Headings make it easier for everyone to navigate documents

Reading a long document full of text can be a demanding task while learning. Well structured documents help participants to organise and review the text. Through using headings you can add sections and subsections in your documents. Headings can help participants to navigate and understand texts and are crucial for those using a screen reader.

If your document is missing headings the file will have a medium accessibility score.

Resolve the issue in a text editor and upload a new file when you are done. Click on the accessibility score indicator to find out how to do this. Click What this means for an explanation.

Adding headings to your document

You will need to fix the problem in your text editing program. Open up the document, add headings and upload the file to your course. Click on How to add headings for step-by-step instructions on how to do this.

Always choose "Heading 1" for level 1 headings, "Heading 2" for subsections of heading 1, "Heading 3" for subsections of heading 2, and so on. "Normal" is used for paragraph text. You can find specific instructions for the software you are using in the teacher feedback panel and click on How to write good headings for some quick tips.

Click on How to make good headings and follow the instructions
Open the file on your computer
If you don't have a copy of the file on your computer, go back to your course and download the file.
Add your headings
Microsoft^® Word: Choose the text you wish to add a heading to. Click on Home and select the heading you want from the Format section.
LibreOffice Writer: Choose the text you wish to add a heading to. Open the Edit Paragraph Style menu in the Format panel. Select the heading you wish to use.
Save the file.
Upload the updated file to your course.

If you still have the instructions open in the teacher feedback panel, select Next and Browse to your upload file. If you do not have the teacher feedback panel open, select the Accessibility indicator next to the file in your course and then Browse to upload your file.