Document Scanning
Government services, corporate programs, and procurement processes all produce documents. PDFs, Word files, presentations, and spreadsheets face the same accessibility requirements as web pages — and they need to be audited.
No account needed. The checks run in your browser, and the file is never uploaded.
Supported formats
The most common accessible document format for government and corporate publishing. Often the primary deliverable in accessibility compliance programs.
Word documents are frequently shared as accessible formats before conversion to PDF. Auditing at the source catches issues earlier in the content lifecycle.
.docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm
Presentations shared as documents or published to web portals must meet accessibility standards. Slide reading order and image descriptions are frequent failure points.
.pptx, .pptm, .potx, .potm, .ppsx, .ppsm
Spreadsheets published as data downloads or used as official records require accessible structure, particularly for users of screen readers navigating complex tables.
.xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .xltm
Newsletters, exported reports and archived pages are often distributed as HTML files rather than published at a URL. They are checked with the same rules as a scanned page.
.html, .htm, .xhtml
Converted on our servers, then checked as the format they became. Available to signed-in users on a paid plan, in the Document Audit.
How it works
Upload documents directly to an audit project — alongside or instead of web pages. Scanning runs automatically. Findings appear in the same workspace with the same lifecycle, the same status tracking, and the same reporting surfaces as web page findings.
Upload to a project
Upload PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and HTML files to any audit project. Documents and pages coexist in the same program workspace.
Automatic scanning
The document scanner extracts structure, metadata, and content — then checks against WCAG and document accessibility standards.
Review findings
Findings appear alongside web page findings with full WCAG mapping, severity ratings, and status lifecycle management.
Report and deliver
Document findings are included in project reports. One compliance report covering every page, document, and manual check in the program.
Project view
The project documents view lists every uploaded file with its scan status, finding count, and page count. Drill into any document to review findings at the same depth as web page audits.
Available on Professional and above
