Set Up Your Workspace; Specify That Your Document Be Accessible To Screen Readers - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-LEARNING FLASH Manual

Set up your workspace

First, you'll open the start file for the lesson and set up your workspace to use an optimal layout
for taking lessons.
To open your start file, in Flash select File > Open and navigate to the file:
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On Windows 2000 or XP, browse to boot drive\ Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\language\Configuration\ HelpPanel\
HowDoI\ QuickTasks\start_files and double-click accessibility_start.fla.
Note: If the Application Data folder is hidden, you'll need to change your Windows Explorer
settings to see the folder.
On Windows 98, browse to boot drive\Windows\ Application Data\Macromedia\Flash MX
2004\language\Configuration\HelpPanel\ HowDoI\QuickTasks\start_files and double-click
accessibility_start.fla.
On Macintosh, browse to Macintosh HD/Users/Shared/Application Support/Macromedia/
Flash MX 2004/language/Configuration/HelpPanel/HowDoI/QuickTasks/start_files and
double-click accessibility_start.fla.
Select File > Save As and save the document with a new name, in the same folder, to preserve
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the original start file.
Note: As you complete this lesson, remember to save your work frequently.
Select Window > Panel Sets > Training Layout to modify your workspace for taking lessons.
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Specify that your document be accessible to screen readers

You'll now specify that your document be accessible to screen readers, and provide a name and
description of your document that a screen reader can read aloud.
With nothing selected on the Stage, select Window > Other Panels > Accessibility.
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In the Accessibility panel, verify that the following options are selected:
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Make Movie Accessible
information to a screen reader.
Make Child Objects Accessible
inside a movie clip to a screen reader. If this option is selected for the entire document, you can
still hide child objects for individual movie clips.
Auto Label associates text next to another Stage object, such as an input text field, as a label or
title for that element.
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is selected by default and allows Flash Player to pass accessibility
allows Flash Player to pass accessibility information nested