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<li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/forms/">Forms and surveys</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-a-z-lists/">General A-Z lists</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/">General content</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/images/">Using images in your content</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-3"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/images/sizes/">Image sizes for each content type</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/images/adding-images/">Adding images to your content</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-4"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/images/adding-images/using-existing-images-in-the-media-library/">Using existing images in the Media Library</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/images/adding-images/adding-new-images-to-the-media-library/">Adding new images to the Media Library</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/documents/">Adding documents: pdfs, Word, zip etc.</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-3"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/documents/document-link/">Adding a link to a document in your content</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/documents/editing-documents/">Editing and removing existing documents</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/google-calendar/">Google Calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/maps/">Google Maps and Street View</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/maps/google-map/">Google Map (embed)</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/maps/street-view/">Street View (embed)</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/highlight-box/">Highlight box</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/highlight-box/call-to-action-button/">Call to action button</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/highlight-box/colour-block/">Colour block</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/highlight-box/document-download/">Document download button</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/highlight-box/video/">Video</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/icon-cards/">Icon cards</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/icon-cards/list/">All icon cards available</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/image-grid/">Image grid</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/infogram/">Infogram</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/issuu/">Issuu</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/key-facts/">Key facts</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/feature-item/">Landing page feature item</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/landing-page-text-with-featurelinks/">Landing page text with feature/links</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/lead-paragraph/">Lead paragraph</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/local-footer/">Local footers</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/logo-grid/">Logo grid</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/mailchimp/">MailChimp</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/">News and events</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/feed/">News and events feed</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/news-listing/">News listing</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/event-listing/">Event listing</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/event-summary/">Event summary</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/landing-page-news/">Landing page news story</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/manual-latest-news-block/">Manual latest news block</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/people-lists/">People lists and grids</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/people-lists/list/">People list</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/people-lists/grid/">People grid</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/people-lists/landing-grid/">Landing page people grid</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/prezi/">Prezi</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/quote-block/">Quote block</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/research-publications/">Research publications</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/slideshows/">Slideshows</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/slideshows/full-width-landing/">Slideshow - full width landing</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/slideshows/slideshow-tall/">Slideshow - tall</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/slideshows/slideshow-short/">Slideshow - short</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/social-metadata/">Social Metadata</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/soundcloud/">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/tabs/">Tabs</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/umap/">uMap</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/videos/">Adding videos</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/videos/video-3-column/">Video - 3 column</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/videos/video-with-text/">Video with text</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/highlight-box/video/">Video in a highlight box</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/videos/video-playlist/">Video playlist</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/videos/video-general-content/">Video with general content</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/widgets-and-items/">Widgets and items</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/wufoo/">Wufoo</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/hiding-and-deleting/">Deleting and hiding content and sections (pages)</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/hiding-and-deleting/sections/">Hiding and deleting sections (pages)</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/documents/">Adding documents: pdfs, Word, zip etc.</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/restrict-access/">Restricting viewing access of your pages and documents</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/viewing-pages/">Previewing pages before they go live</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/publishing/">Publishing your pages (making them live)</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/jargon-buster/">Jargon glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/logging-in-error/">Error when logging into T4 (401 error) - how to resolve</a></li> </ul> </li><li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/">Digital tools and services</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/">Terminalfour (T4) Site Manager</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/">Qualtrics survey tool</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/creating-a-survey/">Creating a form / survey</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/publishing-forms/">Publishing a form / survey</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/reports/">Extracting survey data and reports</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/decommissioning/">Decommissioning your form and survey</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/survey-help/">Qualtrics surveys - further help</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/accessibility-qualtrics/">Accessibility on Qualtrics site</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/analytics-dashboards/">Analytics dashboards</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/analytics-dashboards/interpret-dashboard-data/">Guidance on your dashboard data</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/">Asset Library</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/search/">Searching for assets</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/search/search-tips/">Search tips</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/search/saved-searches/">Saved searches</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/downloading-assets/">Downloading assets</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/lightboxes/">Using lightboxes</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/uploading/">Uploading images</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/guest-access/">Requesting guest access to the Asset Library</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/accessibility-statement/">Accessibility on the Asset Library site</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/blogs/">College blogs</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/blogs/how-to/">Blogs - getting started with WordPress</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/blogs/terms-of-use/">Terms and conditions </a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/blogs/accessibility/">Accessibility statement for Imperial blogs</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/admin-services/ict/training-and-resources/inclusive-technology/">Inclusive Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/admin-services/ict/self-service/connect-communicate/sharing-and-collaboration-tools/sharepoint-online/">SharePoint</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/digital-signage/">Digital signage</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/digital-signage/large-screen-guidelines/">Main Entrance large screen guidelines</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/admin-services/ict/self-service/connect-communicate/sharing-and-collaboration-tools/wikis/">Wikis</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/social-media/">Social media</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/be-inspired/social-and-multimedia/directory/">Social networks</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/news/">News website</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/news/creating-articles/">Creating news articles</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/events-website/">Events website</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/events-website/events-authors/">Instructions for events authors</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/events-website/feed-generator/">Using the feed generator</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/events-website/things-to-consider/">Approaches to consider</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/admin-services/communications/what-we-do/internal-communications/email-newsletters/using-poppulo/">Poppulo (email newsletters)</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/search/">Search Engine</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/workspace-on-box/">Workspace on Box for public file sharing</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/mobile-apps/">Mobile apps</a></li> </ul> </li><li><span class="currentbranch0"><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/">Digital skills training</a></span> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><span class="currentbranch1"><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/">Web skills materials</a></span> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><span class="currentbranch2"><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/">Accessible content guidance</a></span> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/headings/">Using clear and effective headings</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/images/">Text alternatives for images</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/links/">Writing descriptive links</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/tables/">Using tables</a></li> <li><span class="currentbranch3"><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/">Publishing accessible documents online</a></span> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-3"> <li><span class="currentbranch4"><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/">Creating accessible Office documents</a></span> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-4"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/image-alt-text/">Add alternative (alt) text to images</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/add-a-document-title-to-your-documents/">Add a document title to your documents</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/hyperlinks/">Make hyperlinks accessible</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/heading-styles/">Use heading styles properly</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/formatting-tables/">Formatting tables</a></li> <li><span class="currentbranch5"><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/checking-accessibility/">Checking the accessibility of your document</a></span></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/accessible-charts/">Making accessible charts</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/powerpoint/">Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/video-audio/">Creating accessible video and audio</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-3"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/video-audio/descriptive-transcripts/">Provide a descriptive transcript for your videos</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/video-audio/podcasts/">Making accessible Podcasts (audio) </a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/video-audio/social-media/">Accessibility for social media</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/surveys/">Writing accessible surveys</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/checklist/">Accessible content checklist</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/writing-for-web/">Writing for the web</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/analytics-dashboards/">Analysing online traffic with Google Analytics dashboards</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/blogging/">Blogging</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/images/">Images</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/seo/">Increasing the visibility of your website (SEO)</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/social-media/">Social Media</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/events/">Creating events</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/writing-news/">Writing news articles </a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/writing-news/content-guidance/">Content guidance</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/">Top tips</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/accordions/">Accordions</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/a-z-lists/">A-Z lists</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/bullet-points-and-numbered-lists/">Bullet points and numbered lists</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/call-to-action/">Writing calls to action</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/carousels/">Carousels</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/headings/">Headings</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/sidebars/">Sidebar content</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/tabbed-content/">Tabbed content</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/documents/">Uploading documents online</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/using-tables/">Using tables</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/collecting-personal-data/">Collecting personal data</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/writing-surveys/">Writing Surveys</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/user-testing/">User testing techniques </a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/ga/">Google Analytics </a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/accessibility-course/">Digital Accessibility online course</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/">T4 website CMS training</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/events-website/events-authors/">Events website training</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/training-stats/">Online training feedback and stats</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/training-stats/accessibility/">Accessibility training feedback</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/training-stats/pwp/">PWP training feedback</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/training-stats/t4-training-stats/" class="">T4 V8 training overview stats</a></li> <li><a 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accessible, including the Office accessibility checker, colour contrast testing and screen reader simulators.</p> <h2>Microsoft Office accessibility checker</h2> <p>The latest version of Office has an accessibility checker which highlights the main issues with your document and instructs you on how to fix them. </p> <p>The accessibility checker is available on Word, Excel and PowerPoint and the process to run it is exactly the same on all of them. There are a few differences between Macs and Windows though.</p> <h3><span>Mac/Office 365 </span></h3> <p>If you are using Office on a Mac or via Office online, the process to access the accessibility checker is the same.</p> <p>With your document open, click on the <strong>Review</strong> tab in the ribbon and then click <strong>Check Accessibility</strong>.</p> <figure class="caption full left"><img class="full" alt="Screenshot of the review tab on the 'ribbon'" src="/media/migration/staff/Screenshot-2019-10-11-at-17-00-18--tojpeg_1570809777832_x2.jpg" /><figcaption>Office online</figcaption></figure> <p></p> <figure class="caption full left"><img class="full" alt="Screenshot of the review tab on the 'ribbon'" src="/media/migration/staff/Screenshot-2019-10-11-at-17-01-04--tojpeg_1570809878571_x2.jpg" /><figcaption>Review tab on a Mac</figcaption></figure> <h3>Windows</h3> <p><span class="menuchoice">With the document open go to <strong>File > Info</strong></span><span>. Then click </span><strong><span class="menuchoice">Check for Issues</span></strong><span> button and choose </span><strong><span class="menuchoice">Check Accessibility</span></strong><span>.</span></p> <figure class="caption one-third left"><img class="one-third" alt="Screenshot of the 'info' menu with the Check for issues and Check Accessibility items circled. " src="/media/migration/staff/accessibility-checker-windows--tojpeg_1570810245665_x2.jpg" /><figcaption>Check Accessibility on Windows</figcaption></figure> <p></p> <p><span> </span></p> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> </div><div class="row wysiwyg"> <h3>Accessibility report</h3> <p>The accessibility check results will be presented on the right of the screen:</p> <p><img class="one-third left" alt="Screenshot of the accessibility check results" src="/media/migration/staff/Screenshot-2019-10-11-at-17-16-24--tojpeg_1570810634592_x2.jpg" /></p> <p><img class="one-third left" alt="Screenshot of the accessibility check results" src="/media/migration/staff/Screenshot-2019-10-11-at-17-16-53--tojpeg_1570810705079_x2.jpg" /></p> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> </div><div class="row wysiwyg"> <p>This report gives you a list of accessibility errors  and warnings. These include things like:</p> <ul> <li><span>No image alternative text</span></li> <li><span>Unclear link text</span></li> <li><span>tips for checking slide reading order in PowerPoint</span></li> </ul> <p><span>If you click on an item</span><span> in the report, it will go to the part of your document with the issue. It will</span><span> also give you Information about the issue, and instructions on how to fix it it at the bottom.</span></p> <p><span><img class="one-third left" alt="Screenshot of the accessibility report explaining the issue and how to fix it" src="/media/migration/staff/Screenshot-2019-10-11-at-17-27-05--tojpeg_1570811289997_x2.jpg" /><br /></span></p> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> <div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div> <div id="HTML5audiodescriptionwithscreenreaderannouncement" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; top: -10px;"> </div> </div><div class="row wysiwyg"> <h2>Check colour contrasts</h2> <p>It is very important that there is sufficient contrast between text and backgrounds so that it is clear and easy for people to read. The acceptable contrast ratio should be <strong>at least 4.5:1</strong> according to the <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/quickref/#use-of-color" title="WCAG 2.1 regulations">WCAG 2.1 regulations</a>.</p> <p><span>You can use the</span><span> </span><a class="ocpExternalLink" href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=256505" target="_blank">Colour Contrast Analyzer</a><span>, a free app to analyse the colors and contrast of different aspects of your document. The app will indicate if it meets these standards or not.</span></p> <h2><span>Screen readers</span></h2> <p><span>You can also check the accessibility of your document using screen reader simulators. There are a few good free ones you can try:</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://silktide.com/resources/toolbar" title="Free screen reader simulator from Silktide">Free screen reader simulator from Silktide</a> - works with Google Chrome web browser</li> <li><span><a href="https://www.nvaccess.org/download/" title="NVDA screen reader">NVDA screen reader</a> - For Windows PCs only</span></li> <li>Apple also include <a href="https://www.apple.com/uk/accessibility/mac/vision/" style="font-size: 15px;" title="VoiceOver speech services with macOS">VoiceOver speech services with macOS</a><span>.</span></li> </ul> <p>These tools simulate the experience that a visually impaired person will have when using your document. 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