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Focus order - Doesn't include a separate line item for hyperlinks within a text box?
Hi, I'm revisiting some older courses to improve accessibility, namely via focus order.
I've patched everything up including things that are hidden away in layers or slide masters.
Where I'm str...
Hello Joe,
Happy to help!
If you have a text box that contains text and a hyperlink, if you use tab to navigate through your slide, you'll observe the following behavior:
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- Tabbing will move the focus box to the hyperlinked text first, and the screen reader will read out that the text is linked.
- Using the up and down arrow keys will allow the screen reader to read out the rest of the non-interactive text in the text box.
- Tabbing will move the focus box to the hyperlinked text first, and the screen reader will read out that the text is linked.
There isn't a way to declare hyperlinked text as individual items in the focus order. You can check out this article for more information on how slide content is read by screen readers:
Let me know if you have any questions!
