Create Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Tools

New to Creating Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Tools?
Join this session to learn how to create accessible content using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. We’ll walk you through essential accessibility features and best practices to ensure your documents are inclusive and user-friendly. Topics include:

• Clear and simple writing tips
• Using titles, subtitles, and headings effectively
• Adding alt text to images
• Choosing accessible fonts, formats, and colors
• Creating accessible tables
• Using built-in accessibility tools in MS Office Workspace

Whether you're just getting started or need a refresher improve your skills, this session will help you make your Microsoft office tools more accessible for everyone.

This session will be facilitated by Ada Crutchfield and Peter Ariev, Instructional Design Specialists.

To RSVP for the event, please click “Going Virtually” below and be sure to add the event to your calendar! Registered participants will also receive a calendar invitation from the event host at least one week before the event.

At least 5 registrations are needed for this session to proceed as scheduled. The session will be recorded if two or more people attend and the link will be distributed to everyone who registered.

All recordings are posted and available in the Instructional Technology Training Archive in Panopto.

JOINING THE SESSION

This webinar will take place in a Google Meet virtual conference room. Enter the webinar up to 10 minutes before the start time. Visit the myUMBC Event post and select the "Join Online Event" button to join the Google Meet session.

Prior to the Event

1. For the best viewing experience, we recommend using Chrome, Brave, or Firefox, preferably the most recent updates to those browsers. Closing any unnecessary browser tabs will help conserve your bandwidth.  
2. If this is your first time joining one of our webinars, please review the requirements to use Google Meet. Learn how to connect your audio & video, change/blur your background, and use reactions. You can also review the accessibility support including live captions.