How to make easy read documents accessible

Images in easy read documents should go to the left of the words they support - so the user "reads" the image before the text.

Don't use tables to layout blocks of images and text. You can find advice on layout in:

• Change People's guide to creating easy read documents
• GOV.UK guidance on easy read

How to create an easy read layout in Word

Adding images in Word documents can cause the text to move around to fit the image.

To avoid this issue, move the Left Indent towards the centre of the page in your Word document. This is around 7.5cm on a standard A4 portrait page layout. You can do this by:

• Opening the Layout menu and typing 7.5cm in the Left field under Indent, or
• Selecting the Left Indent marker on the ruler at the top of the page and dragging it across to the 7.5cm mark

You will now be able to:

• Add left-aligned text down the right-hand side of the page
• Add your easy read images to the left of your text without affecting the layout of the text