1. Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility Functionality, Part II
James Thompson, Accessibility Consultant
October 12, 2017
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2. Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
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Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
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3. Create Tag From Selection
Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Open Tags Tree
Select text you want to tag
Select Options from the Tags Tree
Select Create Tag from Selection
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4. Find Tag From Selection
Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Open Tags Panel
Select content in the document you want to find
Select Options from the Tags Panel
Select Find Tag from Selection
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5. Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Order Panel
Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Make repairs to a document from the Order Panel
Tag blank lines as background
Right click to open the context menu
Choose Tag as Background to make the blank line an Artifact
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6. Touch Up Reading Order Tool
Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Launch by going to Accessibility (in the Tools/Task Pane> Touch Up Reading Order
Buttons become active when selecting items in the document
Corresponds with Order panel
Set images as figures
Set text as headings
Set decorative content as background
View content in different ways
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7. Touch Up Reading Order Tools – Options
Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
View content in different ways:
Show page content groups
Show Table Cells
Display like items in a single block
Show tables and figures
"Show page content groups" which gives you the option of showing the order of the page content or the structure of the page content. For example, a block of content might have the number 1 (page content order) or a <P> Tag (structure type).
“Show Table Cells” - It is important when remediating a PDF document that you be able to see all table cells.
Display like items in a single block - Being able to see the individual pieces of content on a page can make remediation easier; By showing the content as individual pieces, we can better establish a strategy for remediation.
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8. Touch up Reading Order Tool – Making Repairs
Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Select the number or structure type of a piece of content that has been mis-tagged
Buttons in the Touch Up Reading Order Tool become active
Clicking on any one of them converts the selection to whatever button has been clicked
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9. Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Table Editor
Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Select the Table container in the document when you open the Reading Order Tool
Select the Table Editor Button in the Touch Up Reading Order Tool
The selected table has focus in the document and individual cells are outlined based on your color selection in the Table Editor Options
Use the table editor when you need to make changes to a table
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10. Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Table Editor (cont.)
Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Modify properties– right click on table cell > choose Table Editor Options
Select show cells that span multiple columns or rows
Select show cell type (TH or TD)
Span columns and rows where multiple cells in a table refer to a single piece of content
Change <TD> cells to <TH> cells
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11. Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Content Panel
Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Only use Content Panel if something cannot be repaired in the Tags Panel
Shows everything that will be printed on the page
Arranged from top of page to bottom of page
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12. Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Resources
Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
Adobe – Create and Verify PDF Accessibility
Adobe – PDF Accessibility Overview
WebAIM PDF Accessibility
WebAIM – Converting documents to PDF
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13. Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
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Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility - Adobe Acrobat Functionality, Part II
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