![]() ![]() Accessibility checking requires manual inspection and some human judgement (e.g.Some features and functionality are missing or not working properly in the online versions, including the Accessibility Checker tool. We recommend using the local, installed desktop version of Office when checking documents for accessibility.Automated checkers are a good starting point, not the end-all, to check your documents for accessibility.No automated accessibility checker will ensure that a document is accessible.The goal of this tutorial is to explain how to use the accessibility features in the latest Microsoft Office 365 application which is the desktop version of the Microsoft Word 2016 program.įor additional support with other versions of Microsoft Word, check out the support page on the Microsoft website. Microsoft Word has a number of tools that you can use to make documents more accessible. ![]() And again, if you run text-to-speech on the Mac with those symbols, all are identified and spoken as ‘degrees’ which makes that an interesting thing to note.Microsoft Word Accessibility Introduction Thus you technically would want to use Option + Shift + 8 for degrees relating to temperature, but visually the other symbols look quite similar even if they are different. Option + 0 is the the Masculine Ordinal Indicator used in some languages (has a line under it in some fonts) like º.Option + k is (spacing) Ring Above diacritic like ˚.Option + Shift + 8 is Degree for Temperature like °.Here they are explained courtesy of in the comments: Though they look the same, they’re actually different symbols entirely and thus three ways to type it for a reason. Getting technical however, there are differences between the three symbols which look like a degree symbol for temperature, whether that is fahrenheit, celsius, or kelvin, as typed on a Mac keyboard. ![]() But aside from that, if it’s 35˚ outside, now you can tell someone without typing out the full word ‘degrees’, and that’s a bonus, right? Perhaps the difference is only visible, with one degree symbol being slightly smaller than the other. Interestingly, if you run the text-to-speech engine on the Mac over both of the degree symbols, the OS identifies both as “degrees” with no differentiation between the two. You may notice there are two keyboard shortcuts and each of the two temperature symbols are slightly different, but I couldn’t tell you why or what for (perhaps one for celsius, fahrenheit, and kelvin?), so some people just use which ever one they want, or maybe whatever symbol is easier to remember with the keystroke. Happy temperature telling, and enjoy your weather whatever it is! What’s the Difference Between the 3 Degree Symbols on Mac? I laughed about it for a second but then realized I’ve been asked this question a few times before especially from recent switchers, so clearly some of the simple things just need a simple explanation. This is simple stuff though right? Well, I just got an email from a relative who was clearly very frustrated that they couldn’t figure out how to type the degree temperature symbol in Mac OS X. Personally I usually use Option + Shift + 8 because that is what I tend to remember the easiest, but use which works for you.īy the way, you can also type the degree symbol in iOS on your iPhone or iPad with a little keyboard trick too. That’s it, you can use either keyboard shortcut to type the temperature degree symbol.
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