Mastering Microsoft Word 365 - Accessibility checker

The video tutorial discusses the importance of making Word documents accessible, especially for users with visual impairments who rely on screen readers. It explains how to use Word's accessibility checker to identify issues like missing alt text and improper image alignment. The tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on correcting these errors, including adding alt text and aligning images with text. Additional resources for improving document accessibility are mentioned.

Why is it important to consider how a document might be read by a screen reader?

• Screen readers can translate text into different languages.

• Screen readers can only read documents with specific fonts.

• Screen readers are used by people with visual impairments.

• Screen readers can only read text, not images.

What is the first step to run an accessibility check in Word?

• Change the document's font size.

• Open the document in read-only mode.

• Navigate to the review tab.

• Convert the document to PDF.

What does the accessibility checker tool help identify?

• Grammar mistakes

• Spelling errors

• Missing alternative text

• Document formatting issues

How can you ensure an image is in line with text in Word?

• By converting the image to grayscale

• By changing the font style

• By resizing the image

• By using the wrap text function

What is the purpose of adding alternative text to images?

• To provide a description for screen readers

• To make the document more colorful

• To reduce the file size

• To improve image quality