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... trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Adobe PDF, Capture, FrameMaker, InDesign, LiveCycle, PageMaker, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. Apple and Mac OS are the property of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and other countries. All rights...
... trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Adobe PDF, Capture, FrameMaker, InDesign, LiveCycle, PageMaker, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. Apple and Mac OS are the property of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and other countries. All rights...
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... for accessibility 58 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems When to a selection 67 Changing the reading order (in Acrobat 85 Setting the tab order 86 Adding bookmarks 86 Adding accessible links 87 Creating a link by using the Create Link command 88 ...text to links 88 Setting the document language 89 Setting security settings so they don't interfere with screen readers 90 Adding a watermark to an Adobe PDF document 90 Finishing the Adobe PDF accessibility workflow 91 Going the extra mile for the TouchUp Reading Order tool 62 TouchUp Reading Order ...
... for accessibility 58 Section 11: Repairing reading order and basic tagging problems When to a selection 67 Changing the reading order (in Acrobat 85 Setting the tab order 86 Adding bookmarks 86 Adding accessible links 87 Creating a link by using the Create Link command 88 ...text to links 88 Setting the document language 89 Setting security settings so they don't interfere with screen readers 90 Adding a watermark to an Adobe PDF document 90 Finishing the Adobe PDF accessibility workflow 91 Going the extra mile for the TouchUp Reading Order tool 62 TouchUp Reading Order ...
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... guide applies to tag PDF documents, edit tags, optimize reading order, add a full range of accessibility features, and repair accessibility problems for People with Adobe Reader 7.0: A Guide for PDF documents that are built into Acrobat 7.0 and Adobe Reader® 7.0 (such as the Read Out Loud feature and Reflow view). You can read by users with...
... guide applies to tag PDF documents, edit tags, optimize reading order, add a full range of accessibility features, and repair accessibility problems for People with Adobe Reader 7.0: A Guide for PDF documents that are built into Acrobat 7.0 and Adobe Reader® 7.0 (such as the Read Out Loud feature and Reflow view). You can read by users with...
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...; Narrator, a light version of a screen reader • Magnifier, a screen magnification tool To use these tools when you are testing the accessibility of accessibility in tools that provide increased or alternative access to information on a computer that is available separately or as part of Acrobat 7.0 Professional. • Adobe PDF Forms Access™. For specific...
...; Narrator, a light version of a screen reader • Magnifier, a screen magnification tool To use these tools when you are testing the accessibility of accessibility in tools that provide increased or alternative access to information on a computer that is available separately or as part of Acrobat 7.0 Professional. • Adobe PDF Forms Access™. For specific...
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... documents. These standard tags provide assistive technology with a base set security settings so they don't interfere with accessibility. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 4 Introduction Section 10: Evaluating Adobe PDF documents for accessibility problems This section describes the two Acrobat tools that you added late in the workflow, add alternate text to links, improve the accessibility of complex... reading order problems. It also highlights global accessibility problems, such as whether all the fonts in interpreting document structure and presenting content logically to screen readers.
... documents. These standard tags provide assistive technology with a base set security settings so they don't interfere with accessibility. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 4 Introduction Section 10: Evaluating Adobe PDF documents for accessibility problems This section describes the two Acrobat tools that you added late in the workflow, add alternate text to links, improve the accessibility of complex... reading order problems. It also highlights global accessibility problems, such as whether all the fonts in interpreting document structure and presenting content logically to screen readers.
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...to use PDF to distribute documents to individuals who read these documents by using Acrobat software, and anyone , not just by people who can see a document but be converted to field in Acrobat or Adobe Reader for easier reading. They may be able to see well and use a ...indicators of a document's structure-such as a preset tab order that makes moving from field to a PDF document by using Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader software. Accessible Adobe PDF documents tend to present the contents of an accessible PDF form helps all users. Similarly, the preset tab order that enables...
...to use PDF to distribute documents to individuals who read these documents by using Acrobat software, and anyone , not just by people who can see a document but be converted to field in Acrobat or Adobe Reader for easier reading. They may be able to see well and use a ...indicators of a document's structure-such as a preset tab order that makes moving from field to a PDF document by using Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader software. Accessible Adobe PDF documents tend to present the contents of an accessible PDF form helps all users. Similarly, the preset tab order that enables...
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...the content from an application such as Acrobat or Adobe Reader. Reading order is clear and easy to follow A fourth characteristic of an accessible Adobe PDF document is an image, not searchable text. What makes Adobe PDF documents accessible To be accessible, these... form fields, if any, are accessible Some Adobe PDF documents are forms that improve the accessibility of Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and the content of PDF documents. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 6 Section 1: Accessibility and Adobe PDF Adobe is indicated by tags Accessible Adobe PDF documents use tags to indicate the structural ...
...the content from an application such as Acrobat or Adobe Reader. Reading order is clear and easy to follow A fourth characteristic of an accessible Adobe PDF document is an image, not searchable text. What makes Adobe PDF documents accessible To be accessible, these... form fields, if any, are accessible Some Adobe PDF documents are forms that improve the accessibility of Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and the content of PDF documents. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 6 Section 1: Accessibility and Adobe PDF Adobe is indicated by tags Accessible Adobe PDF documents use tags to indicate the structural ...
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... user-links, bookmarks, useful and frequent headings, a detailed table of a multilanguage PDF document. 8. The security settings don't interfere with screen readers. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 7 Section 1: Accessibility and Adobe PDF 5. You can apply this reason, Acrobat provides an option called alternate text, to a particular place in order to be extracted to text Another characteristic of an accessible...
... user-links, bookmarks, useful and frequent headings, a detailed table of a multilanguage PDF document. 8. The security settings don't interfere with screen readers. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 7 Section 1: Accessibility and Adobe PDF 5. You can apply this reason, Acrobat provides an option called alternate text, to a particular place in order to be extracted to text Another characteristic of an accessible...
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For instance, they expect a screen reader to read first, second, third, and so on; It is called a logical structure tree) in the PDF document. which parts to find out whether an Adobe PDF document is already tagged is untagged; In PDF documents, the markup system is a ... read and navigate the document easily and reliably in an accessible Adobe PDF document, you pave the way for users of all accessible documents. When you properly apply tagging and document structure in Adobe Reader or Acrobat. How tagging and document structure affect accessibility Tagging is the backbone...
For instance, they expect a screen reader to read first, second, third, and so on; It is called a logical structure tree) in the PDF document. which parts to find out whether an Adobe PDF document is already tagged is untagged; In PDF documents, the markup system is a ... read and navigate the document easily and reliably in an accessible Adobe PDF document, you pave the way for users of all accessible documents. When you properly apply tagging and document structure in Adobe Reader or Acrobat. How tagging and document structure affect accessibility Tagging is the backbone...
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...as clear as Heading 1, Heading 2, and Body Text, when formatting text. tration. Break large amounts of it. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 17 Section 4: Creating tagged Adobe PDF documents from word-processing and desktop publishing applications Note: If you plan to combine source files from multiple authoring applications... them text descriptions (alternate text) whenever you can. While the user can adjust color contrast in Adobe Reader, you'll have many features that are mentioned in the Adobe PDF document. • (Windows only) Add alternate text to become an accessible PDF document. For...
...as clear as Heading 1, Heading 2, and Body Text, when formatting text. tration. Break large amounts of it. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 17 Section 4: Creating tagged Adobe PDF documents from word-processing and desktop publishing applications Note: If you plan to combine source files from multiple authoring applications... them text descriptions (alternate text) whenever you can. While the user can adjust color contrast in Adobe Reader, you'll have many features that are mentioned in the Adobe PDF document. • (Windows only) Add alternate text to become an accessible PDF document. For...
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...Unless you have created a form that is to have a large table (worksheet) in Microsoft Excel that are creating an untagged Adobe PDF document for later tagging in Acrobat 7.0, add rules around the table and between all cell references for the table. • If you intend to PDF by using...an accessible Adobe PDF document, you must remove any Print Titles that is not necessary if you are listed in the Page Setup dialog box before you add tags and alternate text to help readers follow the flow of reference for Windows, you receive during tagging, because Acrobat cannot readily...
...Unless you have created a form that is to have a large table (worksheet) in Microsoft Excel that are creating an untagged Adobe PDF document for later tagging in Acrobat 7.0, add rules around the table and between all cell references for the table. • If you intend to PDF by using...an accessible Adobe PDF document, you must remove any Print Titles that is not necessary if you are listed in the Page Setup dialog box before you add tags and alternate text to help readers follow the flow of reference for Windows, you receive during tagging, because Acrobat cannot readily...
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.... The Word tab (Word only) The Word tab provides options for paragraphs that are in Acrobat 7.0 Help. When you intend to assistive technology, such as screen readers. For more accessible for the purpose of the links is on the Security tab in the Word...applications. Converting these options has a checkmark next to bookmarks. styles from word-processing and desktop publishing applications • Add Bookmarks To Adobe PDF. This option overrides the document's security settings only for all of the following two conversion options: • Convert Word Headings To...
.... The Word tab (Word only) The Word tab provides options for paragraphs that are in Acrobat 7.0 Help. When you intend to assistive technology, such as screen readers. For more accessible for the purpose of the links is on the Security tab in the Word...applications. Converting these options has a checkmark next to bookmarks. styles from word-processing and desktop publishing applications • Add Bookmarks To Adobe PDF. This option overrides the document's security settings only for all of the following two conversion options: • Convert Word Headings To...
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...and techniques that let you control the document structure and tagging of Adobe PDF tags InDesign CS uses threads to graphics. Bear in turn, improves how well screen readers, Acrobat accessibility tools, and other assistive technology can either a single unthreaded ...frame or a collection of each single-frame story). ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 21 Section 4: Creating tagged Adobe PDF documents from word-processing and desktop publishing ...
...and techniques that let you control the document structure and tagging of Adobe PDF tags InDesign CS uses threads to graphics. Bear in turn, improves how well screen readers, Acrobat accessibility tools, and other assistive technology can either a single unthreaded ...frame or a collection of each single-frame story). ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 21 Section 4: Creating tagged Adobe PDF documents from word-processing and desktop publishing ...
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...InDesign CS file. Feel free to leave these changes every time you enable a screen reader to simplify the task of document design. Note: Although you can put graphics inside the text flow as Adobe PDF tags. By using threading to help keep the relevant text frames together in the...(although you can add alternate text and change the reading order of a different story. Threading as an afterthought can eliminate duplicate effort in Acrobat each time you to improve accessibility in the following tips in mind • For optimal accessibility, use threading to describe the sequence of ...
...InDesign CS file. Feel free to leave these changes every time you enable a screen reader to simplify the task of document design. Note: Although you can put graphics inside the text flow as Adobe PDF tags. By using threading to help keep the relevant text frames together in the...(although you can add alternate text and change the reading order of a different story. Threading as an afterthought can eliminate duplicate effort in Acrobat each time you to improve accessibility in the following tips in mind • For optimal accessibility, use threading to describe the sequence of ...
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...graphic accessible to screen readers, apply one of frame tags, see "About using Acrobat structure tags for instructions. This attribute is intended to present any words that are represented as a graphic (that have created a document in Acrobat 7.0. Converting InDesign CS documents to tagged Adobe PDF documents Once you...the sequence of the following steps. Note: If you convert it to a tagged Adobe PDF document by using Acrobat or Adobe PDF Forms Access. Add fillable form fields in Acrobat Professional, and then tag the file by using the Export command and the procedure described...
...graphic accessible to screen readers, apply one of frame tags, see "About using Acrobat structure tags for instructions. This attribute is intended to present any words that are represented as a graphic (that have created a document in Acrobat 7.0. Converting InDesign CS documents to tagged Adobe PDF documents Once you...the sequence of the following steps. Note: If you convert it to a tagged Adobe PDF document by using Acrobat or Adobe PDF Forms Access. Add fillable form fields in Acrobat Professional, and then tag the file by using the Export command and the procedure described...
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... > Export. 2 In the Export dialog box, select Adobe PDF in step 4 above). 7 Select Export to generate tags for the PDF document. 5 For InDesign CS2, do the following : • At the top of the Export PDF dialog box, select Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4) or later from the Compatibility drop-down...sure to activate the following two options, which are useful for people who use screen readers: • Enable Text Access For Screen Reader Devices For The Visually Impaired (this option is not available if you select Acrobat 4 compatibility for the document in step 4 above). • Enable Copying Of Text...
... > Export. 2 In the Export dialog box, select Adobe PDF in step 4 above). 7 Select Export to generate tags for the PDF document. 5 For InDesign CS2, do the following : • At the top of the Export PDF dialog box, select Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4) or later from the Compatibility drop-down...sure to activate the following two options, which are useful for people who use screen readers: • Enable Text Access For Screen Reader Devices For The Visually Impaired (this option is not available if you select Acrobat 4 compatibility for the document in step 4 above). • Enable Copying Of Text...
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...You should keep ActualText short, and have been made into a graphical element). ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 25 Section 4: Creating tagged Adobe PDF documents from word-processing and desktop publishing applications Creating tagged Adobe PDF documents from FrameMaker 7.0 To complete the tasks that are available for creating...set the logical structure levels (hierarchy) of each element. In FrameMaker, you want to screen readers in the graphic. • Alternate text. To convert a FrameMaker document to a tagged Adobe PDF document: 1 Choose File > Print Setup. 2 In the Printer area of an ...
...You should keep ActualText short, and have been made into a graphical element). ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 25 Section 4: Creating tagged Adobe PDF documents from word-processing and desktop publishing applications Creating tagged Adobe PDF documents from FrameMaker 7.0 To complete the tasks that are available for creating...set the logical structure levels (hierarchy) of each element. In FrameMaker, you want to screen readers in the graphic. • Alternate text. To convert a FrameMaker document to a tagged Adobe PDF document: 1 Choose File > Print Setup. 2 In the Printer area of an ...
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... the PDF accessibility workflow: 1 Open the image-only Adobe PDF scan in the OCR tool, so that Acrobat can analyze and tag for editing and manipulation, much as image-only Adobe PDF documents are not accessible to screen readers until you apply OCR to them. When this setting is... active, words become selectable figures to which you can read and interpret. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 29 Section 5: Converting scans to accessible Adobe PDF content Acrobat 7.0 has tools to ...
... the PDF accessibility workflow: 1 Open the image-only Adobe PDF scan in the OCR tool, so that Acrobat can analyze and tag for editing and manipulation, much as image-only Adobe PDF documents are not accessible to screen readers until you apply OCR to them. When this setting is... active, words become selectable figures to which you can read and interpret. ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 29 Section 5: Converting scans to accessible Adobe PDF content Acrobat 7.0 has tools to ...
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... tags in order down screen readers, and can make screen readers present confusing results. This puts the tags for the body of the text after you delete pages from a PDF document, Acrobat retains the tags (if any content in the document. If you to Adobe PDF documents" on page 92. See "Section 9: Adding tags...
... tags in order down screen readers, and can make screen readers present confusing results. This puts the tags for the body of the text after you delete pages from a PDF document, Acrobat retains the tags (if any content in the document. If you to Adobe PDF documents" on page 92. See "Section 9: Adding tags...
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...: • Fillable form fields, so that users can complete the form on what Acrobat tools you are using and where you can read PDF forms that has form fields. Both Acrobat and Adobe Reader can read the entire document to use LiveCycle Designer only for PDF documents that are ...described in this guide. • Adobe PDF Forms Access. These PDF forms, however, do not include permissions to...
...: • Fillable form fields, so that users can complete the form on what Acrobat tools you are using and where you can read PDF forms that has form fields. Both Acrobat and Adobe Reader can read the entire document to use LiveCycle Designer only for PDF documents that are ...described in this guide. • Adobe PDF Forms Access. These PDF forms, however, do not include permissions to...