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Accessibility - Unordered Headings
Hi,
I'm trying to create a sample document with Accessibility issues on purpose, so users can learn how to fix issues. I tried creating a simple document:
Heading 1
Heading 3
Heading 2
The purpose is to generate an error for headings out of order.
Under Styles, I click "Heading 1" and make that text Heading 1, etc.
When I access Review -> Check Accessibility, it finds no errors.
If I save as PDF then check accessibility in Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe reports: "Appropriate nesting - failed".
Am I doing something wrong? If so please provide the correct steps.
Version info:
Microsoft Word for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2409 Build 16.0.18025.20214) 64-bit
3 Replies
In a quick test, I see what you see: the Accessibility checker does not spot headings which are applied incorrectly. I recommend that you report this using the Help > Feedback facility in Word.
P.S. If you add numbering to your headings, numbering will not be incorrect if you add it to the Heading 1, Heading 3, Heading 2 sequence of paragraphs. In other words, Word does recognize the sequence to be incorrect, but the Accessibility checker does not.
Hi Stefan,
Thank you for verifying. At least I know I'm not crazy and it's not just me!
I'll report it to Microsoft, but I suspect that's like the temperature dial in the office.
Mike
Feedback will be read, but that obviously doesn't mean that something will be done about this.
The more people who report issues, the more likely something will be done, though.
