Microsoft Word Tutorials

Introduction and background

Module 0: Introduction & background information about the video series.

Check document accessibility

Check document accessibility Learn how to open and use the Accessibility Checker to find issues that make Word difficult for people with disabilities.

Save as DOCX

	Create accessible file names Learn how to use meaningful file names that can make your documents easier to find. Using meaningful file names and adding properties to your documents, you make your files easier for everyone to find.
	Module 1: Learn to save as a Word Document (.docx) with a descriptive filename.

Use styles to create headings

	Improve heading accessibility with styles Headings are a great way to tell people what they need to know quickly. Learn how to use styles for headings to make your documents easier to navigate.
	Module 2: Use Styles to Create Headings

Use built-in features to create lists

Module 3: Use Built-in Features to Create Lists

Use built-in columns to organize content

Module 4: Use Built-in Columns to Organize Content

Use built-in features to create layout and tables

	Create accessible tables Tables organize information visually and help you show relationships between things. Learn how to set up tables so they can be read out loud to people who use a screen reader.
	Module 5: Use Built-in Features to Create Layout and Data Tables

Identify distinct languages

Module 6: Identify Distinct Languages

Create unambiguous names for links

	Create accessible links Learn how to create hyperlinks that use natural language so it's easy to understand.
	Module 7: Create Unambiguous Names for Links

Duplicate vital info in headers, footers & watermarks

Module 8: Duplicate Vital Information in Headers, Footers, and Watermarks

Create accessible images & other objects

	Improve accessibility with alt text Learn how to add alt text to images and objects. Alt text can be read by screen readers, and helps people who are blind or who have low vision understand what images and other objects are in a document.
	Module 9: Create Accessible Images and Other Objects

Create accessible textboxes

Module 10: Create Accessible Textboxes

Use color & more to convey meaning

Module 11: Use Color and Other Sensory Characteristics to Convey Meaning

Create the required color contrast

Module 12: Create the Required Color Contrast

Create accessible embedded files

Module 13: Create Accessible Embedded Files