Did you know? – DocsPlus accessibility tips

10th October 2018

by Ben Tookey

Did you know you can apply a universal colour scheme and font to all Documents and Smart Tabs?

For writers with low vision, you can configure DocsPlus so that the following items are displayed in the same colour scheme:

all Documents
all Wordbars
all WorkSpaces
the Predictor
the spell checker
the on-screen keyboard

Importantly, this won’t change the appearance of files themselves, just how they look on your computer!

To do this:

Click Accessibility in the Options ribbon tab.
Open the Display tab.
In the Document section, click the Colour scheme box and choose a high contrast scheme.
To specify your own colours, choose Custom.
If desired, check the Always use this font box to specify a certain font style and size.
Repeat for the Smart Tab section and then click OK.

These settings are saved per Windows / Mac user account. Therefore, they will always stay that way for you, even when using a different school computer.

Did you know you can hide tools and change their size?

You can limit the number of tools in the Document ribbon tab and above the grid. You can also change the size of their icons and Wordbar tabs.

To do this:

Open the Options ribbon tab and click User Preferences.
Open the Look and Feel tab.
Click a tool to hide / show it.
To make things look bigger / smaller, click the Tools and Tabs Size box.
Click OK to apply your changes.

These settings are also saved per Windows / Mac user account.

Did you know you can make DocsPlus full screen?

To maintain focus on DocsPlus, you can make the program full screen. This minimises distractions and temporarily limits the ability to use other programs (on Windows).

To do this: open the View ribbon tab and click Full Screen.

You can also press the F11 key (Mac: while holding the Command key). Depending on your keyboard, you may have to hold the Fn key as well. Press again to leave full screen.

To always start DocsPlus in full screen: