Accessibility
Sets options that make OpenOffice.org programs more accessible for users with reduced sight, limited dexterity or other disabilities.
Miscellaneous options
Sets accessibility options.
Support assistive technology tools (program restart required)
Allows you to use assistive tools, such as external screen readers, Braille devices or speech recognition input devices. The Java Runtime Environment must be installed on your computer before you can enable assistive support.
Use text selection cursor in read-only text document
Displays cursor in read-only documents.
Use system font for user interface
Displays fonts in menus, dialogs, and other user interface elements using the system font settings.
Allow animated graphics
Previews animated graphics, such as GIF images, in OpenOffice.org.
Allow animated text
Previews animated text, such as blinking and scrolling, in OpenOffice.org.
Help tips disappear after
Hides the Help tips after the number of seconds that you enter. Otherwise, Help tips are displayed until you press Escape or move the cursor.
Seconds
Enter the number of seconds to display the Help tips.
Options for high contrast appearance
High contrast is an operating system setting that changes the system color scheme to improve readability. You can decide how OpenOffice.org uses the high contrast settings of the operating system.
Cell borders and shadows are always shown in text color when high contrast mode is active. The cell background color is ignored then.
Automatically detect high contrast mode of operating system
Switches OpenOffice.org into high contrast mode when the system background color is very dark.
Always use automatic font color for screen display
Displays fonts in OpenOffice.org using the system color settings. This option only affects the screen display.
Use system colors for page previews
Applies the high contrast settings of the operating system to page previews.
Index
disabled persons
text colors for better accessibility
animations, accessibility options
Help tips, hiding
high contrast mode
accessibility, options
options, accessibility
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