how are Headings important tools for accessibility?

• Used as formatting tool
• Headings separate sections of a document
• They help all users and screen readers navigate content
• Can be used to apply in outline format
• They act as a map of the textbook or document

By default, the title of your chapter in Pressbooks will be Heading 1(H1).  For best accessibility practices, you should have only one H1 on a page.  We would recommend that you enable “Show Title” under “Status & Visibility” when creating your chapter.

To change the heading type of a section, highlight the text you want to change, click the drop down menu in the text editor and select the needed heading type. All body text is defaulted to “Paragraph”.

Use Headings instead of Bold, Italics, Underline or other formatting to separate sections of your chapter.

When creating your chapter, if you would like to indicate the beginning of a new section, use headings in descending rank order (beginning with H2 and descending through H6, if needed) and avoid skipping heading ranks whenever possible (don’t jump from an H2 to and H4, for example).

This is Heading 2.

This is more text that is the body of the chapter.

This is heading 3.

This is more text that is the body of the chapter.

This is heading 4.

This is more text that is the body of the chapter.