iWork Apps: Pages, Keynote, and Numbers

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iWork logoAt present, Apple's iWork suite of applications (Pages, Keynote, and Numbers) do not have a built-in accessibility checker with step-by-step guidance. And while there are ways to improve the accessibility of Pages, Keynote, and Numbers documents, they cannot always be made fully accessible to all users, especially those with certain disabilities.

ⓘ  We strongly recommend exporting Pages, Keynote, and Numbers documents to their Microsoft Office counterparts and then making the MS Office version accessible. 

Converting iWork Documents

Pages
  1. Open the File menu of your Pages document.
  2. Select Export to and then Word. The file will be stored in your Downloads folder.
    Pages File menu; Export to is selected, and then Word.
  3. Open the downloaded Microsoft Word file.
  4. Follow the MS Word Accessibility Guide to make your Word document accessible.
Keynote
  1. Open the File menu of your Keynote presentation.
  2. Select Export to and then PowerPoint. The file will be stored in your Downloads folder.
    Keynote File menu; Export to is selected, and then PowerPoint.
  3. Open the downloaded MS PowerPoint file.
  4. Follow the MS PowerPoint Accessibility Guide to make your PowerPoint slides accessible.
Numbers
  1. Open the File menu of your Numbers spreadsheet.
  2. Select Export to and then Excel. The file will be stored in your Downloads folder.
    Numbers File menu; Export to is selected, and then Excel.
  3. Open the downloaded MS Excel file.
  4. Follow the MS Excel Accessibility Guide to make your Excel spreadsheet accessible.