Accessibility Canvas Apps

How to make a Power Apps timer accessible

A hand holding a timer
A hand holding a timer

Introduction to the timer control

Timers are used to count time to take certain actions when they stop to run. To learn about its properties, click here.

Screen reader

  1. Screen readers don't read them as most times they are hidden.

Keyboard tabbing

  1. Set the Tabindex property to -1 as timers are most times not interactive. If one is interactive, set its Tabindex property to 0.
  2. Set the FocusBorderThickness to a number greater than 0 if a timer is interactive.

Color/contrast (if a timer is interactive)

  1. Set the FocusBorderColor with a contrast ratio of 3:1 with the background color. There are several tools available to analyze contrast ratios. Click here for one such tool.

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