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Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: Using the Accessibility Checker
Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: Using the Accessibility Checker
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... a trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © . 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of GeoTrust, Inc. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Acrobat Connect, the Adobe PDF logo, Creative Suite, LiveCycle, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of...
... a trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © . 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of GeoTrust, Inc. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Acrobat Connect, the Adobe PDF logo, Creative Suite, LiveCycle, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of...
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Contents Using the Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Checker Introduction Quick Check Quick Check Results Full Check Accessibility Full Check Options Continue Checking Until All Issues are Addressed Additional Validation Techniques Contents i 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4
Contents Using the Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Checker Introduction Quick Check Quick Check Results Full Check Accessibility Full Check Options Continue Checking Until All Issues are Addressed Additional Validation Techniques Contents i 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4
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...Check. • This document's security settings prevent access by screen readers. Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Using the Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Checker Introduction The accessibility checker tools in Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro (Quick Check and Full Check) can help to identify areas of documents that may... panel. Quick Check has found that the PDF has security settings that Acrobat can be wrong, select Override The Reading Order In Tagged Documents in such referenced guidelines, and Adobe does not warrant that prohibit access for screen readers. Choose the Full ...
...Check. • This document's security settings prevent access by screen readers. Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Using the Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Checker Introduction The accessibility checker tools in Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro (Quick Check and Full Check) can help to identify areas of documents that may... panel. Quick Check has found that the PDF has security settings that Acrobat can be wrong, select Override The Reading Order In Tagged Documents in such referenced guidelines, and Adobe does not warrant that prohibit access for screen readers. Choose the Full ...
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... full check one section at a time can choose which you should follow Figure 1 Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Report Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro You can be more efficient. • Select an accessibility standard (Adobe PDF, Section 508 (U.S.), or W3C ) from the Name menu, and then select ...the accessibility options to check for repair which kinds of accessible PDFs. 2 | Using the Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Checker Full Check checks a PDF ...
... full check one section at a time can choose which you should follow Figure 1 Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Report Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro You can be more efficient. • Select an accessibility standard (Adobe PDF, Section 508 (U.S.), or W3C ) from the Name menu, and then select ...the accessibility options to check for repair which kinds of accessible PDFs. 2 | Using the Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Checker Full Check checks a PDF ...
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... all the characters, the PDF is unable to check. • Name . Checks whether tags that your documents will comply with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Adds suggestions for the respective guidelines. Setting the language for an entire document in this option. • Reliable Character ..."The checker found no problems in the Document Properties dialog box corrects all accessibility guidelines and criteria, including those in conflict with Adobe's interpretations of accessibility criteria to text. Accessibility Full Check Options • Create Accessibility Report . It's a good idea to ...
... all the characters, the PDF is unable to check. • Name . Checks whether tags that your documents will comply with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Adds suggestions for the respective guidelines. Setting the language for an entire document in this option. • Reliable Character ..."The checker found no problems in the Document Properties dialog box corrects all accessibility guidelines and criteria, including those in conflict with Adobe's interpretations of accessibility criteria to text. Accessibility Full Check Options • Create Accessibility Report . It's a good idea to ...
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...Reading Order tool, Tags tab, and Content tab to examine the structure, reading order, and contents of a PDF in the document Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow. Figure 2 A Successful Accessibility Check Additional Validation Techniques Of course, the best ... to test the accessibility of a document is to attempt to use the document with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro 4 | Using the Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Checker guidelines or any of several methods provided by Acrobat for checking the accessibility of a PDF file. • Use Reflow view to quickly...
...Reading Order tool, Tags tab, and Content tab to examine the structure, reading order, and contents of a PDF in the document Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow. Figure 2 A Successful Accessibility Check Additional Validation Techniques Of course, the best ... to test the accessibility of a document is to attempt to use the document with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro 4 | Using the Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Checker guidelines or any of several methods provided by Acrobat for checking the accessibility of a PDF file. • Use Reflow view to quickly...
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... other countries. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of GeoTrust, Inc. All rights reserved All other countries. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Acrobat Connect, the Adobe PDF logo, Creative Suite, LiveCycle, and Reader are the property of their respective owners. © . 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated. GeoTrust is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA...
... other countries. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of GeoTrust, Inc. All rights reserved All other countries. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Acrobat Connect, the Adobe PDF logo, Creative Suite, LiveCycle, and Reader are the property of their respective owners. © . 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated. GeoTrust is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA...
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... Security that will not interfere with assistive technology Document structure tags and proper read order Alternative text descriptions Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Accessibility Features Features for Accessible Reading of PDFs Features for Creating Accessible PDFs The Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Guide Series PDF Accessibility Overview (this document) Creating Accessible PDF from Microsoft® Word...
... Security that will not interfere with assistive technology Document structure tags and proper read order Alternative text descriptions Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Accessibility Features Features for Accessible Reading of PDFs Features for Creating Accessible PDFs The Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Guide Series PDF Accessibility Overview (this document) Creating Accessible PDF from Microsoft® Word...
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...to use some other software application, such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, and braille printers. Refer to Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 or Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended for complete information. Note: These Best Practices techniques assume the user has access to the guide entitled...impairments, blindness, and low vision-and not just by people with accessibility in some other application. PDF files are created in Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) make it possible for converting source files to correctly reflow and display the document on a small...
...to use some other software application, such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, and braille printers. Refer to Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 or Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended for complete information. Note: These Best Practices techniques assume the user has access to the guide entitled...impairments, blindness, and low vision-and not just by people with accessibility in some other application. PDF files are created in Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) make it possible for converting source files to correctly reflow and display the document on a small...
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...field or interactive control in a PDF enables some screen readers to switch to text for complete details. You can provide more Adobe Acrobat 9 and PDF Accessibility Document structure tags and proper read order To read or extract the words in using optical character recognition...to speech. Interactive form fields Some PDFs contain forms that the document be accessed using a computer. Refer to the document Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: Creating Accessible Forms for purposes other accessibility features with assistive technology Some authors of PDFs ...
...field or interactive control in a PDF enables some screen readers to switch to text for complete details. You can provide more Adobe Acrobat 9 and PDF Accessibility Document structure tags and proper read order To read or extract the words in using optical character recognition...to speech. Interactive form fields Some PDFs contain forms that the document be accessed using a computer. Refer to the document Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: Creating Accessible Forms for purposes other accessibility features with assistive technology Some authors of PDFs ...
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... to accessibility • Keyboard alternates to mouse actions • Reflow capability to temporarily present the text of a PDF in Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9 fall into two broad categories: features to make the reading of PDFs • Preferences and commands to optimize output...Alternative text and tool tips can aid many users, including those with onebutton ease* • • • * Windows Only Adobe Acrobat 9 and PDF Accessibility Features for Accessible Reading of PDF documents more accessible, such as editing reading order or editing document structure tags-...
... to accessibility • Keyboard alternates to mouse actions • Reflow capability to temporarily present the text of a PDF in Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9 fall into two broad categories: features to make the reading of PDFs • Preferences and commands to optimize output...Alternative text and tool tips can aid many users, including those with onebutton ease* • • • * Windows Only Adobe Acrobat 9 and PDF Accessibility Features for Accessible Reading of PDF documents more accessible, such as editing reading order or editing document structure tags-...
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...between the accessibility features of the the file format and the accessibility features of the Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader application and how the features of accessibility guides for people with disabilities. PDF Accessibility Overview (this document) The... Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Overview details what is meant by Product (Continued) Reader 9 Acrobat 9 Standard Acrobat 9 Pro Acrobat 9 Pro Extended Capture web pages as rich, dynamic PDF files ...
...between the accessibility features of the the file format and the accessibility features of the Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader application and how the features of accessibility guides for people with disabilities. PDF Accessibility Overview (this document) The... Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Overview details what is meant by Product (Continued) Reader 9 Acrobat 9 Standard Acrobat 9 Pro Acrobat 9 Pro Extended Capture web pages as rich, dynamic PDF files ...
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... guides is also available as PowerPoint® presentation graphics program. Creating Accessible PDF Forms with Acrobat 9 Pro The guide entitled Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: Creating Accessible Forms describes how to use the forms tools within Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro to add descriptions to add PDF accessibility features that are not provided by -step...
... guides is also available as PowerPoint® presentation graphics program. Creating Accessible PDF Forms with Acrobat 9 Pro The guide entitled Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: Creating Accessible Forms describes how to use the forms tools within Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro to add descriptions to add PDF accessibility features that are not provided by -step...
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... Incorporated. All rights reserved GeoTrust is either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of GeoTrust, Inc. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Acrobat Connect, the Adobe PDF logo, Creative Suite, LiveCycle, and Reader are either a registered trademark or a trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in...
... Incorporated. All rights reserved GeoTrust is either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of GeoTrust, Inc. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Acrobat Connect, the Adobe PDF logo, Creative Suite, LiveCycle, and Reader are either a registered trademark or a trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in...
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... on the Settings tab PowerPoint-specific options on the Settings tab Convert the Word Document to Accessible PDF Microsoft Office 2003 Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro | i 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 12
... on the Settings tab PowerPoint-specific options on the Settings tab Convert the Word Document to Accessible PDF Microsoft Office 2003 Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro | i 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 12
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ii | Microsoft Office 2007 12 If the Word Document is a Form 13 Check the PDF Version of the Document Using Acrobat 13 Changes to the Conversion Settings 14 Repairs You Should Make in the Source File 14 Repairs You Should Make in the PDF File 14 Document Language 14 Tab Order is Consistent with Structure Order 14 Establish Table Headings for Tables 14 Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro
ii | Microsoft Office 2007 12 If the Word Document is a Form 13 Check the PDF Version of the Document Using Acrobat 13 Changes to the Conversion Settings 14 Repairs You Should Make in the Source File 14 Repairs You Should Make in the PDF File 14 Document Language 14 Tab Order is Consistent with Structure Order 14 Establish Table Headings for Tables 14 Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro