Policy

Stop checking to ensure heading styles do not skip style level

This policy setting prevents the Accessibility Checker from checking to ensure that headings in a document are used in order. If you enable this policy setting, the Accessibility Checker will be prevented from checking to ensure that headings in a document are used in order. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the ordering of headings in a document will be checked and any issues will appear in the Accessibility Checker.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Microsoft Word 2016 / File Tab / Check Accessibility
Policy ID 205655bfa930
Internal name L_StopCheckingHeadingStylesDoNotSkipStyleLevel

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\accchecker\headingorder (enabled) = 0
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\accchecker\headingorder (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting prevents the Accessibility Checker from checking to ensure that headings in a document are used in order. If you enable this policy setting, the Accessibility Checker will be prevented from checking to ensure that headings in a document are used in order. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the ordering of headings in a document will be checked and any issues will appear in the Accessibility Checker.

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