Accessible Documents:
Word, PowerPoint, & PhantomPDF
Course Overview
This independent-study online training covers principles and processes for:
- 创建accessible document content and structure in Word & PowerPoint.
- Evaluatingthe accessibility of well-structured Word & PowerPoint documents.
- Optimizingthe accessibility of PDFs exported from well-structured Word & PowerPoint documents with PhantomPDFBusiness for Windows.
This course is designed for adult learners that have experience creating Word & PowerPoint documents. Web development or design experience is not required.
Course Format
This video-based training is delivered through the Canvas Catalog learning management system. The course features 33 Learning Activities with an average video length of five minutes. The course is structured into four Modules:
Module 1: Document Content
Objective:Review basic principles and processes for creating accessible document content in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents.
- Section 1: Overview of Document Accessibility
- Section 2: Images
- Section 3: Hyperlinks
- Section 4: Contrast & Color Reliance
- Section 5: Simple and Clear Writing, Readability, & Legibility
Module Two: Document Structure
Objective:Review basic principles and processes for creating accessible document structure in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents.
- Section 1: Headings in Word
- Section 2: Layouts, Reading Order, & Principles of Accessibility in PowerPoint
- Section 3: Lists & Columns
- Section 4: Tables
Module Three: Evaluating Accessibility & Creating PDFs
Objective:Review processes for utilizing built-in accessibility checkers and an evaluation checklist, and exporting PDF documents.
- Section 1: Evaluating Accessibility
- Section 2: Practicing Evaluation & Repair
- Section 3: Creating PDFs
Module Four: Optimizing PDFs in PhantomPDF
Objective:Review how to configure Foxit PhantomPDF Business, and how to use it to optimize a PDF exported from a well-structured Microsoft Word or PowerPoint document.
- Section 1: Introduction to Optimizing PDFs
- Section 2: Check Accessibility
- Section 3: Reading Order Tool
- Section 4: Content and Tags Reading Order
One new Module is opened each week, and participants have 60 business days (excluding weekends & US holidays) to complete the course.
Course Assessments
Participants demonstrate their mastery of the course materials through multiple-choice assessments. Each Section of the course has a Quiz with between four and eight questions based on its objectives. Each Module has a ten-question Exam that randomly selects questions from each of the Module's Section Quizzes.
课程入学人数和定价
The course fee is125美元. The Canvas Catalog system allows individual participants to self-enroll in the next available cohort.