1. Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part I
Erica Zelmanowicz Professional Development Manager
September 28, 2017
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2. Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part I
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PDF Document Overview
The Portable Document Format (PDF)
Preserves look and security of document
Visual portion of the PDF
Rendered as an image (a snapshot), dependent on how it was produced
Some PDF files are simply scanned copies of print documents
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Tools Tab
Add and remove tools to the tools/task pane
Each tool has a drop down list of options
Tools are divided into groups of similar tasks
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Tools/Task Pane
To the right of the document
Contains tools you’ve added
Can change the order of the tools by clicking and dragging or right clicking and selecting “move up” or “move down”
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Navigation Pane
To the left of the open document
Contains tools such as pages, bookmarks, and attachments
Add the Tags, Order, and Content Panels to the Navigation Pane
NOTE:
Acrobat cannot always guess accurate structure.
Accessibility features like alternative text and table cell associations are not obtained.
This does not permanently tag the document.
This cannot be used for accessibility conformance.
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Hierarchy of Tasks
Always follow the hierarchy of tasks when working with PDF documents to optimize accessibility:
Is the PDF document a scanned image?
If yes, then perform text recognition
Does the PDF document have fillable forms?
If yes, then add form fields
Does the PDF document have links?
If yes, add the links using the Create Links from URL’s and/or the Link tool
Does the PDF have multimedia?
If yes, then add multimedia making sure that the multimedia is accessible multimedia standards or guidelines for captioning and audio description
THEN tag the document and make any necessary repairs
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Tags Panel
If a document is not tagged you will see “No Tags Available” in the Tags Panel
If a document does not have tags it is not accessible
Tags can be added through the Tags Panel in the Navigation Pane or the Accessibility Tools in the Tools/Tasks Pane
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Generate Tags Automatically
Accessibility Tool > AutoTag Document
Tags Panel > Options > Add Tags to Document
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Add Tags Manually
Touch Up Reading Order Tool
Select element to tag
Select the correct element from the Touch Up Reading Order Tool
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Add New Tag
Open Tags Tree
Select where you want the tag to be placed in the Tags Tree
Select Options from the Tags Tree > New Tag
Choose Tag type
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12. Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part I
Resources
Microsoft Word Accessibility
InDesign Accessibility
PDF Accessibility
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13. Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part I
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