Creating accessible PDFs from Microsoft Word (half day)

About the course

This increasingly popular half day course includes a wide range of accessible content creation techniques. Employing these will not only ensure that you produce highly accessible PDFs, but will also save you time and help you manage your documents.

Why choose PWS?

Client testimonials for this course

Trainer: Ted Page – biography

Course outline (Word 2003, 2007 or 2010)

Topics include:

Understanding Word version differences, bugs and workarounds
Working with templates
Applying structure with headings, lists, links, tables of contents …
Images, alt text, and handling charts effectively
Designing data tables for accessibility and usability
Colour contrast issues and understanding colour blindness
Text formatting issues
Avoiding common design and layout problems
Adding meta data
Creating a tagged, bookmarked PDF

Client testimonials

Carol Jamieson, Professional Skills Development Manager, Sense

"Ted delivered Creating Accessible Documents training to staff from a variety of backgrounds and departments in Sense and all found it a really interesting session, which stimulated lots of discussion and made everyone feel more confident about generating documents that will meet the needs of the people we support. We would thoroughly recommend the training to others."

Yeliz Atak, Woking Borough Council

"The feedback we received after Ted's PDF accessibility training was very positive. Our employees were very complimentary of Ted's course content and of his friendly and professional approach. The training sessions were delivered in a flexible, engaging and structured manner: he was able to work at the pace of the group whilst also offering a comprehensive guidance document to refer back to.

"I would highly recommend this course to any individual or organisation keen to ensure that equality legislation is observed and that a diverse range of individuals are able to access their material effectively. There is no doubt that Ted's passion and knowledge of the area greatly aids in making this an enjoyable and positive experience. We will certainly be looking to arrange more sessions in the near future."

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