Guidelines for Accessible E-text

Opening announcement

National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry

About these guidelines

Acknowledgements

Contents

Introduction to these guidelines

What is e-text?

About these guidelines

Background

Scope

Who these guidelines are for

General principles

Summary checklist

1. Equivalent to print

2. Accessible

3. Clear visual style

4. Standards, Guidelines and Best Practice

1. Equivalent to print

1.1 Include all meaningful elements of the print document

1.2 Ensure accuracy

1.3 Mark changes to the print with producers' notes

1.4 Include metadata

2. Accessible

2.1 Arrange text in a linear reading order

Footnotes

Text boxes and margin notes

Headers and footers

2.2 Include structural markup

2.3 Verbalise images and visual elements

2.4 Express special characters and languages unambiguously

Special characters

Languages

Mathematics

3. Clear visual style

3.1 Use a clear visual design

3.2 Allow users to control visual appearance

4. Standards, Guidelines and Best Practice

4.1 Follow applicable standards

4.2 Adjust for individual need and preference

4.3 Ensure consistency

Particular formats

HTML

Rich Text Format (RTF)

General

Automatic contents lists

Tables

Plain text

A note regarding Round Table markup

How codes should be applied

Document setup

Line breaks

Emphasis

Lists

Tables

A basic way of presenting tables

DAISY text

Appendix 1: A note about PDF

Appendix 2: Glossary

Appendix 3: Round Table markup

Appendix 4: Tips for working in Word

Viewing hidden characters

Turning off Smart Quotes

Word Short Cut Keys

File Shortcuts

Editing Shortcuts

Formatting Shortcuts

Moving and Selecting

Find-and-replace tips

Appendix 5: Tips for using Scanners and OCR

General tips

Formatting

Proofreading

Foreign languages

Closing Announcement