A clear and consistent document structure can make your content easier to navigate and understand. The in-built heading and formatting tools in Canvas, MS Word, and other text editors can be applied to your content to create a meaningful outline, improving people’s ability to scan the content quickly and for screen readers to navigate efficiently.

  • Use the built-in heading styles in your content editor
  • Use heading levels in a logical order and don’t skip headings
  • Keep headings short, clear and descriptive
  • Don’t use heading styles for decoration or to emphasise text within a paragraph
  • View the page or document outline to check the structure (e.g. MS Word has a navigation panel)

Example

H1: Accessibility testing

H2: Keyboard testing

H3: What to check

H3: Common problems

H2: Screen-reader testing