MC695492 · SharePoint Online, SharePoint Development
From Microsoft Corporation
Technical Bulletin MC695492 · Published Dec 4, 2023
Message Summary
Accessibility improvements to SharePoint tables within the text webpart allow users to specify row and column layouts, as well as provide alternative text labels for screen readers.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 184511
When this will happen:
This update will begin rolling out in early January 2024 and should complete for all customers by the end of January 2024.
How this will affect your organization:
Authors of SharePoint pages can now make their tables accessible by providing custom labels and indicating heading rows.
To access the table accessibility menu, right click into any cell. Here, you can input an accessibility title, and specify which rows or columns function as headers. This is useful to screen reader users because it allows them to know how your data is categorized. You can see this menu in Figure 1 below.
View image in new tab
When you apply a style to your table, the rows and columns that function as headers in that style are marked accordingly automatically. You can give your table an accessibility label to communicate context of your table. This label will only surface when read aloud by the screen reader. Both features can be seen implemented in figure 2 below.
View image in new tab
What you need to do to prepare:
You do not need to do anything to prepare for this update, but you may want to let your users know about this improvement.
TECHNICAL BULLETIN END
QuixTec provides this and other technical bulletins unaltered from Microsoft. As an authorized Microsoft Partner, we ensure that all our solutions we deliver to you include the latest Microsoft updates.
ABOUT US: QuixTec, LLC is a U.S. certified Veteran Owned, modern DevOps organization with experience in a plethora of IT Software Languages. As a Microsoft Partner, we specialize in Discounted Microsoft Software Licensing, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft365 and HTML5 technologies for small to enterprise-sized organizations. Our dedication to IT excellence is evidenced through our PECB ISO Certification training center. The only PECB ISO authorized center in Washington State. QuixTec, implements and provides training for upcoming open-source digital marketing services that are taking the industry by storm. This solution, used by over 100,000 businesses, provides enterprise level marketing capabilities at startup rates. The founder, Richard, has 30 years of experience working with several notable companies that include World Vision, Expedia, Microsoft, Levi Strauss, NASA, Boeing Aerospace, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the U.S. Air Force, to name a few. QuixTec is in the Seattle area. Phone today for a free consultation and project estimate.
(425) 367-9025
LEARN MORE
SharePoint Development Services – SharePoint Development - SharePoint Consultancy Services - Custom Solution Development - Microsoft 365 Experts - Microsoft 365 - IT Staffing Services - WordPress Development Services - Form Email Validation - Microsoft Licensing - Mautic Open Source Marketing – Best IT Staffing Agencies – IT Staffing Company - PECB ISO Training and Certification
