How to use Excel’s Accessibility Ribbon 

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Excel has an Accessibility Ribbon to help you make changes to ensure that worksheets are easier for people with disabilities to read and edit.

For some time, there’s been a Check Accessibility feature on the Excel Review tab. That opens a side-pane with suggestions for improving the worksheet. 

Go to Review | Accessibility | Check Accessibility

The Accessibility Checker Panel is still on the right-hand side of the page plus an Accessibility ribbon.

Accessibility Ribbon

The Accessibility Ribbon doesn’t have any new features, instead it’s a collection of existing Excel buttons and options which are commonly used to make suggested accessibility changes.

Review / Check accessibility 

Brings up the Accessibility inspection results in the right pane. 

Spelling

Spell Check for spelling and grammar mistakes, or you can press the shortcut F7 instead.

Color

Provides a shortcut to two different color tools – perfect to change up text within the Excel spreadsheet that might be hard to view. 

  • Font Color 
  • Fill Color

Style

Focuses on tools that assist with making a smoother and more effective screen reading process for those that can’t view the screen.  Each style option has a variety of different colored themes to choose from, with certain themes based on light, medium and dark styles.

  • Cell styles
  • Table styles
  • PivotTable styles
  • Shape styles
  • Chart Colors
  • Number Format

Format 
Quick access to a variety of format features in Excel.

  • Format as Table – ensures the work within the spreadsheet is formatted into a specific table with a chosen style.
  • Unmerge cells
  • Wrap Text
  • Edit Link

Names
Provides quick access to name-related content in Excel.

  • Alt text – create text descriptions for objects for screen readers.
  • Define Name – Define and apply names
  • Rename – Rename the spreadsheet
  • Table Name – Rename the table
  • PivotTable Name – Rename the PivotTable

Resources 
Provides help and assistance on the best accessibility practices for Excel spreadsheets including:

  • Including alt text for visuals
  • Using simple table structures
  • Using sufficient color & contrast
  • Adding meaningful hyperlink text and screen tips

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