Accessibility in Power BI

Introduction

There are two main categories of accessibility features in Power BI.

Built-in accessibility features requiring no configuration, and built-in accessibility features requiring configuration. 

No configuration required

• Keyboard navigation

• Screen-reader compatibility

• High contrast colours view

• Focus mode

• Show data table

Configuration required

• Alt text

• Tab order

• Titles & labels

• Markers

• Report themes

Configuring alt text

If you don’t add Alt text, the screen reader will give a generic description of whatever is selected. 

To edit Alt text:

1. Select your chart

2. Navigate to Format visual in the Visualizations pane to the right

3. Click on the General tab

4. Find Alt text, and open the box

5. Edit the Alt text

Showing a data table for a visualization

A data table shows the underlying data in a table format that’s causing the visualization to be drawn.

1. Select your chart

2. Use the keyboard combination alt + shift + F11

Focus mode

On the upper right hand corner of your chart, click on the middle button

This will focus in on your visualization which will fill up the screen

Tab order

The order of what is selected in your canvas when you press the tab button.

1. Navigate to the View tab

2. Click on Selection in Show panes

3. Change your tab order as desired in the Selection pane to the right

Report themes

Access the different report themes under the View tab