InDesign Common Accessibility Errors and Fixes

Title

1. Select File > File info…
2. Enter “Document title”

Bookmarks

1. Select Window > Interactive > Bookmarks
2. Select text where the bookmark will be placed on the page
3. Click the (+) icon on the Bookmarks panel
4. Rename and rearrange the bookmark hierarchy as needed in the Bookmark panel

Figures Alternative Text

1. With the Selection tool, select an image
2. Choose Object > Object Export Options
3. Select the Alt Text tab in the Object Export Options dialog box
4. Choose Custom from the Alt Text Source dropdown (NOTE: for images that are only decorative, choose decorative image (no alt text) in the dropdown instead of custom)
5. Enter the description in the text field, and click Done

Table Headers

 Do not use tables for layout