PowerPoint to PDF: Overcoming the Pain Points

Date & Time

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 2:20 PM PDT  

Location

Platinum 8  

Description

This session focuses on the shortcomings of PowerPoint as an authoring software to produce accessible PDFs. We will cover the known barriers and some bugs most people are unaware of, and we will review the accessibility tools available in PowerPoint that help create more accessible content. The session will start in PowerPoint and then cover what you must fix in the PDF to make your content more accessible. We will also talk about how to design around the accessibility barriers so there is less work in the PDF at the end.

This Presentation Link is provided by the Presenter(s) and not hosted by the Center on Disabilities at CSUN. The Center on Disabilities has confirmed, as of March 26, 2024, content linked is relevant to the presentation, but has not been reviewed for accessibility nor will the Center on Disabilities attempt to remediate any accessibility issues in the linked content. Please contact the Presenter(s) with any accessibility concerns.

 

Audience

• Higher Education
• Healthcare & Rehabilitation
• Finance & Banking
• Marketing
• Sales

Audience Level

Beginning  

Session Summary (Abstract)

This session focuses on overcoming the known barriers when creating PDF documents from Microsoft PowerPoint. We will discuss design options, accessibility tools and the next steps when creating PDF documents from Microsoft PowerPoint.  

Primary Topic

Design  

Secondary Topics

Digital Accessibility  

Session Type

Exhibitor Track  

Presenter

• Dax Castro
  Chax Training and Consulting

Add to Outlook/iCal (How it works)

Back to Session List