MS Word Accessibility

MS Word Accessibility Techniques

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Technical level: Easy (non-technical)

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes (online self-paced class, estimate)

IAAP Education Credits: 1.25 (This course counts toward renewal of IAAP certification)

Course Synopsis:

An overview of issues relating to creating accessible Word files, whether for use in their native format, for to be exported into other formats such as HTML or PDF. Topics include:

  • Headings
  • Tables
  • Image alt text
  • Image long descriptions
  • Charts, graphs
  • Style and appearance
  • Text and fonts
  • Math and equations
  • Shapes, smart art, etc.
  • Text boxes
  • Color
  • Contrast
  • Exporting to other formats (HTML, PDF, EPUB)
  • Using the accessibility checker

See the other version of this course for accessibility techniques with the MS Office 2016 version of Word: MS Word 2016 Accessibility Techniques (Office 2016 Only). Differences between the two versions of the course are relatively minor, such as using screenshots and directions appropriate to the user interface of the different versions of Word.