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.3 | Contrast (Minimum) | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.4 | Resize text | AA | Partially Supports | - Certain dialogs do not render as expected in text scaling modes.- Some controls do not render as expected in text scaling modes. |
| 1.4.5 | Images of Text | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.10 | Reflow | AA | Partially Supports | - PowerPoint reflows well to 1024x768 at 100% DPI. |
| 1.4.11 | Non-text Contrast | AA | Partially Supports | - A small number of icons do not render as expected in high contrast modes.- Keyboard focus state of some expand-collapse controls is not high enough contrast.- Various non-text contrast issues exist in a number of panes, dialog boxes, and controls. |
| 1.4.12 | Text Spacing | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.13 | Content on Hover or Focus | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.5 | Multiple Ways | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.6 | Headings and Labels | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.7 | Focus Visible | AA | Partially Supports | - Focus indicators may not be visible on the 'Microphone' button in dark grey theme and on the Share button.- Placeholder text and cursor disappear when placing the focus on 'Background color' and 'checkmark color' edit fields. |
| 3.1.2 | Language of Parts | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 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 | Not Applicable | |
| 4.1.3 | Status Messages | AA | Partially Supports | - Some status messages in the Share dialog may not be read automatically. |
| 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 | |
| 2.5.5 | 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 |
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