Create a Word File for the Web

Same Process Can Be Used to Create a Word File to Convert to PDF

When creating a Word file, for the web, please follow these steps:

• Start creating your Word file
• Add page elements to the file
• Save your Word file
• Use the Microsoft Office Accessibility Checker to ensure that the Word file is web accessible
• Requirements to follow for all Word files
• Checklist for Word Files

Please Note: If, after reviewing these tools, you still have questions about the web accessibility procedures, you may contact your Web Content Manager or the SED Help Desk. You may also submit your question to the NYSED Web Accessibility Support Forum.

Please Note: The vast majority of information, presented in this website, came from these resources:

• NYSED - Ron Gill
• NYSED - Emily Goodenough
• Microsoft 
• Minnesota Department of Education
• National Center on Disability & Access to Education (NCDAE) 
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
• U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) 
• University of Washington
• Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM)