Creating accessible Word documents

Become a Microsoft wizard as you master creating accessible content in Word documents. Learn how to structure, format, and write information that is clear, inclusive, and easy for everyone to read and navigate.

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Course curriculum

1. Text readability
2. Alignment
3. Images of text
4. Semantic headings
5. The Navigation pane
6. Knowledge Check: Formatting
1. Using features correctly
2. Semantic tables
3. What's wrong with this table?
4. Fixing the table
5. Text boxes and shapes
6. Knowledge Check: Layout
1. Why contrast matters
2. Contrast guidelines
3. Testing colour contrast
4. Colour and meaning
5. Knowledge Check: Colour
1. Plain language and proofing
2. Language settings
3. Writing links
4. Link text practice
5. Link text practice (answer)
6. Headers and footers
7. A note on footnotes
8. Knowledge Check: Clarity
1. Alternative text
2. Writing alt text
3. Alt text and context
4. Complex alt text
5. Alt text practice
6. Alt text practice (answer)
7. Content order
8. Decorative images
9. Knowledge Check: Images
1. Introduction to charts
2. Pre-set designs
3. Improving chart visibility
4. Improving chart comprehension
5. Format a chart
6. Chart alternatives
7. Knowledge Check: Charts
1. Introduction to templates
2. Creating a Word template
3. Set up a template
4. Using the accessibility checker
5. Check a document
6. Microsoft Office Suite
7. Exporting to PDF
8. Knowledge Check: Templates and checks