Accessibility tools for PowerPoint

Work with keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint

• Use keyboard shortcuts to create PowerPoint presentations

• Use keyboard shortcuts to deliver PowerPoint presentations

Use a screen reader in PowerPoint

• Screen reader support for PowerPoint

Present with real-time subtitles

• Learn about PowerPoint Presentation Translator

• Present with real-time, automatic captions or subtitles in PowerPoint

Add closed captions and subtitles to media in PowerPoint

• Accessibility features in video and audio playback on PowerPoint

• Add closed captions or subtitles to media in PowerPoint

• Closed Caption file types supported by PowerPoint

Type with your voice

• Dictate in Microsoft 365

Create inclusive PowerPoint presentations

• Say hello to Presenter Coach, PowerPoint’s new AI-powered tool which will help you nail your next presentation

• Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities

• Improve accessibility with the Accessibility Checker

Other helpful tools

• Use the Simplified Ribbon in PowerPoint for the web

• Use Search/Tell Me to find the command you want

  • Find what you need with Microsoft Search in Office

  • Do things quickly with Tell Me

• Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

• Accessibility support for Windows

Technical support for customers with disabilities

Microsoft wants to provide the best possible experience for all our customers. If you have a disability or questions related to accessibility, please contact the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk for technical assistance. The Disability Answer Desk support team is trained in using many popular assistive technologies and can offer assistance in English, Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. Please go to the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk site to find out the contact details for your region.

If you are a government, commercial, or enterprise user, please contact the enterprise Disability Answer Desk.