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Title or subtitle

It is an extremely rare instance that you will use the style "Title" or "Subtitle" found in the Styles Gallery, Pane, or Pulldown. If you have questions, please reach out to accessibility@swarthmore.edu.

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titleUse in-program styles to create structure

Apple

Google

HTML

In HTML, titles should exist within the <title> tag. There should only be one, and it should also be somehow related—and maybe even exactly the same—as the <h1>. Use headings to establish structure.

https://swatkb.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SW/pages/edit-v2/20775084

Markdown

In Markdown, your title exists after a singular hashtag, # Title. Hashtags give markdown structure. The relationship between Markdown and HTML shows us that <h1> and <title> are often the similar or the same.

Microsoft

Moodle

Atto Editor

TinyMCE Editor

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Heading 1

You will only ever use Heading 1 or <h1> once in your materials. It will and should usually coincide with "Title" in Microsoft's document properties or <title> in an HTML file. If you have questions, please reach out to accessibility@swarthmore.edu.

Screen Reader Demo With Headings [YouTube]

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titleSetting your document or content language is an important indicator to all users

Adobe Acrobat

  1. Navigate to Fix accessibility issues (Acrobat Pro)

  2. Scroll down to Document Language or use Ctrl+f to find "Document Language."

  3. Follow the instructions to set document-wide language or the language of a part of a document, if it's different from the overall language of the document. 

See also: Changing the global language of an Adobe PDF | Swarthmore ITS Solutions

Microsoft Office | Add an editing or authoring language or set language preferences in Office

Google Docs | Translate documents or write in a different language

HTML

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