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(David Gorelik, Sr. Program Mgr., Outlook) We're engineering Outlook using the principles of what we call inclusive design.
(David Gorelik, Sr. Program Mgr., Outlook) This applies to our desktop mobile and browser experiences.
In the next few minutes, I'll show you some of the work (Accessibility updates in Microsoft Outlook)
our team is doing to enable you to be productive (Accessibility updates in Microsoft Outlook)
with mail and calendar if you have a visual impairment. (Accessibility updates in Microsoft Outlook)
I'll be using a combination of a screen reader (Accessibility updates in Microsoft Outlook)
JAWS SCREEN READER: Ctrl-F6, leaving Menus
keyboard and touch to walkthrough reading and composing email
scheduling a meeting and accepting it on the go.
Let's start with Outlook on the web. In this case I'm using Internet Explorer and JAWS.
This is as Alex's account.
He's received an email from Anne and he's going to reply.
Before that let me show you some of the improvements were making with keyboarding.
For example, you can use Ctrl-F6 to move around between the inbox (For OWA Keyboard shortcuts: aka.ms/OWAShortcuts)
the menu, search, folders and then back (For OWA Keyboard shortcuts: aka.ms/OWAShortcuts)
JAWS SCREEN READER: Ctrl-F6
JAWS SCREEN READER: Menu, Open the app Launcher to access your Office 365 apps
JAWS SCREEN READER: Ctrl-F6. Leaving menus, search mail of people
JAWS SCREEN READER: Ctrl-F6. Folder navigation pane
JAWS SCREEN READER: Ctrl-F6. recent Toolbar
JAWS SCREEN READER: Ctrl-F6. Item list box
JAWS SCREEN READER: To move to an item Press the Arrow Keys
Next I'll press Enter to open and read the message
JAWS SCREEN READER: From Anne Wallace, sub enter
JAWS SCREEN READER: Alex m-dash, a reminder our client meeting is on Monday. Are you ready? Anne. Button
Now I'll press Ctrl-R to send a quick reply
JAWS SCREEN READER: Alert, Anne Wallace added to the to line
(beep notification)
JAWS SCREEN READER: (Spelling out) 'Would love some feedback from you'
And press Alt-S to send.
JAWS SCREEN READER: Alt-S. List view. From: Anne Wallace, Subject: Meeting on Monday, Received: Tuesday 5:38pm, Reply.
That was Outlook on the web. Now let's switch over to desktop.
Here I want to show you some of the improvements we're planning to ship over the next six months
including the scheduling assistant.
This is Anne's account and she's received Alex's email.
She's going to reply back with a meeting invite by pressing Ctrl-Alt-R (For Outlook keyboard shortcuts: aka.ms/OutlookShortcuts)
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: You' selected from Alex Dario, Caps lock (For Outlook keyboard shortcuts: aka.ms/OutlookShortcuts)
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: alt
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: Meeting on Monday, meeting window, combobox, editable combobox
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: (Spelling out) 'my office'
Now I'll press Alt-H-U
to open up the scheduling assistant and find a time that works for both of them.
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: Alt, selected, H, U
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: Selected, add a name here, 0 of 2
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: Send button, Tab, Meeting on Monday, Tab
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: Meeting on Monday, Meeting window, Add rooms, Options button
I'm going to Tab several times, to Options Auto-pick, to find the best time that works for both of them.
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: Enter, menu, menu, Down Arrow
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: down arrow down arrow
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: Enter. Menu. Menu. Down Arrow. Down Arrow.
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: Menu. Auto-pick. Meeting on Monday Meeting Window.
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: All attendee status, January 15th, 2016, 3:30pm to 4pm.
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: Anne Wallace. Free.
INTERNET EXPLORER NARRATOR: Alex Darrow. Free. Editable text. S (beep) command. Inbox
Beyond desktop, we've also made improvements to Outlook on the go.
Let's switch over to Alex's iPhone with voice over and accept Anne's meeting.
I'll be doing that by swiping right and then hitting Double Tap to accept .
iOS VoiceOver: Search. Button. Inbox. AlexD@msn. Compose.
iOS VoiceOver: Button. Selected. Focused. Other. Button. Filter. Button.
iOS VoiceOver: Anne Wallace. Meeting on Monday 3:39pm. 3:30pm. RSVP.
iOS VoiceOver: Button. Arm alert. Meeting on Monday. Heading. Accept.
And by hitting accept here, I am RSVP-ing to the meeting.
These are just a few of the highlights we're making across the Outlook family. (music)
You can send us feedback by going to outlook.uservoice.com (same as pop-up) (music)
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