Making Your Files 508 Compliant

1 Day

Course Description

This instructor-led, hands-on course teaches the essential skills necessary to work with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, & PDF files to make them 508 Compliant. You will learn how to embed structural tags, add alternative text descriptions of graphic elements, and set document properties. In order to successfully complete this course, we recommend that you know how to use the mouse, standard menus and commands, and also how to open, save, and close files.

Understanding Section 508 Compliance

Why is Section 508 important?

Overview of Windows Features Assisting in Interpreting Documents

508 Requirements

Introduction to PDF and Accessibility

Making Word, PowerPoint and Excel Documents Accessible

Styles and Formatting

Making Tables Accessible

Adding Alternative Text to Figures and Graphics

Word & PowerPoint: Tools and Tricks

Labeling Column and Row Headers

Properly Creating Charts

Making Comments and Hidden Notes Accessibile

Preparing Documents for PDF Conversion

Overview of PDFs

Converting from .doc to .pdf

Setting Your Conversion Settings in Microsoft Word

Best Practices for Accessibility

Checking PDFs for Compliance

Overview of Adobe Acrobat 9

The Accessibility Check

Checking the Reading Order

Ensuring All Figures and Tables Properly Tagged

PDFs: Tools & Tricks

Is this the right level for you? Please contact our office at (202) 747-5000 if you have any questions.

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Are you interested in a class for one or a few students? Consider taking a public class. View our public training schedule for dates.

Or, are you interested in scheduling a private group class at your office or at Softek? Learn more about our private group training.

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