How do I check for accessibility in Word? (Windows)

For Word 2013 / 2010

  1. Open the Word Document
  2. Go to File > Info
  3. Under Inspect Document, click on Check for Issues > Check Accessibility
    Check Accessibility Screenshot Word 2013

Troubleshooting

If you receive the error, “Unable to run the Accessibility Checker”, you’ll need to re-save the file.  The document was likely created with a previous version of Microsoft Word.  To do this…

Word accessibility checker error

  1. Open the Word document
  2. Go to File > Save As
  3. Specify a file name and save it to your desired location.
  4. Open this file you saved and repeat the steps above to run the accessibility checker.