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How to Convert Scanned Documents to Optical Character

Recognition (OCR) in Canvas Ally?

Canvas Ally is a CSUN service that helps make course materials in Canvas more accessible. Canvas Ally

provides faculty with feedback on the accessibility of course content in Canvas using a visual dial and

provides suggested step-by-step instructions to improve the accessibility of the content. Visit the

Select OCRed PDF, download to your desktop;

you will see the file name i.e. Universal Design

Center - Ocred.pdf

Canvas Ally will attempt to convert the file to OCRed PDF and tag the PDF with accessibility.

“Automatically extracted text for improved reading and searching.”

Upload Universal Design Center – Ocred.pdf back to the Canvas Files folder, wait for the visual dial to

appear on the Accessibility column. Select the visual dial for step-by-step instructions. Is this better

than the original version?

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“How to set a language” button.

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Yes! Go to your Canvas course, select the Files tab, after the Accessibility column, select 3 dots as

shown, then select Alternative formats. If the Alternative formats option is not available, wait for the

Accessibility column’s visual dial to appear.

Select HTML, download HTML on your desktop

i.e. Univeral Design Center.html

Option + V (paste)

The Microsoft Office Accessibility Checker scans the document for any potential errors or warnings and

provides helpful tips to remedy the issues. The Accessibility Checker scan is helpful to identify

inaccessible documents while they are being developed.

For Microsoft Office files, select the Review tab, then the Check Accessibility button.