Artboard

An artboard is a two-dimensional digital workspace used in presentation software (PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote), graphic design tools, and whiteboard applications where objects like text boxes, shapes, images, and connectors can be placed at arbitrary positions. Artboards present a fundamental accessibility challenge because screen readers are designed for linear, sequential content and cannot effectively convey the spatial relationships between objects arranged in two dimensions. Without inherent reading order, screen readers may announce objects in their creation order (Z-order) rather than their visual layout, making it extremely difficult for blind users to understand or author visual content on these canvases.