How to make easy read documents accessible
Use Word or Adobe InDesign to create easy read documents
Easy read documents that we add to our websites should be created in Microsoft Word.
You can also use Adobe InDesign if you have access to this software for your role.
- Adobe's guide on creating accessible PDFs using InDesign
- Accessible PDFs basics articles (go to the InDesign specific tutorials section)
- University of Sussex guide on creating accessible InDesign documents
Don't use PowerPoint
Easy read trainers and providers often promote PowerPoint as the preferred tool for creating easy read documents. This is because it's easy to arrange images and text boxes in an easy read layout in PowerPoint.
However, we do not upload PowerPoint files (or PDFs of PowerPoint files) to our websites. Our guidance explains why we don't add PowerPoint files to our website.