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| <H1>Exploring the OpenDocument Accessibility mode</H1> |
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| <li><a href="#switchMode">Switch Modes</a> |
| <li><a href="#officeView">Office View</a> |
| <li><a href="#presentationView">Presentation View</a> |
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| <H2 id="switchMode">Switch Modes</H2> |
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| Select the <B>File > Switch Modes...</B> menu to open the <B>Select a mode</B> dialog. |
| Then select the <B>OpenDocument Accessibility</B> option to switch to the OpenDocument Accessibility mode. |
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| <SPAN>Figure 1. Mode selection dialog</SPAN> |
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| In OpenDocument Accessibility mode, <A href="#officeView"><b>Office </b>View</A>, |
| <A href="workspace.html#simulationView"><b>Simulation </b>View</A> / |
| <A href="workspace.html#visualizationView"><b>Visualization </b>View</A> / |
| <A href="#presentationView"><b>Presentation </b>View</A> / |
| <A href="workspace.html#evaluationView"><b>Evaluation </b>View</A> are available (Figure 2). |
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| <SPAN>Figure 2. OpenDocument Accessibility mode</SPAN> |
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| <H2 id="officeView">Office view</H2> |
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| Office view is in the top-left pane (Figure 3). |
| You can change the size of the Office view by dragging the edges. |
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| At the top of the pane are the "Open ODF File" button, the address bar, and a GO button (a white triangle on a green circle). |
| The URL of an ODF file to be test can be input, and then the GO button will cause the ODF file to be opened. |
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| <SPAN>Figure 3. Office view</SPAN> |
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| <H2 id="presentationView">Presentation view</H2> |
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| The presentation view is shown in the top-right pane (Figure 4). |
| The presentation view simulates how the screen of the presentation files will appear in a meeting room. |
| This view can simulate images for meeting rooms of different sizes. |
| Images or text that are difficult to see can be recognized by examining the simulated images. |
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| <IMG src="images/odf/odfPresentation.jpg" alt="" width="400"><BR> |
| <SPAN>Figure 4. Presentation view</SPAN> |
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| <DL><DT>Related functions</DT><DD></DD><DL> |
| <DT><IMG src="images/odf/ButtonSmall.gif" align="middle" alt="">Small Meeting Room (Ctrl+Shift+M)</DT> |
| <DD>Simulates how the slide show of a presentation files will appear in a small meeting room (the screen size is 3 feet located 10 feet from the audience).</DD> |
| <DT><IMG src="images/odf/ButtonMiddle.gif" align="middle" alt="">Large Meeting Room (Ctrl+Shift+G)</DT> |
| <DD>Simulates how the slide show of a presentation files will appear in a large meeting room (the screen size is 5 feet located 30 feet from the audience).</DD> |
| <DT><IMG src="images/odf/ButtonLarge.gif" align="middle" alt="">Auditorium (Ctrl+Shift+A)</DT> |
| <DD>Simulates how the slide show of a presentation files will appear in an auditorium (the screen size is 10 feet located 100 feet from the audience).</DD> |
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| <H1 class="related">Related topics</H1> |
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| <LI><A href="odf/install.html">Installation guide for OpenDocument Accessibility mode</A> |
| <LI><A href="checkOdfBlind.html">Checking the accessibility and usability of a document in the blind tab</A> |
| <LI><A href="checkOdfLv.html">Checking the accessibility and usability of a document in the low vision tab</A> |
| <LI><A href="checkOdfPresentation.html">Checking how the slide show of a presentation file looks in a meeting room</A> |
| <LI><A href="odf/guideline.html">OpenDocument accessibility checklist</A> |
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