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Excel Document Properties

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Specifying the document title ensures a programmatic method to identify the document and may help provide metadata to searches performed by users of assistive technology. A document subject and author provide an additional description of the document. The document keywords field allows metadata to be provided about the document, which makes it easier to find.

Several document properties must be set to ensure the document is accessible. In addition, interactive features such as links and bookmarks can be added at this step. Properties to set include: 

  • Document title  
  • Document subject  
  • Document author  
  • Document keywords 

Open an Excel Sheet

An empty excel sheet.

Select “File” from Top of Your Screen

The "File" button at the top of Mac.

From the Drop-Down Menu Select “Properties…”

The "Properties" button from the drop-down menu from selecting file.

From the Pop-Up Menu Select “Summary”

The "Summary" bottom from selecting properties.

Fill in as Much Information as You Can Provide

the "Summary" section in the "Properties" window, with several of the text boxes filled in with example information.

The more information that you can provide, the better it is for people using assistive technology while using the internet. 

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