Document Design and Information Delivery
When designing your documents, as well as thinking about the design in terms of headings, hyperlinks and images, etc, you should also think about what is the key information that you want users to take away.
For example, if you have a longer document with lots of information, you may wish to think about writing a short summary at the top of an email with some of the key points and you could then use headings respective to the different points to go into more detail.
This can help users access the information without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content. If you require the recipient(s) to complete specific actions, think about how these are presented. For example, could you write a bullet or numbered list?
Next steps
- Following your engagement with this blog post, how will you change the way you design documents going forward?
- When you next create a new document, what steps will you take to ensure the document is accessible?
Visit our blog tomorrow for more tips on digital accessibility. Next up is Creating Accessible Videos in Recap (Panopto).
Further Resources
For more information on accessibility, please visit our webpages for Digital Accessibility and Universal Design.