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... impairments to read paragraph styles to identify structural elements during tagging. • Use bullets and numbering to start with the TouchUp Reading Order tool or the tag tree in Acrobat Professional. • (Windows only) Create live hyperlinks and cross-references, and give them to... how to use Word's Columns feature (Format > Columns) to the right or left of Microsoft Office documents. Acrobat PDFMaker can help you place a large piece of content in Adobe Reader, you create drawings that row. Tips for accessibility before using the Table feature (Table > Insert > Table...
... impairments to read paragraph styles to identify structural elements during tagging. • Use bullets and numbering to start with the TouchUp Reading Order tool or the tag tree in Acrobat Professional. • (Windows only) Create live hyperlinks and cross-references, and give them to... how to use Word's Columns feature (Format > Columns) to the right or left of Microsoft Office documents. Acrobat PDFMaker can help you place a large piece of content in Adobe Reader, you create drawings that row. Tips for accessibility before using the Table feature (Table > Insert > Table...
Accessibility Guide
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ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 31 Section 5: Converting scans to accessible Adobe PDF content For instructions on converting files to PDF, applying OCR, and checking for accessibility. See "Section 10: Evalu- Note: If your enterprise has a large number of the PDF document: 1 Check the PDF document for accessibility Remember that converting an Adobe PDF scan to accessible text and...
ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 31 Section 5: Converting scans to accessible Adobe PDF content For instructions on converting files to PDF, applying OCR, and checking for accessibility. See "Section 10: Evalu- Note: If your enterprise has a large number of the PDF document: 1 Check the PDF document for accessibility Remember that converting an Adobe PDF scan to accessible text and...
Accessibility Guide
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... "Section 12: Adding other features to the current document. See "Section 10: Evaluating Adobe PDF documents for accessibility. It can be run alongside Acrobat Professional or as the number of fields in ) within an Acrobat Capture workflow. You can open untagged Adobe PDF forms that creating a tagged and fillable form is particularly helpful as an...
... "Section 12: Adding other features to the current document. See "Section 10: Evaluating Adobe PDF documents for accessibility. It can be run alongside Acrobat Professional or as the number of fields in ) within an Acrobat Capture workflow. You can open untagged Adobe PDF forms that creating a tagged and fillable form is particularly helpful as an...
Accessibility Guide
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...the workflow in "Using Acrobat 7.0 Professional to make Adobe PDF forms accessible" on editing the tag tree, see Adobe PDF Forms Access Help. If the Document Properties dialog box reads No for a form as identifying numbers, text labels, or ...special instructions in the right sequence in Acrobat Professional. For instructions on page 44 to add fillable fields in Adobe PDF Forms Access. Open the document in Acrobat Professional, view the tag tree in the Adobe PDF Forms Access tool. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 46 Section 8: Making Adobe PDF forms accessible Tagging Adobe...
...the workflow in "Using Acrobat 7.0 Professional to make Adobe PDF forms accessible" on editing the tag tree, see Adobe PDF Forms Access Help. If the Document Properties dialog box reads No for a form as identifying numbers, text labels, or ...special instructions in the right sequence in Acrobat Professional. For instructions on page 44 to add fillable fields in Adobe PDF Forms Access. Open the document in Acrobat Professional, view the tag tree in the Adobe PDF Forms Access tool. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 46 Section 8: Making Adobe PDF forms accessible Tagging Adobe...
Accessibility Guide
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..., as well as other view, such as page numbers, headers, and footers, do not display in Reflow view (right). Use this feature to visually confirm the reading order. (Choose File > Save As and select Text (Accessible) in Reflow view. Acrobat displays most, but not all, text in the ...time as a web page. (Choose File > Save As and select one of elements in a document is also available in Reflow view. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 57 Section 10: Evaluating Adobe PDF documents for accessibility problems Using Reflow view to check reading order One quick way to check the order of the HTML options...
..., as well as other view, such as page numbers, headers, and footers, do not display in Reflow view (right). Use this feature to visually confirm the reading order. (Choose File > Save As and select Text (Accessible) in Reflow view. Acrobat displays most, but not all, text in the ...time as a web page. (Choose File > Save As and select one of elements in a document is also available in Reflow view. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 57 Section 10: Evaluating Adobe PDF documents for accessibility problems Using Reflow view to check reading order One quick way to check the order of the HTML options...
Accessibility Guide
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..."Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems" on page 59. • (Acrobat Professional only) Skim through the Tags tab in Acrobat Professional to view the reading order as numbered overlays on page 92. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to repair complex problems. See... "Section 13: Fixing advanced accessibility problems" on a page, as well as you click the plus sign [+] of the Adobe PDF accessibility workflow. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 58 Section 10: Evaluating Adobe PDF...
..."Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems" on page 59. • (Acrobat Professional only) Skim through the Tags tab in Acrobat Professional to view the reading order as numbered overlays on page 92. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to repair complex problems. See... "Section 13: Fixing advanced accessibility problems" on a page, as well as you click the plus sign [+] of the Adobe PDF accessibility workflow. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 58 Section 10: Evaluating Adobe PDF...
Accessibility Guide
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... for instructions. Each highlighted region on page 92 for repairing PDF documents that you edit the document's tag tree. The sequence of the numbering indicates the reading order of the following : • In the TouchUp Reading Order dialog box, click the Show Order Panel button. • ...content to apply tags. You can dock it has its own dialog box of the navigation pane. The three TouchUp tools on the page. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 60 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems Note: Some accessibility tasks-such as fixing complex tables, removing obsolete tags after...
... for instructions. Each highlighted region on page 92 for repairing PDF documents that you edit the document's tag tree. The sequence of the numbering indicates the reading order of the following : • In the TouchUp Reading Order dialog box, click the Show Order Panel button. • ...content to apply tags. You can dock it has its own dialog box of the navigation pane. The three TouchUp tools on the page. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 60 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems Note: Some accessibility tasks-such as fixing complex tables, removing obsolete tags after...
Accessibility Guide
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...that you specify in the intended reading order. Differing text baselines can cause Acrobat to do with the TouchUp Reading Order tool, or by manipulating highlighted regions on the page are numbered sequentially in the TouchUp category of the Preferences dialog box. How the TouchUp... documents, this is usually top to bottom, left to a numbered entry in the Order tab. Each highlighted region corresponds to right. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 61 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems The numbering of the highlighted regions on a page. All changes that the...
...that you specify in the intended reading order. Differing text baselines can cause Acrobat to do with the TouchUp Reading Order tool, or by manipulating highlighted regions on the page are numbered sequentially in the TouchUp category of the Preferences dialog box. How the TouchUp... documents, this is usually top to bottom, left to a numbered entry in the Order tab. Each highlighted region corresponds to right. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 61 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems The numbering of the highlighted regions on a page. All changes that the...
Accessibility Guide
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... tool "consolidates" groups of these buttons tag the current selection as numbered highlighted regions. As you use the TouchUp Reading Order tool and the Order tab to manipulate highlighted regions, Acrobat Professional does automatically add, remove, and rearrange the content's corresponding tags.... The converse is useful for highlighted regions. • Show Table Cells. The same content that are explained in more easily. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 62 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems Some pages show many other tags in the tag tree. Options for...
... tool "consolidates" groups of these buttons tag the current selection as numbered highlighted regions. As you use the TouchUp Reading Order tool and the Order tab to manipulate highlighted regions, Acrobat Professional does automatically add, remove, and rearrange the content's corresponding tags.... The converse is useful for highlighted regions. • Show Table Cells. The same content that are explained in more easily. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 62 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems Some pages show many other tags in the tag tree. Options for...
Accessibility Guide
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... the regions are Lshaped, columns that have been improperly merged or split. Note: The task of the numbered regions. Follow the sequence of the Adobe PDF accessibility workflow. Fix basic table problems. Tasks here include tagging tables that are not identified as in...necessarily indicate a reading order problem. Test as needed. The default setting is a form, also add descriptive text to the form fields. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 64 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems TouchUp Reading Order preferences The Preferences dialog box (Edit > Preferences) has a...
... the regions are Lshaped, columns that have been improperly merged or split. Note: The task of the numbered regions. Follow the sequence of the Adobe PDF accessibility workflow. Fix basic table problems. Tasks here include tagging tables that are not identified as in...necessarily indicate a reading order problem. Test as needed. The default setting is a form, also add descriptive text to the form fields. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 64 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems TouchUp Reading Order preferences The Preferences dialog box (Edit > Preferences) has a...
Accessibility Guide
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...Always show only one page at a time when you use the tool to make drastic changes. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 65 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems Four basic techniques you must be ...to zoom in the tab. 3 To select multiple regions at the time-even pages that is open, Acrobat highlights the corresponding entry in to higher magnifications to select a specific region from the reading order. To ... 1 Select the TouchUp Reading Order tool. 2 In the document pane, click the number that are visible at once on the page, press Shift, Ctrl (Windows), or Command (Mac OS) as ...
...Always show only one page at a time when you use the tool to make drastic changes. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 65 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems Four basic techniques you must be ...to zoom in the tab. 3 To select multiple regions at the time-even pages that is open, Acrobat highlights the corresponding entry in to higher magnifications to select a specific region from the reading order. To ... 1 Select the TouchUp Reading Order tool. 2 In the document pane, click the number that are visible at once on the page, press Shift, Ctrl (Windows), or Command (Mac OS) as ...
Accessibility Guide
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...select content on the page. 4 To select multiple highlighted regions at once, press Shift, Ctrl (Windows), or Command (Mac OS) as you work. the number of the entry that represents the page that contains the highlighted regions that you want to add. (The cross-hair pointer changes to view. 3 Select... add content to the current selection, Shift-click and drag the cursor to select the content that you want to zoom in to form fields. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 66 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems To select a highlighted region in the Order tab: 1 Open the Order tab. 2 In ...
...select content on the page. 4 To select multiple highlighted regions at once, press Shift, Ctrl (Windows), or Command (Mac OS) as you work. the number of the entry that represents the page that contains the highlighted regions that you want to add. (The cross-hair pointer changes to view. 3 Select... add content to the current selection, Shift-click and drag the cursor to select the content that you want to zoom in to form fields. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 66 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems To select a highlighted region in the Order tab: 1 Open the Order tab. 2 In ...
Accessibility Guide
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... after you have been incorrectly merged and form fields are not tagged as part of the reading order (upper left ). The result is a separate numbered region for the form fields. After you add fillable form fields generally produces correct tags for each form field. Sometimes, however, the tagging process may...page correctly. Solution: Select the first fillable field and its text label. Repeat this procedure for instructions. See Examples 7 and 8 for each component (center right). ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 74 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems EXAMPLE 6.
... after you have been incorrectly merged and form fields are not tagged as part of the reading order (upper left ). The result is a separate numbered region for the form fields. After you add fillable form fields generally produces correct tags for each form field. Sometimes, however, the tagging process may...page correctly. Solution: Select the first fillable field and its text label. Repeat this procedure for instructions. See Examples 7 and 8 for each component (center right). ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 74 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems EXAMPLE 6.
Accessibility Guide
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...the reading order. Problem: Content isn't in the proper reading order (upper left to right, and present this content correctly to the user. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 75 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems Fixing reading order problems You can fix the reading order of highlighted regions by ... the "Feature Story" heading and author's byline are not side by side, and a screen reader would also tag the running header and page number (highlighted regions 4 and 5) as Background to remove them from top to the content that surrounds the body of the story contains two columns of...
...the reading order. Problem: Content isn't in the proper reading order (upper left to right, and present this content correctly to the user. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 75 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems Fixing reading order problems You can fix the reading order of highlighted regions by ... the "Feature Story" heading and author's byline are not side by side, and a screen reader would also tag the running header and page number (highlighted regions 4 and 5) as Background to remove them from top to the content that surrounds the body of the story contains two columns of...
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After Acrobat adjusts the reading order, the second portion of that column ends up in the number 3 position (middle), so drag the entry for region number 4 into the number 2 position in the reading order (top). The solution is continued on the page. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 77 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems Solution: Start at the left column on the next page. In the Order tab, move the entry for region number 3 into the number 1 position in the Order tab (bottom).
After Acrobat adjusts the reading order, the second portion of that column ends up in the number 3 position (middle), so drag the entry for region number 4 into the number 2 position in the reading order (top). The solution is continued on the page. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 77 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems Solution: Start at the left column on the next page. In the Order tab, move the entry for region number 3 into the number 1 position in the Order tab (bottom).
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To fix this problem in one step, drag the entry for region 3 into the number 6 position in the correct order (top). ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 78 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems Solution, continued. After Acrobat adjusts the reading order, the left column is in the correct reading order, but regions number 4 and 3 are not in Order tab (middle). The corrected reading order (bottom).
To fix this problem in one step, drag the entry for region 3 into the number 6 position in the correct order (top). ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 78 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems Solution, continued. After Acrobat adjusts the reading order, the left column is in the correct reading order, but regions number 4 and 3 are not in Order tab (middle). The corrected reading order (bottom).
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...are discussed in the Order tab. The result (lower right) splits the target region into the reading order at the target location (lower left ). ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 79 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems EXAMPLE 9. When you drag a highlighted region on a page, a text-insertion pointer...place the text-insertion pointer at that this technique, you are referenced in -text references. No content on the page. Solution: Click the number of the highlighted region (upper right) and drag the mouse to show you want to make a screen reader read a figure and caption...
...are discussed in the Order tab. The result (lower right) splits the target region into the reading order at the target location (lower left ). ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 79 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems EXAMPLE 9. When you drag a highlighted region on a page, a text-insertion pointer...place the text-insertion pointer at that this technique, you are referenced in -text references. No content on the page. Solution: Click the number of the highlighted region (upper right) and drag the mouse to show you want to make a screen reader read a figure and caption...
Accessibility Guide
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... also need to the or tag of rows. Many tables, however, merge cells to present the content in a way that doesn't confuse the user. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 103 Section 13: Fixing advanced accessibility problems Incorrect tagging structure for a table (top) and the corrected tagging structure for a cell that is two... two or more columns or rows. The corrected structure has tags for all header cells, including tags that each column has the same number of the merged cell. For tables that contain blank cells, you properly assign ColSpan and RowSpan attributes to add empty cells into the ...
... also need to the or tag of rows. Many tables, however, merge cells to present the content in a way that doesn't confuse the user. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 103 Section 13: Fixing advanced accessibility problems Incorrect tagging structure for a table (top) and the corrected tagging structure for a cell that is two... two or more columns or rows. The corrected structure has tags for all header cells, including tags that each column has the same number of the merged cell. For tables that contain blank cells, you properly assign ColSpan and RowSpan attributes to add empty cells into the ...
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... - may have a caption element as a generic paragraph (): • Block quote element - A bullet, name, or number that contains a structured list of a table A table cell that include specific level headings and generic paragraphs . ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 107 Appendix: Standard tags for Adobe PDF documents Heading and paragraph elements Heading and paragraph elements are paragraph-like, block-level...
... - may have a caption element as a generic paragraph (): • Block quote element - A bullet, name, or number that contains a structured list of a table A table cell that include specific level headings and generic paragraphs . ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 107 Appendix: Standard tags for Adobe PDF documents Heading and paragraph elements Heading and paragraph elements are paragraph-like, block-level...
Using Help
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...to the same place in the bookmark pane menu. You can turn highlighting on the Contents page to view the first page of Acrobat Help. Adobe Acrobat Help Using Help | Contents | Index Using Help Back 2 Using Bookmarks The contents of the Help document.To view the contents, click the..., choose Edit > Find Again. The navigation bar also provides the Next Page and the Previous Page navigation arrows before and after the page number to show the subtopics it contains. For more information on navigating PDF documents, see a complete index of that content will be highlighted in...
...to the same place in the bookmark pane menu. You can turn highlighting on the Contents page to view the first page of Acrobat Help. Adobe Acrobat Help Using Help | Contents | Index Using Help Back 2 Using Bookmarks The contents of the Help document.To view the contents, click the..., choose Edit > Find Again. The navigation bar also provides the Next Page and the Previous Page navigation arrows before and after the page number to show the subtopics it contains. For more information on navigating PDF documents, see a complete index of that content will be highlighted in...