{"id":6418,"date":"2021-07-20T09:55:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T08:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/?p=6418"},"modified":"2023-08-23T15:28:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T14:28:00","slug":"ppt-design-ideas-part-1-all-caps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/2021\/07\/20\/ppt-design-ideas-part-1-all-caps\/","title":{"rendered":"Three ways PowerPoint&#8217;s &#8220;Design Ideas&#8221; excludes your audience, and how to fix it: Part 1 &#8211; Setting text in &#8220;all caps&#8221;."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/di.png?resize=755%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Design Ideas button within the PowerPoint user interface.\" class=\"wp-image-6401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/di.png?w=999&amp;ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/di.png?resize=300%2C71&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/di.png?resize=768%2C183&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Article Series Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PowerPoint&#8217;s design ideas feature is great, but it can worsen the accessibility of your content. It may recommend these behaviours that can exclude members of your potential audience:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/2021\/07\/20\/ppt-design-ideas-part-1-all-caps\/\">Setting text in &#8220;all caps&#8221;.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/2021\/07\/20\/ppt-design-ideas-part-2-centre-alignment\/\">Centre aligning text.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/2021\/07\/20\/ppt-design-ideas-part-3-contrast\/\">Insufficient colour contrast.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PowerPoint&#8217;s accessibility checker often ignores these issues or does not check for them at all.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In this article we explain why this is important and how to fix it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PowerPoint\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/create-professional-slide-layouts-with-powerpoint-designer-53c77d7b-dc40-45c2-b684-81415eac0617\">Design Ideas<\/a> feature helps us create attractive slides quickly. Unfortunately, some of its suggestions do not follow accessibility best practice, creating barriers that may exclude members of your audience. In this blog post we explain one of these issues and how to fix it. The examples shown here use the default PowerPoint template but are likely to occur whichever template you use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/di-caps.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/di-caps-1024x125.png?resize=755%2C92&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Each slide has the same content on the topic of &quot;how to think like a genius&quot;. Almost every slide idea generated has changed the text to be shown in all caps.\" class=\"wp-image-6419\" width=\"755\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/di-caps.png?resize=1024%2C125&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/di-caps.png?resize=300%2C37&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/di-caps.png?resize=768%2C94&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/di-caps.png?w=1210&amp;ssl=1 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Design variations of the same content generated by Design Ideas. The majority have set the text into all capitals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"caps\">Upper case text<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Text in all caps can present a barrier to readers with dyslexia. Moreover, it slows down reading speed for all.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writing text in all capitals looks unprofessional. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifewire.com\/why-not-to-write-in-all-caps-1173242\">Many consider it shouting when used online.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design ideas will sometimes present text in all caps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s easy to remediate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is the case you choose to present text important?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdadyslexia.org.uk\/advice\/employers\/creating-a-dyslexia-friendly-workplace\/dyslexia-friendly-style-guide\">British Dyslexia Association recommend avoiding text in all uppercase\/capital letters<\/a>. This can be less familiar to the reader and harder to read. When we write sentences, we should use \u201cSentence Case\u201d and not uppercase. A screen reader may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sitepoint.com\/15-rules-making-accessible-links\/https:\/\/www.sitepoint.com\/15-rules-making-accessible-links\/\">read out uppercase text letter by letter.<\/a> This can be confusing and disruptive to the listener. It can be a challenge to those with an impairment or specific learning difference. Furthermore, usability expert Jakob Nielsen has found that reading on screen can be around 25% slower than reading from paper and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/articles\/weblog-usability-top-ten-mistakes\/\">reading upper case text can be a further 10% slower<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does Design Ideas do?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the options presented by Design Ideas turn text into uppercase. The Office accessibility checker does not check for text in uppercase. If you like a design that has text in all caps, follow these steps to fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide12.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide12-1024x576.png?resize=755%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PowerPoint slide, &quot;How to think like a genius&quot;. In all capital letters are three points: creative strategies, helpful habits, enrich your mind. An icon is used to reinforce the points, an outline of a person's head with two cogs within it, a tick, and an outline of a head with a brain.\n\" class=\"wp-image-6372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide12.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide12.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide12.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide12.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide12.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Created using Design Ideas from three initial bullet points in sentence case, the content is shown in all capital letters alongside useful icons that help to reinforce the message. Content is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Think-Like-a-Genius\">WikiHow guide &#8220;How to think like a genius&#8221;<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What about the Accessibility Checker?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, text in all capital letters is not within <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/rules-for-the-accessibility-checker-651e08f2-0fc3-4e10-aaca-74b4a67101c1\">the ruleset of the Accessibility Checker<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can you fix it?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/allcaps.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/allcaps-1024x671.png?resize=755%2C495&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/allcaps.png?resize=1024%2C671&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/allcaps.png?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/allcaps.png?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/allcaps.png?w=1317&amp;ssl=1 1317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>In PowerPoint, <strong>select the frame that holds the content<\/strong> design ideas has adjusted. While you could select each text box individually, selecting the frame means you will change all the text boxes at the same time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the<strong> Change Case button<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>Sentence Case<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the above steps will change the text from uppercase to sentence case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide13.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide13-1024x576.png?resize=755%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PowerPoint slide, &quot;How to think like a genius&quot;. In all sentence case are three points: creative strategies, helpful habits, enrich your mind. An icon is used to reinforce the points, an outline of a person's head with two cogs within it, a tick, and an outline of a head with a brain.\n\" class=\"wp-image-6381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide13.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide13.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide13.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide13.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2021\/07\/Slide13.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The same slide as before, now with text in sentence case.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to learn more?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdadyslexia.org.uk\/advice\/employers\/creating-a-dyslexia-friendly-workplace\/dyslexia-friendly-style-guide\">Dyslexia friendly style guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mity.com.au\/blog\/writing-readable-content-and-why-all-caps-is-so-hard-to-read\">Writing readable content (and why All Caps is so hard to read)<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uxplanet.org\/why-letter-casing-is-important-to-consider-during-design-decisions-50402acd0a4e\">Why letter casing is important to consider during design decisions<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.prototypr.io\/all-caps-on-ui-good-or-bad-2570f14dc457\">All Caps on UI: Good or Bad?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uxmovement.com\/content\/all-caps-hard-for-users-to-read\/\">Why Text in All Caps Is Hard for Users to Read<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/danieltitus.com\/blog\/advertising\/237-why-all-caps-is-usually-a-bad-idea\">Why ALL CAPS Is Usually a Bad Idea<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read the other articles in this series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PowerPoint&#8217;s design ideas feature is great, but it can worsen the accessibility of your content. It may recommend these behaviours that can exclude members of your potential audience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-b08f2c9c-3eb1-4b62-88f9-7e25e2b1abad\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/2021\/07\/20\/ppt-design-ideas-part-1-all-caps\/\">Setting text in &#8220;all caps&#8221;.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/2021\/07\/20\/ppt-design-ideas-part-2-centre-alignment\/\">Centre aligning text.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/2021\/07\/20\/ppt-design-ideas-part-3-contrast\/\">Insufficient colour contrast.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/2021\/07\/20\/design-ideas-three-ways-overview\/\">Article overview.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PowerPoint\u2019s Design Ideas feature is a marvellous innovation. It makes slide design quick, simple, and within reach of anyone. Currently, it introduces three issues that can exclude members of your audience. The tips we shared in this post make these issues simple to resolve. If you see these issues in your colleagues\u2019 presentations, send them this article so they will know what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Over to you!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Add your comments, questions, and reflections below. Did we get something wrong? Have an important tip to share? Let us know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Text in all caps can present a barrier to readers with dyslexia. Moreover, it slows down reading speed for all. Design Ideas will often set short bullet points in all caps. 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