Metadata (CL Office)

The Metadata checkpoint will prompt you to check, verify, or complete the following information:

• Title – (Required by all standards)  What the document is about.  Keep in mind that some standards have more specific guidelines than others regarding what is or is not acceptable in a document title.  
• Author – This is the name of the organization, division, agency, etc. responsible for creating the document.  The author is not a specific person’s name.
• Subject – Use this box to provide a little more information about the contents of the document than what is provided by the title (or simply use the title again).
• Keywords – Makes the document searchable online.  Separate keywords with semi-colons.  Consider using the Heading levels as the items in the Keywords list. 

Note:  While the Title is required for all accessibility standards, the HHS standard also requires Author, Subject, and Keyword information.