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Summary

This article will describe what Grackle Docs is and how it is used.

What is Grackle Docs?

Grackle Docs is a Chrome extension that serves as an accessibility checker for Google Docs. It is a Chrome extension.

Installing Grackle Docs

Grackle Docs works as an extension to the Google Suite. Because of this, all that you need to do is visit the Grackle Docs page on G Suite Marketplace and click Install. There will likely be a pop-up that asks for permission to access your documents. Click "Allow".

Tip

Grackle Docs has been evaluated by the IT security team and verified as best as possible to be safe.

Grackle Docs Features

Note

Some of these features may be unavailable to Basic users.

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  • Title

  • Subject

  • Author

  • Keywords

  • Default Language

  • PDF Open View

    • This is allows you to specify what is shown when a user opens your PDF

Clone Document

This creates an exact copy of your document in the same Google Docs location as the original. This copy includes all accessibility tags and options are presented for preserving comments and auto-sharing with collaborators or others who have permission to view/edit the document.

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Preview text is the sample text within the sections with accessibility issues. This option allows you to turn those off.

Always Auto-Launch

By default, Grackle Docs launches and scans every time you open a Google Doc. If creating an accessible documents isn’t something you need frequently, you can turn this option off. If you do, you’ll need to open Grackle Docs from your add-ons menu. It will still run its accessibility scan at startup.

Customize Checklist

Grackle Docs organizes accessibility issues into broad categories, then further into sub-categories. This option lets you select which branches you want Grackle Docs to check.


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