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Hi, my name is Sam. I consider myself pretty tech savvy, but I have no idea about how to make Word documents accessible. I recently moved from an institution that used Google Docs and since I am starting something new, I wanted to learn how to create accessible Word documents from scratch. Accessible learning material enhances student satisfaction, democratic access to information, and inclusion.<\/div>\r\n\"\"\r\n
<\/div>\r\nWord is one of the most common word processor programs that allows users to create, edit, and view documents, embed media and data, and share material. Word is available for desktop, mobile, and via a web browser.\r\n
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Reflect<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

\r\n\r\nHave you ever received formal training on creating documents in Word? Or did you just figure it out as you went?\r\n\r\nIf you have received training, how long ago was it?\r\n\r\nWord tools and features were designed to create accessible documents by default. When used as intended, Word creates documents that are accessible with no additional steps, hacks, or workarounds required. Depending on your answers to the above, creating accessible Word documents may require some unlearning, check-ins, and reworking of your current workflow.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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The best way to solve an issue is to prevent it from happening in the first place.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

<\/a>Key considerations<\/h2>\r\nSelect from the following links to learn about specific tools and features you should be using to create accessible Word documents:\r\n\r\nAccessible Fonts<\/a>\r\n\r\nAccessible Colour<\/a>\r\n\r\nDocument Headings<\/a>\r\n\r\nAccessible Links<\/a>\r\n\r\nAlternative Text<\/a>\r\n\r\nAccessible Lists and Tables<\/a>\r\n\r\nSharing Best Practices<\/a>\r\n\r\nGoing Forward<\/a>\r\n
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Next<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

\r\n\r\nIn addition to the above links, you can move through this module in a linear fashion by selecting Next: Accessible Fonts <\/strong>in the bottom right of this window.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"
Hi, my name is Sam. I consider myself pretty tech savvy, but I have no idea about how to make Word documents accessible. I recently moved from an institution that used Google Docs and since I am starting something new, I wanted to learn how to create accessible Word documents from scratch. Accessible learning material enhances student satisfaction, democratic access to information, and inclusion.<\/div>\n

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Word is one of the most common word processor programs that allows users to create, edit, and view documents, embed media and data, and share material. Word is available for desktop, mobile, and via a web browser.<\/p>\n

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Reflect<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Have you ever received formal training on creating documents in Word? Or did you just figure it out as you went?<\/p>\n

If you have received training, how long ago was it?<\/p>\n

Word tools and features were designed to create accessible documents by default. When used as intended, Word creates documents that are accessible with no additional steps, hacks, or workarounds required. Depending on your answers to the above, creating accessible Word documents may require some unlearning, check-ins, and reworking of your current workflow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The best way to solve an issue is to prevent it from happening in the first place.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/a>Key considerations<\/h2>\n

Select from the following links to learn about specific tools and features you should be using to create accessible Word documents:<\/p>\n

Accessible Fonts<\/a><\/p>\n

Accessible Colour<\/a><\/p>\n

Document Headings<\/a><\/p>\n

Accessible Links<\/a><\/p>\n

Alternative Text<\/a><\/p>\n

Accessible Lists and Tables<\/a><\/p>\n

Sharing Best Practices<\/a><\/p>\n

Going Forward<\/a><\/p>\n

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Next<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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In addition to the above links, you can move through this module in a linear fashion by selecting Next: Accessible Fonts <\/strong>in the bottom right of this window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1655,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-96","chapter","type-chapter","status-web-only","hentry"],"part":60,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1655"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3281,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/96\/revisions\/3281"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/60"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/96\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=96"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=96"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}