Making Files Accessible
Making content accessible to people with disabilities online begins with making files compliant from the start. Use the videos and step-by-step resources below to learn how to make your files.
Adobe PDF
- Step by Step: Create accessible PDFs in Microsoft Word
- Video: Eight Essentials for Creating Accessible PDF Documents
- Video: Ensuring your PDF is Accessible
- Checklist: PDF File 508 Checklist
Advanced
- Standard: Accessible (508) PDF Forms
- Editing PDF Table Tags
- Adding and Moving PDF Bookmarks
- Editing PDF Image Tags
More: PDF Resources from Adobe
Microsoft Word 2010
- Step by Step: Creating accessible Word 2010 documents
- Step by Step: Creating Accessible PDF Files from Word [PDF – 941K]
- Video: Overview of Requirements for Accessible Word Documents
- Video: Templates and Style Basics
- Video: Lists, Columns, & Table of Contents
- Video: Tables
- Video: Figures
Microsoft Word 2007
- Step by Step: Creating accessible Word 2007 documents [PDF - 116KB]
- Checklist: Word Document 508 Checklist
Microsoft Excel 2010
- Standard: Accessible (508) Excel Presentations
- Step by Step: Creating accessible Excel 2010 workbooks
- Video: Accessible Spreadsheets, Part 1
- Video: Accessible Spreadsheets, Part 2
- Video: Forms, Part 1
- Video: Forms, Part 2
- Checklist: Excel Document 508 Checklist
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
- Step by Step: Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations
- Video: Make a Presentation Accessible
- Video: Tables, Charts, and Images
- Checklist: PowerPoint Document 508 Checklist
Microsoft Office 2010
Additional File Types
HTML Files
- Standard: HTML Table Standard (Section 508)
- Standard: Accessible (508) HTML Forms
- Checklist: HTML File
Multimedia Files
If you need assistance with a program that is not on this page, contact us for more information.