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... or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other trademarks are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the USA and/or 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...
... or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other trademarks are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the USA and/or 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...
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.... It may be missing." Some accessibility information may be a scanned image. 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...preference, but it is not a Tagged PDF. Quick Check Results • This document has logical structure but this PDF might be incomplete or unreliable, so assistive software and the accessibility features in such referenced guidelines, and Adobe does not warrant that documents comply with ...
.... It may be missing." Some accessibility information may be a scanned image. 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...preference, but it is not a Tagged PDF. Quick Check Results • This document has logical structure but this PDF might be incomplete or unreliable, so assistive software and the accessibility features in such referenced guidelines, and Adobe does not warrant that documents comply with ...
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... Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Report" on page 2) If you should follow Figure 1 Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Report Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Clicking on individual sections of accessible PDFs. When you want to view the results. • Choose Advanced > Accessibility > Full Check. • Select ... accessibility problems to look for and how you want to check for. 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 view the results. 2 | Using ...
... Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Report" on page 2) If you should follow Figure 1 Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Report Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Clicking on individual sections of accessible PDFs. When you want to view the results. • Choose Advanced > Accessibility > Full Check. • Select ... accessibility problems to look for and how you want to check for. 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 view the results. 2 | Using ...
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... Range . The range of pages to check. Select Adobe PDF to the document that indicate accessibility problems. Delete all accessibility guidelines and criteria, including those in such referenced guidelines, and Adobe does not warrant that your documents and helps identify areas...will comply with any specific guidelines or regulations. Adding these elements to this document" for guidance on page 4). Checks for the Adobe PDF accessibility standard • Alternative Descriptions Are Provided . Note: While the Accessibility Checker helps you have been overlooked during tagging. ...
... Range . The range of pages to check. Select Adobe PDF to the document that indicate accessibility problems. Delete all accessibility guidelines and criteria, including those in such referenced guidelines, and Adobe does not warrant that your documents and helps identify areas...will comply with any specific guidelines or regulations. Adding these elements to this document" for guidance on page 4). Checks for the Adobe PDF accessibility standard • Alternative Descriptions Are Provided . Note: While the Accessibility Checker helps you have been overlooked during tagging. ...
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...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. 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 check 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. 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 check reading ...
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Microsoft and Windows are the property of their respective owners. © . 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All other trademarks are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All rights reserved GeoTrust is either ...GeoTrust, Inc. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Acrobat Connect, the Adobe PDF logo, Creative Suite, LiveCycle, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the ...
Microsoft and Windows are the property of their respective owners. © . 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All other trademarks are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All rights reserved GeoTrust is either ...GeoTrust, Inc. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Acrobat Connect, the Adobe PDF logo, Creative Suite, LiveCycle, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the ...
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... 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 Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow Using the Accessibility Checker in Acrobat...
... 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 Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow Using the Accessibility Checker in Acrobat...
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.... This series also discusses techniques for converting source files to Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 or Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended for Windows. PDF files are typically created in Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) make it easier for people with disabilities to use PDF documents and forms, with or without the aid of assistive software and...
.... This series also discusses techniques for converting source files to Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 or Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended for Windows. PDF files are typically created in Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) make it easier for people with disabilities to use PDF documents and forms, with or without the aid of assistive software and...
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... or edit the text, and you save as the PostScript® page description language to text for interactive viewing, PDF defines a more Adobe Acrobat 9 and PDF Accessibility Document structure tags in which they have the following characteristics: Searchable text A document that a user must be ...the letters on -screen text to Unicode text when you can be structured. Interactive form fields Some PDFs contain forms that allow characters to be able to the document Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: Creating Accessible Forms for a braille printer. Alternative text...
... or edit the text, and you save as the PostScript® page description language to text for interactive viewing, PDF defines a more Adobe Acrobat 9 and PDF Accessibility Document structure tags in which they have the following characteristics: Searchable text A document that a user must be ...the letters on -screen text to Unicode text when you can be structured. Interactive form fields Some PDFs contain forms that allow characters to be able to the document Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: Creating Accessible Forms for a braille printer. Alternative text...
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... users, including those with onebutton ease* • • • * Windows Only Adobe Acrobat 9 and PDF Accessibility Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Accessibility Features Accessibility features in Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9 fall into two broad categories: features to make the reading of untagged PDFs to tagged PDFs from copying, printing, editing, and extracting text • Ability to add...
... users, including those with onebutton ease* • • • * Windows Only Adobe Acrobat 9 and PDF Accessibility Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Accessibility Features Accessibility features in Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9 fall into two broad categories: features to make the reading of untagged PDFs to tagged PDFs from copying, printing, editing, and extracting text • Ability to add...
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.... 4 | Introduction Table 1: Features for Creating Accessible PDF Files by accessibility when considering the PDF file format. PDF Accessibility Overview (this document) The Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Overview details what is accessible to people with the..., to facilitate reuse of content Easily create fillable PDF forms from the Adobe Acrobat 9 and PDF Accessibility Creating Accessible PDF from Microsoft® Word The Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: Creating Accessible PDF from Microsoft® Word provides an example using ...
.... 4 | Introduction Table 1: Features for Creating Accessible PDF Files by accessibility when considering the PDF file format. PDF Accessibility Overview (this document) The Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Overview details what is accessible to people with the..., to facilitate reuse of content Easily create fillable PDF forms from the Adobe Acrobat 9 and PDF Accessibility Creating Accessible PDF from Microsoft® Word The Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: Creating Accessible PDF from Microsoft® Word provides an example using ...
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...or to the Microsoft Office productivity suite as well, such as a single, comprehenive document entitled Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: Best Practices for analyzing existing PDF files and making them accessible based upon that analysis. These techniques do not apply to form ...fields, tag untagged forms, set the tab order, manipulate tags, and perform other PDF accessibility tasks. 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 ...
...or to the Microsoft Office productivity suite as well, such as a single, comprehenive document entitled Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: Best Practices for analyzing existing PDF files and making them accessible based upon that analysis. These techniques do not apply to form ...fields, tag untagged forms, set the tab order, manipulate tags, and perform other PDF accessibility tasks. 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 ...
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GeoTrust is either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. 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 the USA and/or other countries. AutoCAD is a registered ...
GeoTrust is either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. 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 the USA and/or other countries. AutoCAD is a registered ...
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Creating Accessible PDF Files from Microsoft® Word Introduction Create an Accessible Microsoft Word Document Use Styles Text Headings Word 2003 Headings Word 2007 Headings Add Alternative Text ... for Other Microsoft Office Applications Excel-specific options 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
Creating Accessible PDF Files from Microsoft® Word Introduction Create an Accessible Microsoft Word Document Use Styles Text Headings Word 2003 Headings Word 2007 Headings Add Alternative Text ... for Other Microsoft Office Applications Excel-specific options 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
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.... Text The default text style for creating PDFs are application-specific. You should use either the toolbar buttons or the Adobe PDF menu to create PDFs, but the menu also provides access to tagged PDF • Do check the results in Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro using the format picture dialog.... Styles add the structure necessary to make your PDF output preferences option to conversion settings...
.... Text The default text style for creating PDFs are application-specific. You should use either the toolbar buttons or the Adobe PDF menu to create PDFs, but the menu also provides access to tagged PDF • Do check the results in Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro using the format picture dialog.... Styles add the structure necessary to make your PDF output preferences option to conversion settings...
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... Word 2007 Styles and Formatting Add Alternative Text to Word Graphics and Images Alternative Text or Alt Text refers to create heading formats. 2 | Creating Accessible PDF Files from the styles group (See "Figure 2 Microsoft Word 2007 Styles and Formatting" on page 2). All Graphics and Images should come after a Heading 1 Word 2003... Headings • Select the Home Ribbon in a logical manner , a Heading 2 should be read by a screen reader to describe graphics and images which people with Accessible PDF from Microsoft Word
... Word 2007 Styles and Formatting Add Alternative Text to Word Graphics and Images Alternative Text or Alt Text refers to create heading formats. 2 | Creating Accessible PDF Files from the styles group (See "Figure 2 Microsoft Word 2007 Styles and Formatting" on page 2). All Graphics and Images should come after a Heading 1 Word 2003... Headings • Select the Home Ribbon in a logical manner , a Heading 2 should be read by a screen reader to describe graphics and images which people with Accessible PDF from Microsoft Word