Creating Accessible Files In Microsoft Office & Adobe

Apply heading styles in Word to differentiate headings from body text, enabling screen readers to identify sections and auto-generate a navigation pane and table of contents.

Format whitespace in Word to boost accessibility by adjusting paragraph and line spacing, font size, and font style, including 1.5–2.5 spacing for body text and suitable heading spacing.

Format hyperlinks in Word to display the destination text instead of the URL, ensuring readability and screen reader compatibility, with underlined and colored links and screen tips.

Format graphical and multimedia objects in Word for accessibility by using high-contrast fonts and colors, aligning graphics with text, and adding descriptive alternative text for screen readers.

Learn how to create accessible tables in Word by using headers, borders, and styles, with careful spacing, color choices, and alignment to aid all users.

Learn to create accessible lists in Word by using simple bullets, consistent size and alignment, and careful indentation to support screen readers.

Use the Microsoft Word accessibility checker to scan documents for issues like missing alternative text and decorative objects, and learn to edit alt text for an 88 compliant document.

Learn to create accessible Excel workbooks that are perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. Build with labeled headers, readable fonts, keyboard accessibility, and compatibility with screen readers and captions.

Learn how to format accessible hyperlinks in Excel by using destination text, underlining, and distinct styling, including a screen tip and linking to files, web pages, or emails.

Learn to create accessible Excel charts by selecting data, choosing a chart type, and adjusting titles, colors, and contrast for clear visibility.

Create accessible Excel tables by ensuring uniform row heights and column widths, clearly defined headers, applying table styles, and mindful color use to boost readability for all users.

Learn how to run the Microsoft Excel accessibility checker to identify and fix accessibility issues, add alternative text, adjust contrast, and keep a document compliant with 80 accessibility standards.

Learn to format hyperlinks in PowerPoint for accessibility by using clear display text, short destinations, underlining, screen tips, and color accessible to screen readers, while bolding and enlarging text.

Format PowerPoint graphics with accessibility in mind by using high contrast, aligning visuals with text, providing alt text for screen readers, and avoiding color-only cues for color blindness.

Define clear column and row headers in PowerPoint tables, differentiate headers from data with borders and contrast, and apply accessible table styles with consistent spacing and visibility for color-blind users.

Learn to create accessible lists in PowerPoint by using simple bullets, proper alignment, and adequate spacing, with bold headers and customizable bullets to improve readability.

Activate the accessibility checker in PowerPoint to scan slides for issues, add alternative text, verify reading order with the outline view, and fix warnings to ensure accessible documents.

Explore how to create accessible pdfs in Adobe Acrobat by setting correct document properties, disabling restrictive security, and ensuring proper tagging and language for screen readers.

Scan documents as images, then use Adobe's enhanced scans tool to apply optical character recognition and create recognized text for screen readers, and may require some proofing.

Tag a pdf in Adobe Acrobat for accessibility with auto tagging after word conversion, verify via accessibility tool, adjust reading order, add image alt text, and run an accessibility check.

Learn to add alternate text to images and graphical objects in PDFs using Adobe Acrobat, set reading order, and optimize accessibility for screen readers.

Learn to use adobe acrobat accessibility checker to run a full check, generate reports, and fix issues like color contrast, missing alternate text, and proper heading nesting.

Recap the course on accessible documents in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat, using the accessibility checker, high-contrast fonts, Office themes, alternate text for tables, and proper data alignment.