Make Microsoft documents more accessible

These are intended to help faculty, staff, and students create and remediate Microsoft Office documents so they can be read by all audiences:

• Word files: When creating Microsoft Word documents, keep these important steps in mind:
  • Use headings in Microsoft Word
  • Use styles in Microsoft Word
  • Add alternative text to an image in Microsoft Word
  • Create an accessible list in Microsoft Word
  • Create accessible hyperlinks in Microsoft Word
  • Create accessible tables in Microsoft Word
  • Run the accessibility checker in Microsoft Word
• Other formats:
  • Create an accessible PDF in Word
  • Create an accessible document using Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Create accessible spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel