How to make Word documents accessible
Document titles and file names
A document title describes what your document is about to the user. It's the first thing a screen reader will read to the user.
It's not the same as adding a title to the contents of your document or adding a file name when you save your document. Your document title needs to be in the same language as the document's content.
The file name is the name that will appear in a folder structure such as your desktop, documents, downloads, SharePoint folder etc. You'll be asked to add a file name when you save your document.
Your document title, file name and the main text heading in your document are likely to be the same or very similar. This is because they should all concisely describe what the document is about.
Good document title example: Guide to creating accessible documents
Bad document title example: 2019-09-24-doc-accessibility-v1.5
How to add a document title in Word
To add a document title, select 'File', then 'Info'. Under the properties heading, there is a 'Title' field. Type in your title (screenshot below).
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