522 Creating Accessible Content
6. If the text object is static text, convert it to dynamic text (in the Property inspector, select
Dynamic Text from the Text type pop-up menu).
7. In the Accessibility panel, deselect Make Object Accessible.
Hiding an object from the screen reader
You can hide an object from the screen reader simply by turning off accessibility for the
object. You should only hide objects that are repetitive or convey no content. When an object
is hidden, the screen reader ignores the object.
1. On the Stage, select the button or input text field you want to hide from the screen reader.
2. Do one of the following:
■ Select Window > Properties if the inspector is not visible. In the Property inspector,
click the Accessibility button.
■ Select Window > Other Panels > Accessibility.
3. In the Accessibility panel, do one of the following:
■ If the object is a movie clip, button, text field, or another object, deselect Make
Object Accessible.
■ If the object is the child of a movie clip, deselect Make Child Objects Accessible.
Creating a keyboard shortcut
You can create a keyboard shortcut for an object, such as a button, so users can quickly
navigate to it without listening to the contents of an entire page. For example, you can create
a keyboard shortcut so users can quickly navigate to a menu, a toolbar, the next page, or a
submit button.
Two steps are required to create a keyboard shortcut:
■Code the ActionScript to create a keyboard shortcut for an object. See Key in
ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference.
If you provide a keyboard shortcut for an input text
field or button, you must also use the ActionScript Key class to detect the key the user
presses during Flash content playback. See “Capturing keypresses” in Learning
ActionScript 2.0 in Flash.
■ Select the object and add the name of the keyboard shortcut to the Accessibility panel so
the screen reader can read it.
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