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Enter information for the selected object as needed:
3.
Dynamic text
description of the text in the Description text box. (To provide a description for static text, you
must convert it to dynamic text.)
Input text fields or buttons
the Description text box. Enter a keyboard shortcut in the Shortcut text box.
Movie clips
box. Select Make Child Objects Accessible to expose the objects inside the movie clip to
screen readers.
Note: If your application can be described in a simple phrase of text that can be easily conveyed by
a screen reader, turn off the Make Children Accessible option for your document, and type in a
suitable description.
Specifying advanced accessibility options for screen readers
Flash provides several accessibility authoring features that go beyond simply providing names for
objects. In addition to providing descriptions for text or text fields, buttons, or movie clips, and
keyboard shortcuts for input text fields or buttons, you can also turn off automatic labeling
behavior for your document.
You can also hide a selected object from screen readers. For example, you should hide objects that
are repetitive or do not convey information. You can also decide to hide accessible objects that are
contained inside a movie clip or Flash application and expose only the movie clip or Flash
application to screen readers.
Turning off automatic labeling for an object and specifying a name
You can specify a name for an individual object if automatic labeling does not provide the
correct information.
To turn off an automatic label for an individual object and specify a name for it:
On the Stage, select the button or input text field for which you want to control labeling.
1.
Do one of the following:
2.
Select Window > Properties if the inspector is not visible. In the Property inspector, click
the Accessibility button.
Select Window > Other Panels > Accessibility.
In the Accessibility panel, select Make Object Accessible (the default setting).
3.
Enter a name for the object in the Name text box.
4.
The name is read as the label for the button or text field.
To turn off accessibility for the automatic label (and hide it from screen readers), select the text
5.
object on the Stage.
If the text object is static text, convert it to dynamic text (in the Property inspector, select
6.
Dynamic Text from the Text type pop-up menu).
In the Accessibility panel, deselect Make Object Accessible.
7.
Enter a name for the text object in the Name text box and an optional
Enter a name for the object. Enter a description of the object in
Enter a name for the object. Enter a description in the Description text
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