Chapter 10. User Assistance and Accessibility

Chapter 10. User Assistance and Accessibility

Terms you'll need to understand:

• User assistance

• Accessibility

• HTML Help

• Topic files

• Table of contents

• Index

• HelpProvider

• Pop-up help

• ToolTip

• High Contrast mode

Techniques you'll need to master:

• Understanding the purpose of user assistance and accessibility planning within your application

• Knowing how to create and consume an HTML Help file project

• Understanding how to plan for application accessibility

Complex applications that must be made accessible to users of varying ability levels should include capabilities to assist users and allow for alternate input and output mechanisms. This chapter covers several ways in which your application can take advantage of the user assistance and accessibility options available within the .NET Framework.