Text
Font should be sans serif, like Calibri, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Roboto
Font size should be at least 12 point, rather than 11
Choose contrasting text and background colors: black/white, DDCC blue/white
Bold the text to call attention to important information.
Avoid underlining text unless the text is a clickable hyperlink.
Avoid italics unless necessary (book titles, scientific names)
Heading Styles
Open the Document Outline to view your headings in the form of an outline
Change heading styles to your preferred font and size by choosing “Update Heading to Match”
Heading 1 is used for the title of a document
Heading 2 is used for main topics
Heading 3, 4, etc. are subsections used in chronological order
Normal Text is for paragraphs and shouldn’t appear in the Document Outline
List of Items
Use the Bulleted List or Numbered List feature in the editing toolbar.
Hyperlinks
All links should be descriptive links that tell the user where the link will take them.
Example: Visit the
Images
Provide alt text for the image by right clicking on it.
When images contain text, write out the text within the document
Tables
Use tables to display data
Avoid using tables for design or layout - Format the page into columns instead
Choose contrasting text and cell colors
Avoid blank cells
Avoid merging cells
Tag the table column and/or row headers through Grackle Docs
Grackle Docs
Check document accessibility by going to Add-Ons>Grackle Docs>Launch