Accessibility

Setting Up Your Accessible Document in InDesign

Last modified 2/11/2022

Step 1. Add File Information

Go to File then choose File Info... from the list of options. In the File Information dialogue box, choose the Basic tab. Type a Document Title and an Author in their respective edit boxes. You may also add Keywords or a brief description, as necessary. Choose OK to close the dialogue box.

Screenshot of the File Information dialogue box with Document, Author and Keywords filled out.

Step 2. Add Layers

Use the Layers Panel help you separate your content into similar and manageable pieces.

Step 3. Uncheck Hyphenate

To open the paragraph panel, choose Window, then Type & Tables, followed by Paragraph.

Screenshot of the File Information dialogue box with Document, Author and Keywords filled out.

In the Paragraph Panel, uncheck the check box for Hyphenate.

Screenshot of Paragraph Panel with Hyphenate check box unchecked.

Step 4. Add Paragraph Styles

Add new paragraph styles.

Step 5. Add Character Styles

Add character styles to your project to change your font styling, while keeping the underlying structure (via paragraph styles). Using character styles allows you to have several styles of headings levels.