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title: "Fix The Six- Top Panorama Issues"
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## Overview

It can be overwhelming to even begin making your courses fully accessible. As of May 30th, 2025, there are over 30 million accessibility errors reported in YuJa Panorama across all thirteen community colleges in Colorado, or about eight per document. However, just six accessibility issues make up almost 80% of the errors Panorama reports. By Fixing the Six through Panorama or at the source level, we can begin to make our community colleges accessible for all learners.

For any of these issues or other issues in Panorama, you can select **Learn more **to learn how to fix the issue in its native software.

![Bar chart showing common Panorama issues as described in the table below.](media://af906567-78fe-43d9-be55-b7cd65fd1c54)

| **Error** | **Severity** | **Number of Instances** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The font size is smaller than 9 points | Minor | 8,409,527 |
| Insufficient contrast between foreground text and background | Major | 6,744,234 |
| Missing alt text | Major | 3,758,715 |
| Check reading order | Minor | 3,608,523 |
| The slide does not have a title | Major | 1,196,859 |
| The PDF is scanned | Severe | 58,616 |

## The font size is smaller than 9 points

Severity:** Minor**

| **Format** | **Count** |
| --- | --- |
| PDF | 6,531,297 |
| PowerPoint | 1,057,375 |
| Word | 381,374 |
| Excel | 271,307 |
| HTML | 168,174 |
| **Total** | **8,409,527** |

The most commonly occurring accessibility issue is text smaller than 9 points. Small text is challenging to read for most audiences but especially those with visual impairments. While it is possible to zoom in or use assistive technologies such as magnifiers to circumvent this, it is recommended that digital content be readable without any additional steps.

For most documents, **12 pt **is a good minimum font size. For PowerPoint presentations, a font size **between 18 and 30 pt **is recommended.

### Fixing in Panorama

1. Open the Accessibility Report for the PDF in Panorama.
2. Locate the font size issue and select **Fix Issue**.
3. Choose a font size greater than 9 pt.
4. Select **Add Change**.
5. Select **Apply Changes **section in the Panorama accessibility Report once all accessibility issues are repaired.

![Panorama font size window with a dropdown to choose a new font size.](media://36bccc2c-a16e-466a-98fa-1dcca8a26389)

- [Font size in Acrobat](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/957644823/Top+6+PDF+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-Acrobat.5).
- [Font size in MyCourses](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/1006174211/Top+6+HTML+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-MyCourses.3).
- [Font size in PowerPoint](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/969637889/Top+6+PPT+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-PowerPoint.1).
- [Font size in Word](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/976191492/Top+6+DOCX+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-Word.2).

## Insufficient contrast between foreground text and background

Severity: **Major**

| **Format** | **Count** |
| --- | --- |
| PowerPoint | 3,205,239 |
| PDF | 2,557,959 |
| Word | 506,490 |
| HTML | 249,617 |
| Excel | 224,929 |
| **Total** | **6,744,234** |

Poor color contrast across all file formats makes up almost a quarter of accessibility issues. This most frequently occurs in PowerPoint slideshows and PDF documents, which are usually designed with aesthetics in mind. What may be an appealing color scheme to sighted readers can be completely unreadable to those with colorblindness or other visual impairments. This can even extend to printed documents, where a cartridge low on ink can intensify already poor color contrast.

Text under 18 pt or 14 pt and bolded must have a minimum contrast ratio of **4.5:1**, while large text only needs a **3:1 **contrast ratio to pass. Pure red (#FF0000 or 255,0,0) fails contrast checks for small text.

### How to Fix

1. Open the Accessibility Report.
2. Locate the contrast issue and select **Fix Issue**.
3. Select the color swatch underneath **Text Color**.
4. Use the color sliders or the syringe tool to choose a new color. Pay attention to the Contrast Ratio on the right side. A ratio of at least 4.5:1 is ideal.
5. Once you have chosen a new color, select **Add Change**.
6. Repeat until all issues are fixed.
7. Select **Apply Changes **in the Accessibility Report once all accessibility issues are repaired.

![Panorama Contrast window with the text color set to red and the background color set to white. The contrast ratio is 4.63 to 1, which means it passes both large and small font checks.](media://4f181ec7-067e-4291-af29-c7054b285c59)

- [Color Contrast in Acrobat](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/957644823/Top+6+PDF+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-Acrobat.4).
- [Color Contrast in MyCourses](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/1006174211/Top+6+HTML+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-MyCourses.4).
- [Color Contrast in PowerPoint](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/969637889/Top+6+PPT+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-PowerPoint.5).
- [Color Contrast in Word](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/976191492/Top+6+DOCX+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-Word.4).

## Missing alt text

Severity: **Major**

| **Format** | **Count** |
| --- | --- |
| PowerPoint | 2,093,143 |
| PDF | 1,172,533 |
| Word | 273,928 |
| HTML | 212,655 |
| Excel | 6,456 |
| **Total** | **3,758,715** |

Millions of images within course content lack alternate text descriptions. These are textual descriptions embedded inside images that read out loud when interacted with screen readers. Alt text also displays in place of an image when the image cannot be loaded. Without alt text captions, readers cannot understand the contents of images unless they can see them.

### How to Fix

1. Open the Accessibility Report for the PDF in Panorama.
2. Locate the alternative description issue and select **Fix Issue**.
3. Enter a brief description that summarizes the contents of the image. Aim for less than 120 characters.
4. Select **Apply Changes **in the Accessibility Report once all accessibility issues are repaired.

![Panorama alt text window with a text field labeled 'Add Alt Text' and a checkbox to update all images in the document.](media://4ab04580-fc7a-4cf1-b53b-f6f213303360)

- [Alt text in Acrobat](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/957644823/Top+6+PDF+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-Acrobat.3).
- [Alt text in MyCourses](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/1006174211/Top+6+HTML+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-MyCourses.3).
- [Alt text in PowerPoint and Word](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/969637889/Top+6+PPT+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-PowerPoint.3).
- [Alt text in Excel](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/1029701634/Top+6+XLSX+issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-Excel).

## Check reading order

Severity:** Minor**

| **Format** | **Count** |
| --- | --- |
| PowerPoint | 2,963,327 |
| PDF | 645,196 |
| **Total** | **3,608,523** |

While HTML or Word documents read top to bottom, PowerPoint presentations and PDF files can have varying content layouts that read in different ways. Checking and fixing the reading order ensures it can be read in a logical way by PowerPoint and Acrobat's built-in reading tools as well as older assistive technologies. Conversely, a poor reading order will jump all over the page or slide, confusing and frustrating readers.

### How to Fix

1. Open the Accessibility Report for the PDF in Panorama.
2. Locate the alternative description issue and select **Fix Issue**.
3. Verify the reading order in Acrobat.
4. If the reading order has no issues, check **Verify reading order **and then select **Add Change**. Otherwise, follow the steps in Fixing in Acrobat below.
5. Select **Apply Changes **section in the Panorama accessibility Report once all accessibility issues are repaired.

![Panorama reading order window with a single checkbox labeled 'Verify reading order'.](media://28ed3d39-8d2a-4d7a-bb95-db729aeff73b)

- [Reading order in Acrobat](https://cccs-edu.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KnowledgeBase/pages/957644823/Top+6+PDF+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-Acrobat.2).
- [Reading order in PowerPoint](https://help.cccs.edu/space/KnowledgeBase/969637889/Top+6+PPT+Issues+in+Panorama#Fixing-in-PowerPoint.4).

## The slide does not have a title

Severity:** Major**  
Instances: **1,196,859**

Slide titles in a presentation work similarly to headings in a document. They chunk information into sections, establish an outline, and read out loud to screen reader users navigating through the presentation. Users with visual or cognitive disabilities struggle to navigate and comprehend PowerPoint presentations that do not have titles.

### How to Fix

1. Open the presentation in PowerPoint.
2. Open the Accessibility Checker by selecting **Check Accessibility **in the **Review tab**.
3. In the Accessibility Assistant panel, select **Missing slide title**.
4. Either set selected text as the slide title, add a new slide title, or add a hidden slide title.
5. Repeat for any slides that have missing titles.
6. Save the PowerPoint.
7. Update the document using the **Update Document **section in the Panorama Accessibility Report.

## The PDF is scanned

Severity: **Severe**  
Instances: **58,616**

While not as frequently occurring as some of the other issues in this article, scanned PDFs make up 89% of severe issues in Panorama. PDF files scanned from a physical document are essentially a collection of images in PDF format. These have no recognizable text and are therefore unusable with  most assistive technologies that read out loud or change the appearance of the document. You also cannot copy or search text in a scanned PDF. Only sighted users who do not face any reading difficulties can understand scanned PDFs.

### How to Fix in Panorama

1. Open the Alternate Formats for the file.
  1. If using MyCourses, select the **accessibility badge **next to the filename.
  2. If uploading elsewhere, upload the file to your DocHub and select the **file preview**.
2. Select **OCR Formats**.
3. Choose an OCR format.
  1. **OCR Reconstructed HTML **is recommended, followed by a text-based format such as Word or plain or semantic text.
  2. You can also convert to PDF, audio, gradient reader, or Immersive Reader.
4. Once the alternate format generates, hover over the format and select **Download**.
5. Open the **Accessibility Report **for the original file.
6. Upload the OCR scanned version using the **Update Document **section.

### How to Fix in Acrobat

1. Open the PDF in Acrobat.
2. Select **Scan and OCR **from the **Tools tab**.
3. Select **Recognize Text **in the toolbar that appears.
4. Choose **In this file**.
5. Select **Recognize Text**. Acrobat will scan the document and convert any text it recognizes.

![Scan and OCR icon fifth from the top of the right toolbar labeled 1, Recognize Text dropdown labeled 2, and Recognize Text button labeled 3.](media://4a8d280d-8b89-44d0-b888-e9e6fc601183)

Scanned PDFs are not automatically tagged, which Panorama also recognizes as a severe error. It is a good idea to tag the document before uploading to Panorama.

1. Select **Accessibility **from the **Tools tab**.
2. Select **Autotag Document **to add accessibility tags.
3. Save the PDF.
4. Update the document using the **Update Document **section in the Panorama Accessibility Report.

![Accessibility icon first in the right toolbar labeled 1 and Autotag Document option first in the Accessibility tools labeled 2. Accessibility tags are shown on the left.](media://6898b255-5377-4b0a-a491-3378df8a6040)