However, PowerPoint is also often used on the web and with distance education technologies so files must be accessible to users with disabilities. Microsoft PowerPoint is presentation software typically used to display slides during face-to-face meetings.

Having the correct tools to create accessible Word documents is imperative to improving your institution's accessible content. Word files can also be the starting point for other files, such as PDF and HTML. Microsoft Word is currently the most common word processor on the market. To use these cheatsheets at your institution, reference our Terms of Use. If you would like to be notified when additional resources are created, subscribe to our monthly newsletter.

For more complete and technical information about these topics, visit our partner WebAIM. These cheatsheets are meant to be used as part of a larger training plan, as mentioned in our blog post on How to Use our Accessibility Cheatsheets.