In this instance, Heading 1 was chosen for the main page title. On the Home ribbon, in your Styles palette, choose a heading.
Select the text that should be formatted. One of the most important accessibility features in Word is to create proper headings-in the proper hierarchy. Screen reader users can also pick out important headings if they are formatted correctly. Sighted people are able to skim a web page by picking out the big, bold headings on a page. Word 2016 for Windows (for Word for Mac 2016 instructions, go to the WebAIM site)Ĭreating accessible Word documents is very similar to creating accessible html documents, so if you know how to create one, you have a leg up on creating the other! Document Structure: Proper Headings
