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What to do if you aren’t sure

General accessibility

Use the accessibility checker and information given by the checker or use the page by Microsoft on making your word documents accessible.

This should ensure that you have:

Think carefully about a fix particularly if it involves a mathematical element of the document.

Mathematical text

All mathematical text should be written using the Office equation editor. For instance, if you are writing about the variable $x$ it should be written as an equation. If you are writing $x^2$ it should be written as an equation.

You may find that Getting started with effective entry of equations in Word is useful to speed up the input of equations. Equations can be input using solely by typing.

If you usually use MathType then please reconsider until Wiris add functionality. The current situation is:

Hence, the most effective master format for accessibility purposes is Word with Word equation editor.

Remind me of why I need to follow these rules?

This enables assistive technology which can interact directly with equations in Word to work properly. It also ensures that automatic conversion is possible, using the structural integrity, to other formats which are accessible by other assistive technology.

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