Microsoft outage
Microsoft is experiencing a global outage impacting Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Copilot and Defender. Access to some SA Government services, emails and programs may be affected.
For anything urgent contact the relevant government agency by phone.
Placeholder text normally isn't used as:
- it vanishes when the user starts typing, which can cause problems for users with memory conditions or when reviewing answers
- not all screen readers read it out
- its browser default styles often do not meet minimum contrast requirements.
Tooltips should never be used as:
- the user must click on the question mark icon and then a small pop-up window displays that's hard to read
- if the user doesn't notice the small icon, they can miss important information.
- forcing the user to hover with a mouse is inaccessible, as it requires fine motor skills
- touch screens can't hover, so people on smartphones or tablets can't get the information
- not all screen readers will read out the tooltip text
- screen magnifiers move the user's field of view, which hides the tooltip
- users can’t select or interact with any content in the tooltip
