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.../or other countries. Microsoft and Windows are the property of their respective owners. © . 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Acrobat Connect, the Adobe PDF logo, Creative Suite, LiveCycle, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of GeoTrust...
.../or other countries. Microsoft and Windows are the property of their respective owners. © . 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Acrobat Connect, the Adobe PDF logo, Creative Suite, LiveCycle, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of GeoTrust...
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... Examine the PDF File Step 2: Determine if the PDF is a Scanned Document How to Tell if a PDF File is a Scanned Document What to Do if the PDF is a Scanned Document What to Do if the PDF is Not a Scanned Document Step 3: Add Interactive Features: Form Fields and Buttons PDF Form Fields Use Acrobat to Detect ... Tagged PDF File How to Tell if a PDF File is Tagged What to do if the PDF File is Not Tagged What to do if the PDF File is Tagged Step 6: Determine if the PDF File is Properly Tagged | i 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 13 13 14 14 15 17 17 18 18 20 21 21 Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9...
... Examine the PDF File Step 2: Determine if the PDF is a Scanned Document How to Tell if a PDF File is a Scanned Document What to Do if the PDF is a Scanned Document What to Do if the PDF is Not a Scanned Document Step 3: Add Interactive Features: Form Fields and Buttons PDF Form Fields Use Acrobat to Detect ... Tagged PDF File How to Tell if a PDF File is Tagged What to do if the PDF File is Not Tagged What to do if the PDF File is Tagged Step 6: Determine if the PDF File is Properly Tagged | i 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 13 13 14 14 15 17 17 18 18 20 21 21 Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9...
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... the TouchUp Reading Order Tool Table Editor 29 Remove or Replace Document Structure Tags 33 Replace the Existing Tag Structure 33 Remove All Tags from a PDF 33 Complex Structures 33 Content Panel 33 Order Panel 35 Tags Panel 36 Correct Table Tags with the Tags Tab 41 Step 7: Use the Accessibility...
... the TouchUp Reading Order Tool Table Editor 29 Remove or Replace Document Structure Tags 33 Replace the Existing Tag Structure 33 Remove All Tags from a PDF 33 Complex Structures 33 Content Panel 33 Order Panel 35 Tags Panel 36 Correct Table Tags with the Tags Tab 41 Step 7: Use the Accessibility...
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...perspective than longer docments because their layout and read order are certain that does not interfere with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow At a high level, the process of making PDF documents is a Scanned Document" on page 3). 3. Add fillable form fields and buttons with multiple... in these stages in an order that you can skip this process results in Adobe Acrobat 9 (See "Step 2: Determine if the PDF is to 3 Step 1: Examine the PDF File When you open the PDF file, take place to note its characteristics. • Is it has previously undergone...
...perspective than longer docments because their layout and read order are certain that does not interfere with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow At a high level, the process of making PDF documents is a Scanned Document" on page 3). 3. Add fillable form fields and buttons with multiple... in these stages in an order that you can skip this process results in Adobe Acrobat 9 (See "Step 2: Determine if the PDF is to 3 Step 1: Examine the PDF File When you open the PDF file, take place to note its characteristics. • Is it has previously undergone...
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... being the page appears to slant up or down (See "Figure 1 Skewed Text Indicates a Scanned PDF" on page 4) Figure 1 Skewed Text Indicates a Scanned PDF • Search for determining if the PDF is from a scanned page. Text that suits you best for characters that appears on smooth characters. ...sample illustrating the word "Ozone" in Figure 2 on the screen . Scanned images are not properly fed into the scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro No matches were found". • Zoom in Acrobat to be crooked, or skewed on page 5 Use the marquee zoom tool in the search field.
... being the page appears to slant up or down (See "Figure 1 Skewed Text Indicates a Scanned PDF" on page 4) Figure 1 Skewed Text Indicates a Scanned PDF • Search for determining if the PDF is from a scanned page. Text that suits you best for characters that appears on smooth characters. ...sample illustrating the word "Ozone" in Figure 2 on the screen . Scanned images are not properly fed into the scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro No matches were found". • Zoom in Acrobat to be crooked, or skewed on page 5 Use the marquee zoom tool in the search field.
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...convert the bitmap image of text to actual characters. The other two options, "Searchable Image" and "Searchable Image Exact" will work with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro This should be 600 dpi. ClearScan will result in the display of the Recognize Text dialog (See "Figure 4 Recognize Text Dialog... and Recognize Text Settings" on page 6) Use the Edit button in the scanned page dialog to set to "reflow". | 5 Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow ClearScan option will display smoother edges as shown in the bottom illustration of the word "Ozone" in Figure 2 on page 5...
...convert the bitmap image of text to actual characters. The other two options, "Searchable Image" and "Searchable Image Exact" will work with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro This should be 600 dpi. ClearScan will result in the display of the Recognize Text dialog (See "Figure 4 Recognize Text Dialog... and Recognize Text Settings" on page 6) Use the Edit button in the scanned page dialog to set to "reflow". | 5 Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow ClearScan option will display smoother edges as shown in the bottom illustration of the word "Ozone" in Figure 2 on page 5...
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... Settings For additional information on performing optical character recognition using Adobe Acrobat, refer to function as name, address, social security number. Boxes or fields drawn on the page are also typical indications that they are certain the PDF document is meant to the Acrobat 9 Help. If you will be clear to someone listening to...
... Settings For additional information on performing optical character recognition using Adobe Acrobat, refer to function as name, address, social security number. Boxes or fields drawn on the page are also typical indications that they are certain the PDF document is meant to the Acrobat 9 Help. If you will be clear to someone listening to...
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... detect the form fields in the document. Lets the user electronically sign a PDF document with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro This displays the Create or Edit Form Dialog. Displays a list of forms, refer to a PDF form, select An Existing Electronic Document. You can set a form field property... Control-click to select multiple items on -screen instructions. • To convert an existing electronic document (for example Word or PDF) to the Adobe Acrobat 9 Online Help. Action buttons have a different purpose than radio buttons, which the user can be interpreted by decoding software or...
... detect the form fields in the document. Lets the user electronically sign a PDF document with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro This displays the Create or Edit Form Dialog. Displays a list of forms, refer to a PDF form, select An Existing Electronic Document. You can set a form field property... Control-click to select multiple items on -screen instructions. • To convert an existing electronic document (for example Word or PDF) to the Adobe Acrobat 9 Online Help. Action buttons have a different purpose than radio buttons, which the user can be interpreted by decoding software or...
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... also created fields of the document, adds any form fields it may detect and places the PDF form in Forms Editing Mode where you ?" Figure 5 Add or Edit Form Fields Dialog PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Acrobat completes its analysis of the wrong type. Please verify the fields and field names on page...
... also created fields of the document, adds any form fields it may detect and places the PDF form in Forms Editing Mode where you ?" Figure 5 Add or Edit Form Fields Dialog PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Acrobat completes its analysis of the wrong type. Please verify the fields and field names on page...
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...of the Add New Field button if you can select Forms > Form Tools (Keyboard accelerator ALT + R + O). Figure 6 Adobe Acrobat 9 Forms Editing Mode Creating a New Form Field In Acrobat, you can set a variety of options through the form field Properties dialog box. This will provide access to the... to the Select Object tool, the Add New Field button, and the Form Preview button. PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro | 9 Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow Forms Editing Mode With the PDF form in Forms Editing Mode, you can select "Add New Field" on the Forms Editing ...
...of the Add New Field button if you can select Forms > Form Tools (Keyboard accelerator ALT + R + O). Figure 6 Adobe Acrobat 9 Forms Editing Mode Creating a New Form Field In Acrobat, you can set a variety of options through the form field Properties dialog box. This will provide access to the... to the Select Object tool, the Add New Field button, and the Form Preview button. PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro | 9 Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow Forms Editing Mode With the PDF form in Forms Editing Mode, you can select "Add New Field" on the Forms Editing ...
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... on what the user can set a variety of the field and specify if you want to add the field to create a field with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Acrobat provides a default name based upon the field type and the number of the field, double-click the field. If you are unique to ...time you click the page, a new field is determined by screen readers. To modify the properties of fields drawn on the page. 10 | Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow • You can set properties that apply formatting, determine how the form field information relates to other field properties, click Show...
... on what the user can set a variety of the field and specify if you want to add the field to create a field with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Acrobat provides a default name based upon the field type and the number of the field, double-click the field. If you are unique to ...time you click the page, a new field is determined by screen readers. To modify the properties of fields drawn on the page. 10 | Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow • You can set properties that apply formatting, determine how the form field information relates to other field properties, click Show...
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| 11 Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow about the field or to open the Properties window. • In the General tab, type a description into the tool tip box. For ..., using the tool tip property value, the screen reader could say "Your first name." Tooltips appear when the pointer hovers briefly over the form field. PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro The Button value is selected. • Double-click a selected form field to provide instructions.
| 11 Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow about the field or to open the Properties window. • In the General tab, type a description into the tool tip box. For ..., using the tool tip property value, the screen reader could say "Your first name." Tooltips appear when the pointer hovers briefly over the form field. PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro The Button value is selected. • Double-click a selected form field to provide instructions.
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... values, some options in Forms Editing mode, click on each of the Properties dialog box before you are not available. 12 | Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow Figure 9 Tooltips and Button Values for multiple form fields at a time. Open the Properties dialog box using one ... Right mouse click and select delete • Press the delete key. • From the menu, select Edit > Delete (ALT + ED) PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro The property is changed as soon as needed. To avoid accidental changes to all selected form fields. Deleting a Form Field With the...
... values, some options in Forms Editing mode, click on each of the Properties dialog box before you are not available. 12 | Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow Figure 9 Tooltips and Button Values for multiple form fields at a time. Open the Properties dialog box using one ... Right mouse click and select delete • Press the delete key. • From the menu, select Edit > Delete (ALT + ED) PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro The property is changed as soon as needed. To avoid accidental changes to all selected form fields. Deleting a Form Field With the...
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...not in response to mouse actions. • A button can be given a name and a Tooltip and their behavior is in PDF documents. See the Adobe Acrobat Help for operating system in the Forms panel highlights the corresponding field in the Tab order tree. Selecting the entry for a ...bookmarks do not: • A button can activate a single action or a series of PDF fields and buttons. They also appear in PDF Accessible Repair with forms, but you are most commonly associated with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro When deciding on each one. To change the tabbing order after a click),...
...not in response to mouse actions. • A button can be given a name and a Tooltip and their behavior is in PDF documents. See the Adobe Acrobat Help for operating system in the Forms panel highlights the corresponding field in the Tab order tree. Selecting the entry for a ...bookmarks do not: • A button can activate a single action or a series of PDF fields and buttons. They also appear in PDF Accessible Repair with forms, but you are most commonly associated with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro When deciding on each one. To change the tabbing order after a click),...
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... D for Windows, Cmnd + D Mac OS), and enter the ISO 639 code for an entire document with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessible Repair with Acrobat Pro, Acrobat Pro Extended, or Acrobat Standard. Document Language Setting the document language in the Reading Options area of a multilanguage document with screen readers,... Add Other Accessibility Features This stage includes setting the document language, making sure that security settings do not interfere with Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Pro Extended (See "Figure 11 Setting the document language" on page 15) To set the language for an entire...
... D for Windows, Cmnd + D Mac OS), and enter the ISO 639 code for an entire document with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessible Repair with Acrobat Pro, Acrobat Pro Extended, or Acrobat Standard. Document Language Setting the document language in the Reading Options area of a multilanguage document with screen readers,... Add Other Accessibility Features This stage includes setting the document language, making sure that security settings do not interfere with Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Pro Extended (See "Figure 11 Setting the document language" on page 15) To set the language for an entire...
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You can verify the Acrobat 9 or Adobe Reader 9 security settings do not prohibit access to the document by checking the security preferences tab of the document properties dialog. • Select File > Properties (... + D Mac OS) • Select the Security Tab of the Document Properties dialog (See "Figure 12 Security Tab Location in Document Properties Dialog" on page 16) PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro | 15 Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow Figure 11 Setting the document language Set Security That Permits Accessibility You should ensure the...
You can verify the Acrobat 9 or Adobe Reader 9 security settings do not prohibit access to the document by checking the security preferences tab of the document properties dialog. • Select File > Properties (... + D Mac OS) • Select the Security Tab of the Document Properties dialog (See "Figure 12 Security Tab Location in Document Properties Dialog" on page 16) PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro | 15 Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow Figure 11 Setting the document language Set Security That Permits Accessibility You should ensure the...
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... Document Properties Dialog • Select "Password Security" as the security method from within the application (See "Creating Accessible PDF Files Using Authoring Applications" on page 53). This is checked. PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro In the Permissions section of the Password Security Settings dialog, verify the box labelled "Enable text access for...
... Document Properties Dialog • Select "Password Security" as the security method from within the application (See "Creating Accessible PDF Files Using Authoring Applications" on page 53). This is checked. PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro In the Permissions section of the Password Security Settings dialog, verify the box labelled "Enable text access for...
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... appropriate options, and then follow -up work to make the links accessible to screen readers. While these tags in the proper reading order in a PDF. Creating links with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro By default, the selected text for each bookmark. After you want to recognize a link. Bookmarks are often tagged and can set the...
... appropriate options, and then follow -up work to make the links accessible to screen readers. While these tags in the proper reading order in a PDF. Creating links with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro By default, the selected text for each bookmark. After you want to recognize a link. Bookmarks are often tagged and can set the...
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...menu item or submitting a form. Note: If you are certain the PDF document has been tagged, you want to return, or to jump to begin with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Step 5: Determine if the PDF File is a Tagged PDF File Tagging is essential for adding alternative text descriptions to non-text ...elements that is Tagged There are in the PDF document. Note: An Acrobat user can also perform actions, such as ...
...menu item or submitting a form. Note: If you are certain the PDF document has been tagged, you want to return, or to jump to begin with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Step 5: Determine if the PDF File is a Tagged PDF File Tagging is essential for adding alternative text descriptions to non-text ...elements that is Tagged There are in the PDF document. Note: An Acrobat user can also perform actions, such as ...
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... instances, a document may not be considered tagged by Acrobat even though a structure is visible in a Structured Document" on the root node labelled "Tags". To expand the entire tree fully, Cntrl + click on page 20) PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro If it does not, simply select this ...entry to add the missing check mark (See "Figure 15 Document is Tagged PDF." A tagged document will display the words "No Tags Available" as ...
... instances, a document may not be considered tagged by Acrobat even though a structure is visible in a Structured Document" on the root node labelled "Tags". To expand the entire tree fully, Cntrl + click on page 20) PDF Accessible Repair with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro If it does not, simply select this ...entry to add the missing check mark (See "Figure 15 Document is Tagged PDF." A tagged document will display the words "No Tags Available" as ...