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Creating an accessible PDF

Headings

Screenshot showing how to tag text as a heading in word

Headings must be tagged and nested properly. Never make something bold and large just so it looks like a heading. This will not be clear to assistive technologies. The PDF title is Heading 1, sub-titles are Heading 2 and so on.

Never make something Heading 3 before a Heading 1 for example. Check that your document is broken up into sections and that these sections have good descriptive titles.

How to make something a heading in Word

To make something a heading

  • Highlight text
  • Right click and select ‘Styles’
  • Select ‘Apply styles’
  • Under ‘style name’ select heading from dropdown. 

Video with instructions