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Accessible Documents: Microsoft Excel

Friday, March 29, 2019

Featured video: Microsoft 365 Accessibility Assistant: Excel (YouTube, 6:20)

Microsoft Excel is the most widely used spreadsheet application in the world, used for accounting, data management, scheduling, and numerous other financial and data-centered tasks. Document users should consider these tips when working with Microsoft Excel (links open at Microsoft.com unless otherwise indicated):

  • Best practices for making Excel spreadsheets accessible
  • Check accessibility while you work in Excel
  • Create accessible tables
  • Use an accessible template
  • Add text to cell A1
  • Add alt text to visuals
  • Add accessible hyperlink text and ScreenTips
  • Use accessible font format and color
  • Create accessible charts
  • Rename worksheets
  • Delete blank worksheets
  • Name cells and ranges
  • Test the accessibility of your worksheets

Microsoft Excel Resources

How to Make an Accessible Spreadsheet in Excel (Section508.gov, 10 videos)

Microsoft Excel articles at WebAIM.org

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