Creating a Word File

Same Process Can Be Used to Create a Word File to Convert to PDF

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When creating a Word file, for the web, please follow these steps:

• Start creating your Word file
• Add page elements to the file
  • Images
  • Links
  • Headings
  • Tables
  • Lists
  • Page Numbers
  • Columns
  • Footnotes
  • Table of Contents
• Save your Word file 
• Use the Microsoft Office Accessibility Checker to ensure that the Word file is web accessible.
  • Accessibility Checker Rules 
  • Video Demo: Find and Fix Accessibility Issues in a Word 2010

Requirements to follow for all Word files

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If you have any questions, please post your question to the NYSED Web Accessibility Support Forum, located at: 
http://forum01.nysed.gov/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?board=Web_Accessibility

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Please Note: The vast majority of information, presented in this website, came from these resources:

• Ron Gill
• Emily Sandefer
• Microsoft
• Minnesota Department of Education
• National Center on Disability & Access to Education (NCDAE)
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
• U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
• University of Washington
• Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM)