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............................................................................................................ 1  \nDeveloping a Narrative Affirmative Action Plan Template............................................................. 1  \nBold and Red Fonts in Brackets .................................................................................................. 1  \nHyperlink ..................................................................................................................................... 2  \nAlternate Text ............................................................................................................................. 2  \nEditing the Table of Content ....................................................................................................... 3  \nMaking Headings Appear on the Table of Contents (TOC) ..................................................... 3  \nUpdating Table of Contents .................................................................................................... 4  \nSaving the AAP Narrative in PDF..................................................................................................... 4  \nApproval Process......................................................................................................................... 5  \nContact below if you want to request an alternative format of this worksheet and/or there are questions:  \nYumi Finney  \nStatewide Affirmative Action Officer, Minnesota Management and Budget 651-201-8029  \n[yumi.finney@state.mn.us](yumi.finney@state.mn.us)  \nPurpose of the Instructions  \nThe purpose of the Affirmative Action Plan Development Tips is to provide Affirmative Action Officers, and other key staff, with detailed instructions for completing agency Affirmative Action Plans. It is important to review this document in its entirety prior to the development of your agency’s plan.  \nDeveloping a Narrative Affirmative Action Plan Template  \nThe AAP narrative template can assist agencies by simplifying AAP narrative development and allows agencies to focus more time on analyzing workforce data and content for corrective actions.  \nAAP must be made accessible. The following directions will assist you to develop an accessible AAP.  \nBold and Red Fonts in Brackets  \nThe AAP narrative template contains descriptions in bold and red [ ] . The description brackets include instructions when developing your agency’s AAP. 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