Microsoft Excel Accessibility Checklist
Quick Checklist for Excel Accessibility
File Setup
- Does the document file name聽not contain spaces and/or special characters?
- Is the document file name concise,聽generally limited to 20-30 characters, and does it make the contents of the file clear?
- Have the聽聽for Title, Author, Subject (AKA Description), Keywords, Language, and Copyright Status been completed?
- Have you set your聽?
- 贬补惫别听聽been accepted or rejected and turned off?
- 贬补惫别听听补苍诲听聽been turned off?
- Do the active worksheets have聽聽that allow users (and assistive technology) to identify the table's source and content?
Text
- Does the document utilize聽聽(i.e., Times New Roman, Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, or Calibri)?
- Is the聽聽being used, as opposed to manually typed characters (e.g. Hyphens, numbers, or graphics)?
- Is content聽?
- Do all URLs contain聽聽(i.e., avoid generic phrases like "click here"; instead, use phrases that let users know about the content of the linked page prior to selecting it)?
- Is the聽聽between foreground text and background color sufficient?
Images
- Do all聽, grouped images, and聽聽that convey information have meaningful聽?
- Do complex images (i.e., charts and graphs) have聽聽near the image (perhaps as a caption or long description)?
- Is the document free of聽聽(i.e., avoid text content contained in images that disappear when images are not available)?
- If color is used to emphasize important text, is there is an聽聽used as well?
- Have you provided alternatives for or avoided use of聽聽(e.g., shape, size, color, visual location, orientation, sound, etc.)?
Tables
- Do all data tables in the document have designated聽聽in table properties?
- Does the聽聽at the top of the table as it goes from one page to another?
- Are data cells set so they do not聽?
- Are all tables聽聽(where appropriate)?
Accessibility Check
- Has a separate聽聽been provided when there is no other way to make the content accessible?
- Did you use the built-in聽, has that been run and does it pass?
- Did you visit the聽聽for more information?
- Did you contact the聽Accessibility Network聽if you are having trouble?