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Academic Technology Services (ATS)

Virtual 508 Overview

Virtual 508 Accessible Web Publishing Wizard is a simple way to convert your Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint presentation accessible to the students with disabilities.

You can download a free trial version of the software from http://www.virtual508.com/download.html or the MS Office 2007 version from http://www.virtual508.com/download2007.html
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we also have several copies of the full version to give away (first come, first serve)

With the trial version for pre-2007 versions of MS Office you will be limited to:

  • Powerpoint: only converts the first 5 slides
  • MS Word: only converts the first 1200 characters
  • Excel: only converts the first worksheet or chart

**The MS Office 2007 trial version of Vitrutal508 is fully functionaly but is limited to 30 uses.

To receive a copy of the full version:

To Download and Install the Trial Version:

  • Go to http://www.virtual508.com/download.html
  • Scroll down to the heading "Downloading the Wizard"
  • Click the link that says "Select this link to download current version: Version 2.4"
  • Save the file
  • When the file has finished downloading, double-click it to run the installation
  • Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software

If you are using MS Office 2007:

  • Go to http://www.virtual508.com/download2007.html
  • Click the link that says "Download the Accessible Wizard for Office 2007 by clicking here"
  • Save the file
  • Double click the ownloaded file to run the installation
  • Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software