Who is this course for?

This course is only for students and staff of York St John University.

On the second floor of the Fountain Library building. At the far end from the lists and near the student kitchen.

Do I need to bring a ticket?

No, we have a list of who has booked.

Monday, 20 October

Acc1: Accessible Documents (Mon 20 Oct 2025 11:00-12:00) - York FT208

By Digital Training - Library & Learning Services

Using the simple tools within Microsoft programs to make documents accessible to a wide audience.

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Location

FT208, Fountains Learning Centre

FT208 York YO31 7EX United Kingdom

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Highlights

1 hour
In person

About this event

Science & Tech • Other

Audience: All YSJ Students and staff

Format: One hour in person on York Campus

Prior knowledge: None

Making documents accessible is important for everyone, not just those with visual impairments, hearing impairments and mobility limitations. As well as being best practice, new regulations are in force for all public sector bodies' websites. Learn how to make Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Excel Spreadsheets and PDFs accessible in a few easy steps. This course can be customised for different teams or delivered to student groups.

This course includes:

Using the built-in accessibility checkers
Using heading styles for structure
Making images accessible
Creating accessible tables
Creating accessible hyperlinks
Other aspects of accessibility
PowerPoint and Excel, Accessibility
Brief discussion of other YSJ systems

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Digital Training - Library & Learning Services

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