Check the document for accessibility

To scan your document for the accessibility problems, open the Microsoft Office document and then follow the next steps:

   1.   On the File tab, select Info:

   2.   Click on the Check for Issues dropdown list and then select Check Accessibility:

   3.   Microsoft Office will check your document and display the results in the Accessibility Checker pane:

You can see three types of the Accessibility Checker issues:

• Error – the document with highlighted content is difficult or impossible to read and understand for people with disabilities
• Warning – the document with highlighted content is difficult to understand for people with disabilities in most, but not all, cases
• Tip – people with disabilities can understand the document with highlighted content, but that could be presented in a different way to improve the user experience.

   4.   Click on one of the listed accessibility issues for an additional information on:

• where the issue takes place,
• why the issue needs to be fixed,
• some proposed steps to fix this issue:

See also this tip in French: Vérifier le document pour l'accessibilité.