Word 2011:Mac’s default template for a new documents is a blank page. Use Accessible TemplatesĪll office documents start with a template, which can be as simple as a blank standard-sized page or as complex as a nearly complete document with text, graphics and other content. If errors are found, please report them to: 1.
This document is provided for information purposes only and is neither a recommendation nor a guarantee of results. The application-specific steps and screenshots in this document were created using Microsoft Word 2011:Mac while creating a DOCX document. In cases where more certainty is required, it is recommended that you test the office documents with end users with disabilities, including screen reader users. The following techniques will increase the accessibility of your documents, but it does not guarantee accessibility to any specific disability groups. In addition, Word 2011:Mac offers many other word processor and web format saving options, however most of these have not been checked for accessibility. The default file format for Word 2011:Mac is Office Open XML (DOCX). Typical of office-style workflows (Reports, letters, memos, budgets, presentations, etc.).įor more information on creating forms, web pages, applications, or other dynamic and/or interactive content that are accessible, you should consult the W3C-WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines ( WCAG 2.0) because these are specifically designed to provide guidance for highly dynamic and/or interactive content. Self-contained (i.e., without hyperlinks to other documents, unlike web content), and. and do not include audio, video, or embedded interactivity), Fully printable (i.e., where dynamic features are limited to automatic page numbering, table of contents, etc. Text-based (i.e., not simply images, although they may contain images),. Intended to be used by people (i.e., not computer code),. This guide is intended to be used for documents that are: 
However, it does not include an accessibility checking feature. Make Content Easier to UnderstandĪt the time of testing (April 2013), Word 2011:Mac provides a set of accessibility features that is sufficient to enable the production of accessible digital office documents. Use Built-In Document Structuring Features Provide Text Alternatives for Images and Graphical Objects
You can use a free online PDF service described in PDF Resources.
When you have pages of different orientations in one document the native PDF creation option in Mac Word does not produce files that are formatted properly.
Click the X next to Close just above the footer line. Layout ribbon > Text Layout group > Direction > Rotate all text 90°. Click the page number to show the hashed border. Navigation group > Go to Header (or Footer). 
Options group > uncheck Link to Previous.Layout ribbon > Page Setup group > Orientation > Landscape.Click on the page to be oriented as landscape:.Click at beginning of the paragraph following the item on the landscape page:.Insert menu > Page Numbers… > Format > Continue from previous section > OK > Close.Insert menu > Break > Section Break (Next Page).Click to the left of the paragraph (e.g., figure, table, etc.) to be placed on a landscape page:.
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