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JAWs reader not reading text in shapes
A JAWs screen reader is not reading the text in certain shapes on several of my slides. The shapes are set up as layers so that they appear when the user clicks other shapes on the page to display t...
Hi Lisa!
I'm happy to help! It sounds like you've included shapes with text in your project, and the text isn't read off by JAWS. You're correct; JAWS should be reading off the text that is included in shapes. In JAWS, you can select how many characters are read off before you have to use the down arrow key, so JAWS continues reading. The standard is usually 150 characters.
Here's a quick demo of my testing where I navigated through a Storyline 360 course that included shapes with text.