Office 2007 Bible

Accessibility Features

Working with some of the normal settings in Office applications can help a person with special needs work more effectively. In other cases, you can call on settings in Windows to make a system easier to use.

Zoom

A neglected but simple way to convert onscreen documents to a “large print” version for persons who are challenged by their eyesight is to zoom the document. For example, in Word, you can click the View tab on the Ribbon and then click the Zoom button in the Zoom group. Even a zoom setting of 125% makes many documents much more readable.

Full Screen Reading

Word also offers a special view called Full Screen Reading. As its name implies, this view places two pages of the document side-by-side in book format, displaying a full page of information on each side of the view. To turn on this view, click the View tab and then click Full Screen Reading in the Document Views group.

This view eliminates scrolling, so anyone who has trouble using their hands can scroll two pages at a time with a single mouse click. To close this view, click the Close (X) button in the upper-right corner.

Ease of Access

Windows Vista offers a number of features collectively called Ease of Access Features. In Vista, you access some Ease of Access features by choosing Start All Programs Accessories Ease of Access. (XP has many equivalent features accessed via Control Panel ...