Tag: Power Platform

Image of a grid of containers with the text "Laying it all out". There is an image of a square smiling emoji and also an emoji made up of small boxes
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Laying it all out [A to Z a11y]

Big Box, Little Box, Cardboard Box What’s in the Box? I just had to get that reference in there somehow! It is quite relevant here though. In this A to Z a11y post we look at Layout Containers. How they can be an aid, or a hinderance, to accessibility. We also look at how laying it all out makes apps more responsive. This topic applies especially to Power Apps with a bit of an aside

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Accessibility

Keyboard Warriors [A to Z a11y]

A long time ago… When I was a lad a mouse was something that went “squeak” and you definitely didn’t want on your desk. Keyboard Warriors were people who could type, code, and make computers bend to their every whim. Not the cowardly so-called keyboard warriors of today who spew bile, but true magicians. OK, so I’m old… but back then all we had was a keyboard (and a joystick for games if you were

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Jump! [A to Z a11y]

Epic riffs and dancing Prime Ministers? Nope… Welcome to the J of the A to Z Accessibility: Power Platform Edition, and this one is all about Jump! Those who enjoy music or Christmas romantic comedies may be hearing epic riffs or picturing Hugh Grant dancing through No.10 Downing Street. If you are more O/G about this then you may be hearing the Pointer Sisters. As I am a man of eclectic tastes I’ve got all

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Images [A to Z a11y]

“A picture is worth a thousand words” – Napoleon. Or maybe a Japanese proverb. Or even coined by members of the press. The origin isn’t important (most people say Napoleon), the quote is. What if you can’t see the image and you rely on Screen Readers? Let’s explore as we dive into I in the A to Z of Accessibility – Images.

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A drowning emoji shouting HELP! with a life ring around them. There are confused looking emoji on the rest of the header image.
Accessibility

HELP! [A to Z a11y]

Here we are at H in the A to Z Accessibility: Power Platform Edition. This one is all about using song titles… sorry, I mean HELP!

It’s also the cry that can be heard by users all across the tech world. When it comes to accessibility though, help can make or break adoption and make a massive difference.

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A person wearing a Velcro suit covered in letters. The image also has the acronyms GDS, EAA, ADA and more
Accessibility

GDS, EAA, ADA and more [A to Z a11y]

Welcome to the letter G in the A to Z of Accessibility: Power Platform Edition. Here we will take a look at a veritable alphabet soup of accessibility with GDS, EAA, ADA and more. These are some of the regulations, legislations, and design requirements that exist across different geographic regions and impact organisations working in these regions.

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Accessibility

What the F…ont [A to Z a11y]

Call them Fonts or call them Typefaces I’m not precious, but these along with the way we apply Formatting to our text make a massive difference to our Accessibility goals.

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A to Z Accessibility: Power Platform Edition. E - The Evolution Experience
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The Evolution Experience [A to Z a11y]

This episode of A to Z of Accessibility is for The Evolution Experience.

This section could be easily have been dubbed “Progress Over Perfection” but I wanted to get this in early on so I could encourage and exhort you all to embark upon the expedition that is Accessibility.

This article is not tech specific so applies to everything.

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A to Z Accessibility - Power Platform edition. D - The Dark Mode comes
Accessibility

The Dark Mode comes [A to Z a11y]

Welcome, reader. I’m looking forward to continuing your training. This is the A to Z Accessibility: The Dark Side comes post!

Question: Are you a Dark Mode-r or a firm adherent to the Light Mode? Well, here at the Letter D I’m here to explore both – and neither.

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A to Z Accessibility - Power Platform edition. C for Creator Kit
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The Creators Kit [A to Z a11y]

Welcome to A to Z Accessibility – Power Apps Edition. This post is about the letter C and the Creators Kit!

This article applies to Power Apps.

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A to Z of Accessibility. Power Platform Edition. C for Colours
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Colours Everywhere! [A to Z a11y]

So here we are at C in the A to Z of Accessibility – Power Platform Edition. In this first “C” post I want to look at the use of Colours, colours everywhere!

This applies to all areas of the Power Platform, yup even Dataverse. It also applies to anywhere that colour is used, so definitely one to pay attention to!

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A to Z Power Platform Accessibility. B - Borders Without Boundaries
Accessibility

Borders Without Boundaries [A to Z a11y]

Welcome to the letter B in the A to Z of Accessibility: Power Apps Edition. This post is about Borders without Boundaries. Including: control borders and table borders.
Applies to: Power Apps, Power Pages, Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc

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A to Z of Accessibility - Power Platform edition. An ARIA to Accessible Text
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An ARIA to Accessible Text [A to Z a11y]

Welcome to the first post in my A to Z of Accessibility – Power Platform Edition. In this post I will be presenting an ARIA and talking about Accessible Text.

ARIA is especially applicable to Power Pages but the concepts apply to all areas of the Power Platform.

Accessible Text is especially relevant to Power Apps, Power BI and Power Pages.

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A to Z Accessibility - Power Platform Edition
Accessibility

The A to Z of Accessibility – Power Platform [A to Z a11y]

Welcome to the A to Z of Accessibility – Power Platform. Covering all areas of the Power Platform plus wider areas of Microsoft 365 and more.

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Power Apps, Accessibility, and WCAG

Introduction – What lies ahead I have been talking about Accessibility for a while now, and often link this to DELIVERY rather than BUILD. In this post, “Power Apps, Accessibility, and WCAG”, I’m going to bring all this together. I’m also going to tie it in to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) around colour contrast. This post itself is going to be a fairly high-level overview of a Power Platform Solution I’ve written. The

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