This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Windows tools or features and Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Accessibility help & learning content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.
On this page you can find links to accessibility help articles that are written for people who use screen readers with PowerPoint. To find information on how to create PowerPoint presentations that are accessible to people with disabilities, see Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities.
Get started using accessible features in PowerPoint
- Use a screen reader to explore and navigate PowerPoint
- Use keyboard shortcuts to create PowerPoint presentations
- Use keyboard shortcuts to deliver PowerPoint presentations
- Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader
- Use a screen reader to work with slides in PowerPoint
- Use a screen reader to create a presentation from a template in PowerPoint
Work with text, images, tables, videos, audio, charts, forms, and quizzes
- Use a screen reader to add and format text in PowerPoint
- Use a screen reader to insert and edit pictures and tables in PowerPoint
- Use a screen reader to insert audio or video in PowerPoint
- Use a screen reader to create charts in PowerPoint
- Use a screen reader to insert a form or quiz into a PowerPoint presentation
Share and co-author presentations
- Use a screen reader to share and co-author presentations in PowerPoint
- Use a screen reader to read or add speaker notes and comments in PowerPoint
Deliver presentations
- Use a screen reader to show your presentation with PowerPoint
- Use a screen reader to add closed captions to recorded PowerPoint presentations
Work with PowerPoint Live in Microsoft Teams
- Use a screen reader to attend a PowerPoint Live session in Microsoft Teams
- Use a screen reader to share and co-present with PowerPoint Live in Microsoft Teams
- Video: Present inclusively with PowerPoint
Save and print presentations
- Use a screen reader to save your presentation in PowerPoint
- Use a screen reader to print presentations in PowerPoint
See also
Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities
Accessibility features in video and audio playback on PowerPoint