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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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titleUse in-program accessibility checkers to find and fix

Adobe Accessibility Checker

See also:

Google

Install and run Grackle for each program (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc)

Microsoft Office: How to use Accessibility Review KB article

Review → Check Accessibility

Moodle

Atto Editor

  1. Expand the editor's menu by clicking the down arrow, which is the first button on the left-hand side and top row of the editor. A screen tip will indicate "Show/hide advanced buttons."

  2. Click on the first item in the sixth section, which looks like a stick figure of a person in a circle.

TinyMCE Editor

Go to Tools → Accessibility Checker in the editor.

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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:

Microsoft Office

Google Docs

HTML

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