Word and Google Docs

Best Practices

• Use a table of contents.
• Use the column tool instead of a table.
  • If a table is the best way to present the material add a header row.
  • Avoid split and merged cells in tables. Screen readers cannot read them.
• Avoid using decorative text boxes. Screen readers cannot read the text that is inside.
• Lock documents by using document protection features in Microsoft Word.

Microsoft Word Resources

• Accessible Word Documents
• Creating accessible documents in Microsoft Word
• Creating accessible PDFs from Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Word
• Word 2011 (Mac)
• Word 2013 (Windows)
• Word 2007/2010 (Windows)
• PDF Conversion in Word 2007/2010
• Creating Accessible Documents in Office 2013 Training
• Word 2010 - Creating Accessible Documents Training

Google Docs Resources

Accessiblity: Google Docs and Google Drive