Overview: Creating accessible Office files

Because files are often viewed electronically, now, it's important for that content to be accessible to people with disabilities. Office has several built-in features in both computer-based programs and Web Apps that you can use to increase the accessibility of your files.

Learn more about creating accessible content

Note:  The video shows the Office 2010 user interface (UI), but it still gives you a good idea of how the features still work in Office 2013.

Training course

• Create accessible Word documents

General information

• Accessibility Checker

• Accessibility Checker Rules

• Create accessible PDFs

• Appropriate use of alternative text

• Ten tips for accessible documents

Word

• Make your Word documents accessible

• Using the Save as Daisy add-in for Word

Excel

• Creating accessible Excel files

• Video: Find and fix accessibility issues in a workbook

PowerPoint

• Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations

• Sub-titling text add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint (STAMP)