Comparison of Accessibility Features Across Various Products in Office XP

Microsoft Office XP accessibility features are represented in the chart below. All of the features listed under Microsoft Word 2002 and Microsoft Outlook 2002 are linked to Step by Step Tutorials which tell you how to access and select options related to that feature. Information related to Microsoft Excel 2002 and Microsoft Access 2002 is contained in Help for each product.

	Consumer			Business
Features related to Vision	Word 2002	Outlook 2002	Excel 2002	Access 2002
Using Keyboard Shortcuts	View and print a list of shortcut keys	View and print a list of keyboard shortcut keys	Show or hide shortcut keys in ScreenTips	Use keyboard shortcuts
	Show or hide shortcut keys in ScreenTips	Show or hide shortcut keys in ScreenTips	Get more information about keyboard shortcuts	Perform common tasks in Access by using the keyboard
	Assign a shortcut key to a command or other item
Adjusting Size, Zoom and Format Options	Zoom in or zoom out in a document	Change the size of text	Zoom the display in or out	Change the fonts in a Help topic
	Change the size of a toolbar button	Change the text font	Make toolbar buttons or drop-down list boxes larger
	Change the style of text and other elements in a view	Zoom using the Microsoft Intellimouse pointing device
		Change the format of a message you received or already created
Customizing Menus and Toolbars	Display or hide a toolbar	Display or hide a toolbar	Create a toolbar	Organize toolbar buttons, menu commands, or menus into groups
	Show all commands on menus	Show all commands on menus	Add a button to a toolbar
	Create a custom toolbar	Create a custom toolbar	Add a command to a toolbar
	Add a button, menu, or command	Add a button, menu, or command	Add a command to a menu
		Change the size of a toolbar button
Choosing Color and Sound Options	Change the color of text	Change the color of text		Change the colors in a Help topic
	Get sound and visual notification	Get sound and visual notification when new messages arrive
	Turn sounds on or off for buttons, menus, and other screen elements	Change the background color of your calendar		Create custom colors for a section or control on a form or report
		Change the default color, font, and size for notes you create		Change the background color of a control or section
		Add, change, or delete sounds used with button and menu commands
		View messages in Draft Font
Automating Tasks	Correct misspelled words as you type	Correct misspelled words as you type
	Quickly set AutoCorrect and Paste options	Make AutoCorrect entries for misspellings and typos
	Add AutoCorrect entries for misspellings and typos	Create a distribution list instead of entering names in the To line individually
	Use AutoComplete	Automatically process requests and responses
	Make AutoText entries for frequently used text	Preview items without opening them
	Store text and graphics to insert later	Collect and paste among programs
	Collect and paste among programs
Installing and Training Speech Recognition	Install and train speech recognition through Word	Install and train speech recognition through Word
	Install and train by doing a custom installation	Install and train by doing a custom installation
	Train speech recognition the first time you use speech in an Office program	Train speech recognition the first time you use speech in an Office program
Using the Office Assistant	Show, hide or turn off the Office Assistant	Show, hide or turn off the Office Assistant
Features related to Dexterity	Word 2002	Outlook 2002	Excel 2002	Access 2002
Using Keyboard Shortcuts	View and print a list of shortcut keys	View and print a list of keyboard shortcut keys	Show or hide shortcut keys in ScreenTips	Use keyboard shortcuts
	Show or hide shortcut keys in ScreenTips	Show or hide shortcut keys in ScreenTips	Get more information about keyboard shortcuts	Perform common tasks in Access by using the keyboard
	Assign a shortcut key to a command or other item
Adjusting Size, Zoom and Format Options	Zoom in or zoom out in a document	Change the size of text	Zoom the display in or out	Change the fonts in a Help topic
	Change the size of a toolbar button	Change the text font	Make toolbar buttons or drop-down list boxes larger
		Change the style of text and other elements in a view	Zoom using the Microsoft Intellimouse pointing device
Customizing Menus and Toolbars	Display or hide a toolbar	Display or hide a toolbar	Create a toolbar	Organize toolbar buttons, menu commands, or menus into groups
	Show all commands on menus	Show all commands on menus	Add a button to a toolbar
	Create a custom toolbar	Create a custom toolbar	Add a command to a toolbar
	Add a button, menu, or command	Add a button, menu, or command	Add a command to a menu
		Change the size of a toolbar button
Automating Tasks	Correct misspelled words as you type	Correct misspelled words as you type
	Quickly set AutoCorrect and Paste options	Make AutoCorrect entries for misspellings and typos
	Add AutoCorrect entries for misspellings and typos	Create a distribution list instead of entering names in the To line individually
	Use AutoComplete	Automatically process requests and responses
	Make AutoText entries for frequently used text	Preview items without opening them
	Store text and graphics to insert later	Collect and paste among programs
	Collect and paste among programs
Installing and Training Speech Recognition	Install and train speech recognition through Word	Install and train speech recognition through Word
	Install and train by doing a custom installation	Install and train by doing a custom installation
	Train speech recognition the first time you use speech in an Office program	Train speech recognition the first time you use speech in an Office program
Using the Office Assistant	Show, hide or turn off the Office Assistant	Show, hide or turn off the Office Assistant
Features related to Cognitive/Learning	Word 2002	Outlook 2002	Excel 2002	Access 2002
Using Keyboard Shortcuts	View and print a list of shortcut keys	View and print a list of keyboard shortcut keys	Show or hide shortcut keys in ScreenTips	Use keyboard shortcuts
	Show or hide shortcut keys in ScreenTips	Show or hide shortcut keys in ScreenTips	Get more information about keyboard shortcuts	Perform common tasks in Access by using the keyboard
	Assign a shortcut key to a command or other item
Adjusting Size, Zoom and Format Options	Zoom in or zoom out in a document	Change the size of text	Zoom the display in or out	Change the fonts in a Help topic
	Change the size of a toolbar button	Change the text font	Make toolbar buttons or drop-down list boxes larger
		Change the style of text and other elements in a view	Zoom using the Microsoft Intellimouse pointing device
		Change the format of a message you received or already created
Customizing Menus and Toolbars	Display or hide a toolbar	Display or hide a toolbar	Create a toolbar	Organize toolbar buttons, menu commands, or menus into groups
	Show all commands on menus	Show all commands on menus	Add a button to a toolbar
	Create a custom toolbar	Create a custom toolbar	Add a command to a toolbar
	Add a button, menu, or command	Add a button, menu, or command	Add a command to a menu
		Change the size of a toolbar button
Choosing Color and Sound Options	Change the color of text	Change the color of text		Change the colors in a Help topic
	Get sound and visual notification	Get sound and visual notification when new messages arrive
	Turn sounds on or off for buttons, menus, and other screen elements	Change the background color of your calendar		Create custom colors for a section or control on a form or report
		Change the default color, font, and size for notes you create		Change the background color of a control or section
		Add, change, or delete sounds used with button and menu commands
		View messages in Draft Font
Automating Tasks	Correct misspelled words as you type	Correct misspelled words as you type
	Quickly set AutoCorrect and Paste options	Make AutoCorrect entries for misspellings and typos
	Add AutoCorrect entries for misspellings and typos	Create a distribution list instead of entering names in the To line individually
	Use AutoComplete	Automatically process requests and responses
	Make AutoText entries for frequently used text	Preview items without opening them
	Store text and graphics to insert later	Collect and paste among programs
	Collect and paste among programs
Installing and Training Speech Recognition	Install and train speech recognition through Word	Install and train speech recognition through Word
	Install and train by doing a custom installation	Install and train by doing a custom installation
	Train speech recognition the first time you use speech in an Office program	Train speech recognition the first time you use speech in an Office program
Using the Office Assistant	Show, hide or turn off the Office Assistant	Show, hide or turn off the Office Assistant
Features related to Hearing	Word 2002	Outlook 2002	Excel 2002	Access 2002
Choosing Color and Sound Options	Get sound and visual notification	Get sound and visual notification when messages arrive
Choosing Color and Sound Options	Turn sounds on or off for buttons, menus, and other screen elements	Add, change, or delete sounds used with button and menu commands