Microsoft Word: How To Check Accessibility

The Check Accessibility tool generates a report of issues that could make your content difficult for people with disabilities to understand.  Note: This functionality is available across the entire Microsoft Office 2016 suite except Outlook.

This knowledge article demonstrates how to check accessibility in Microsoft Word 2016.

Step 1

On the File tab, click Check for Issues then select Check Accessibility.

Title: Microsoft Office; Description: Image of Check Accessibility option on File tab

The Inspection Results appear in the task pane.

Title: Microsoft Office; Description: Image of Accessibility Checker Inspection Results

Step 2

Right click on the picture then select Format Picture.

Title: Microsoft Office; Description: Image of Format Picture option on right-click menu

Step 3

Click Layout & Properties then click Alt Text to expand the section.

Title: Microsoft Office; Description: Image of Alt Text option on Format Picture task pane

Step 4

In the Title field, enter a title, e.g. Image of Accessibility Checker.

Title: Microsoft Office; Description: Image of the Alt Text info completed

 

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