Do slide master 'title' boxes matter for accessibility features?
Jul 04, 2022
Hi community! I am reviewing a Storyline 360 template that a contractor is building for us. I want to ensure the accessibility features are set up and used appropriately but I am not sure how all the recent updates function or if they override previous elements. My key question is around slide titles.
The text has been set up using Text Styles tagged with H1, H2, etc. But I noticed that some slides have all text as "Slide text" boxes. Does it matter if the heading box on a master slide is a "Slide title" or not? Will this affect screen reader accessibility or any other features?
I have attached a plain example showing the title with both H2 applied and using a 'Slide title' box (yellow highlight), and example of the plain 'Slide text' boxes (red circle). This is what I expect to see, but I have some slides where the title box is 'Slide text' rather than 'Slide title'.
4 Replies
Hello Amy!
Great question! The heading levels are important to make sure a screen reader user understands the context of the text boxes. In your case, you'll want to use Heading 1 for Section Titles and Heading 2 for Slide Titles.
Please let me know if you have additional questions!
Hi Lauren.
Thank you for your reply, but I think you have misunderstood my question.
I understand how Text Styles work. My question is around the "slide title" vs "slide text" placeholder boxes on master slides. Do these have any impact, or do text styles override them?
Hello Amy!
Apologies for the misunderstanding! As long as the text is labeled correctly using the correct text style, it doesn't matter if the text box is a Slide Title or Slide Text.
Let me know if I can help with anything else!
Perfect, thank you!