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Title: Create Accessible PDF


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Create Accessible PDFs
  • Adobe Acrobat Professional 10
  • Cryssel Vera
  • cvera_at_csus.edu 916-278-2847

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Objectives
  • To learn what accessibility elements are needed
    to create an accessible PDF.
  • To understand how to apply these elements in your
    documents.
  • To create an accessible PDF Document.

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Accessibility Resources
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  • Accessibility Information for Instructors
  • http//www.csus.edu/accessibility/instructors.html
  • The CSU Accessible Technology Initiative
  • http//www.calstate.edu/accessibility/
  • Accessibility at Sacramento State
  • http//www.csus.edu/accessibility/index.html

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Accessibility Resources
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  • Professional Development for Accessible
    Technology
  • http//teachingcommons.cdl.edu/access/index.html
  • Accessible Instructional Materials Guides
  • http//www.csus.edu/accessibility/guides.html
  • Technology Learning Center
  • http//www.csus.edu/irt/fsrc

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What are Instructional Materials?
  • Electronic Distributed Materials
  • Syllabus
  • Word Docs, PPT, PDF, WebPages
  • Textbooks
  • SacCT Course Content
  • Faculty Website Content
  • Videos and Audio

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Accessible Documents
  • Documents that are designed and structured to be
    used effectively by people with disabilities.
  • Can be accessed by assistive technology
    devices/software
  • Screen Reader JAWS
  • Magnification Software ZoomText
  • Scan/Read Kurzweil
  • Assistive Technology Showcase Devices

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Accessible Documents
  • Other factors to keep in mind are
  • Content Language
  • Learning styles
  • Access to technology (specific software)
  • Digital Divide
  • HTML most accessible format, ubiquitous
  • Cross platform Formats (compatibility) .rtf,
    .html

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Accessible PDF Scenario
  • Open Accessible PDF Example
  • Ease in Navigating Content when content is
    accessible
  • What does a blind user hear?
  • Use JAWS Ctrl Alt J - Jaws for Windows is
    Ready
  • Use JAWS keyboard commands

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JAWS Basic Key Commands
  • Insert down arrow Say All,
  • CTRL Interrupt Speech
  • Insert Up Arrow Say Line,
  • Insert Left Arrow Say prior word
  • Insert Right Arrow Say next word
  • Insert F6 List of Headings
  • Insert F7 List of Links
  • Insert F9 List of Frames
  • Insert F5 List of Form fields

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Why an Accessible PDF?
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  • Provides access to all users including those who
    have a disability,
  • Benefits everyone learning styles, assistive
    technology user needs
  • Facilitates process to convert into alternate
    formats
  • Its the right thing to do!

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Accessibility Best Practices
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Start with an accessible source document
  • Styles and formatting
  • Alternative Text Descriptions
  • Convert to PDF using Create PDF option
  • Review tags and order panel information
  • Add document language
  • Run Quick and Full Accessibility Checks

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Accessibility Elements
Create Accessible PDFs
  • PDF contains readable text
  • PDF contains tags
  • Logical Reading Order and Structure
  • Alternative Text for Images
  • Document language is defined

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Accessibility Elements
  • Descriptive Labels for Links
  • Table Headers are identified
  • Review with Assistive Technology
  • Electronic Multiple Formats

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Source Document Structure
Create Accessible PDFs
  • How is your document organized?
  • Contains a title?
  • Contains different sections?
  • Lists?
  • Layout?
  • Combination of text and graphics?
  • Use of links?
  • How should my document be read so that it is
    coherent?

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Styles and Formatting
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Use Styles and Formatting to Add Structure to
    document Home Tab gt Styles Group
  • A Style is predetermined formatting for text in
    terms of
  • Font type,
  • Font size,
  • Spacing,
  • Indentation,
  • Font color,
  • Font purpose e.g. Heading, Paragraph, List

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Apply Styles and Formatting
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Apply Heading Styles to
  • Section Titles
  • Anything that would appear on a TOC
  • Use Styles Group to format Headings
  • Paragraph Group adds the look but not the
    underlying structure!
  • Format lists via Paragraph or Styles group

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Exercises
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Go to http//www.csus.edu/accessibility/dev/pdfwo
    rkshop.html
  • Download Syllabus Make Me Accessible document
    and save to desktop.
  • Quickly edit to make accessible. You will convert
    this into a PDF format shortly.

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Make Available in Electronic Format
  • Word .doc, RTF, PDF, or HTML
  • Word 97 2003 Document (Can be opened in version
    2007 and 2010)
  • First step in making document accessible
  • Facilitates process to convert into alternate
    formats
  • Large print, Braille, mp3 audio etc.
  • Saves Time

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Converting Into PDF
  • Portable Document Format PDF
  • MS Office 2010 has Save As PDF option available,
    no need to install add-ins or have acrobat
    installed.
  • Save As PDF

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Converting into PDF
  • Portable Document Format PDF
  • MS Office 2007
  • Buy Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro Create PDF
    Button
  • Acrobat Tab gt Create PDF
  • Office Button gt Save As gt Adobe PDF
  • Install MS Office Add-in to Save Files as PDF/XPS
  • MS Office 2003
  • Buy full Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro to have Adobe
    PDF Menu and Convert to Adobe PDF button option

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Recommendation for Mac Users
  • Office for Mac
  • Cannot create tagged PDF from Office on Mac
  • File gt PDF
  • Add Tags in Adobe Acrobat Review, Repair,
    Review process
  • Use OpenOffice for Mac
  • File gt Export as PDF gt General Tab gt select
    tagged PDF checkbox

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Save as HTML
  • Hyper Text Markup Language HTML
  • File gt Save As gt Web Page Filtered
  • Filtered option does not carry over unnecessary
    information
  • Carries over Alt Text, Table Headers, links
  • Edit in Dreamweaver or other web editor

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Save as RTF
  • Rich Text Format RTF
  • File gt Save As gt RTF
  • Read across different word processing applications

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Try it!
  • Convert Syllabus Make me Accessible into a PDF
  • Use Acrobat Tab gt Create PDF button
  • or
  • File Menu gt Save As gt Adobe PDF

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PDF Accessibility
  • Logical Reading Order
  • Underlying Tags for structural elements, images,
    tables, and other content
  • Alternative text for images
  • Table Headers defined for data tables
  • Document Language Defined
  • Field Descriptions for Form Fields

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Stages to an Accessible PDF
  • Prepare- Accessible source doc and correct
    conversion method
  • Stage 1 Review Check your PDF for
    Accessibility
  • Stage 2 Correct Repair accessibility problems
  • Stage 3 Final Review Re-run accessibility
    checks

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Accessible PDFs The Process
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Items to Remember
  • Use Adobe Acrobat v. 8 or higher to create PDFs
  • Achieving PDF accessibility will vary between
    documents
  • Depends on the complexity of document structure
  • Mac users will need to take extra steps to ensure
    PDF accessibility

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Prepare Document
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Prepare source document
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Source document contains logical reading order
    and structure, styles and formatting elements
  • Source document is converted into PDF format
    correctly

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Exercise 1 Preparation Stage
  1. Prepare the file in Word convert to PDF.
  2. Open File in Adobe Acrobat

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Stage 1 Review
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Check for Tags
Create Accessible PDFs
  • File gt Properties gt Description tab gt Advanced
    Areagt Tagged PDF? Yes/No
  • View gt Show/Hide gt Navigation Panes gt Tags
  • Expand Tags Tree
  • Click Highlight Content under Options

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Open Accessibility Tools
  • Display Accessibility Tools
  • View gt Tools gt Accessibility
  • Tools will expand on right side of screen
  • Tools Include
  • Reading Order Options, Quick Check, Full Check,
    Accessibility Report, Add Tags,Touch Up Reading
    Order

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Adding Tags to PDFs
  • Add Tags to PDF
  • View gt Tools gt Accessibility gt Add Tags to Doc.
  • Adobe adds tags to PDF and generates a Confidence
    Report.
  • Indicates areas that may not be tagged as desired
    and items on pages that you need to review
  • Provides hints for repair

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Quick Accessibility Check
  • Under Accessibility tools click the Quick Check
    button
  • Results window will indicate if Accessibility
    issues were found
  • Detects if tags are missing (structure)
  • Use full check for thorough check

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Action Wizard Create Accessible PDFs
  • File gt Action Wizard gt Create Accessible PDFs
  • Add document properties, accessibility options,
    and run accessibility test.
  • Add document Description
  • Instructions
  • Remove Hidden Information
  • Add Tags to Document
  • Accessibility Full Check

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Add Document Language
  • Tells screen reader language content should be
    read back
  • File gt Properties gt Advanced Tab gt Reading
    Options gt Select English

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Reading Order
  • Structured and coherent for assistive technology
  • Open Order Panel
  • View gt Show/Hide gt Navigation Panes gt Order
  • You can view, re-order and re-tag content
  • Page Properties for Reading Order
  • Page Thumbnails Panel gt Select a Page gt Page
    Prop. gt Use Doc Structure

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Re-Order Content
  • Content (item blocks) is assigned a number read
    back in that order
  • Item blocks begin with 1 on each page
  • Drag and drop items in order panel to re-order

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Assess Reading Order
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Order Panel Look at Items blocks
  • Save as Text Accessible
  • File gt Save As gt More Options gt Text (Accessible)
  • Use Assistive Technology (spot check)
  • JAWS
  • Adobe Read Out Loud Feature
  • View gt Read Out Loud gt Activate ROL

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Reading Order Tips
  • Reading Order is best when source document is
    accessible and converted correctly
  • Accessibility depends on proper tagging

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Accessibility Reports
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Full Check
  • Accessibility Tools gt Full Check
  • Accessibility Full Check Window (Settings)
  • Check by Section 508 Standard
  • Report Results
  • Detailed Report structure errors, Summary of
    Errors, Hints for Repair
  • Repair

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Exercise 2 Stage 1 Review
  • Run Through Stage 1
  • Review
  • Tags,
  • Language,
  • Reading Order

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Stage 2 Correct
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Key Steps
  • Correct problem areas identified in Full Check
  • Use Tags and Order Panels
  • Open TouchUp Reading Order Tool TURO
  • Accessibility Tools gt TouchUp Reading Order

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Touch Up Reading Order Tool
  • TURO used along with Order Panel
  • How to select item blocks on document panel and
    in order panel
  • How to select content that is not yet identified
    on order panel
  • Designation Types - TURO and Context Menu (right
    click on content)
  • Re-order items if needed drag and drop

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Tag Images and Add Alt Text
Create Accessible PDFs
  • For untagged images
  • Select Item Block gt Right Click gt Tag as Figure
  • Select Item Block gt TURO gt Click Figure button
  • Add Alternative Text
  • Right Click gt Edit Alternate Text
  • Alt text provides function and context
    information

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Background Content
  • Background Content Includes
  • Empty item blocks
  • Decorative Images
  • Designate as Background
  • Select Item gt Right Click gt Tag as Background
  • Select Item gt TURO gt click Background button

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Tables
  • Are Table Headers missing for Tagged Tables?
  • Table Headers appear as TH on tags tree
  • TH help screen reader users navigate table
    content.

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Add Table Headers
  • Select Table gt Right Click/TURO gt Table Editor
  • Assign Table Headers
  • Right Click Header Cell gt Table Cell Properties
  • Cell Type Header,
  • Scope Column
  • Data Cell? Select Cell type of Data and scope
    none

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Tables Add Table Summary
  • Table Summary provides function and context of
    table information
  • Select Table gt Right Click gt Context menu Edit
    Table Summary
  • Type information in Table Summary area

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Create Links
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Links should carry over from source document
  • Create Accessible Links
  • Page View gt Select Tool (arrow and cursor icon)gt
    Select Content gt Right Clickgt Create Link
  • Select appropriate link action and click next
  • Test Link and verify that tag for link is created
    in tags tree Link Objr

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Security Settings
  • Ensure security settings allow for Assistive
    Technology Access
  • File gt Properties gt Security Tab or
  • Tools gt Protection
  • If restricting printing/editing
  • Enable text access for screen reader devices for
    visually impaired (see permissions)
  • Changes Allowed Drop Down gtAllow Filling Form
    Fields, Signature Fields

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Tags Panel
  • Ensure all corrections are reflected in Tags
    panel
  • Review Tags panel and Edit Tags if necessary

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Exercise 3 Stage 2 Correct
  1. Review Report
  2. Edit Alt text for image
  3. Identify Table Headers
  4. Change Designation of an Item
  5. Create a Link

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Stage 3 Final Review
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Key Steps
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Run Accessibility Checks
  • Tags
  • Document Language
  • Reading Order
  • Full Check
  • Save your PDF

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Advanced Topics
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Scanning to Adobe Acrobat
  • Create from Scanner
  • Document Settings
  • Make Searchable (Run OCR) is checked
  • See Scanned Documents and Forms section in
    Accessible PDF Manual
  • http//www.csus.edu/accessibilty/guides.html

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Forms
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Convert to PDF so resulting PDF is not Tagged
    (Print to PDF option)
  • Add Form Controls in Adobe before adding Tags
    manually.
  • Ensures tags are correctly created for form
    fields in PDF document.

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Add Form Controls
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Have Adobe recognize form fields in doc
  • Tools gt Accessibility gt Run Form Field
    Recognition
  • Adobe automatically detects form fields
  • Form Editing Mode
  • Use form tools to edit content e.g. Add new field

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Edit Form Fields
  • In Forms Editor Mode Select Tab Order gt Show Tab
    Numbers
  • In Fields pane Manually drag and drop form
    fields to correct location
  • Form fields missing?
  • Use Add New Field option, select appropriate
    field type and apply to appropriate content on
    page

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Form Field Tooltips
  • Serve as instructions for users of assistive
    technology
  • Indicate actions to complete in form field
  • Screen reader announces tooltip to users when in
    forms view

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Add Tooltip to Form Fields
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Add Tooltip for each field
  • Double click a Field gt Type Tooltip
  • For a Name field you can use the tooltip First
    Name
  • Insert F5 brings up Forms Fields with tool tip
    instructions for JAWS users
  • Name Edit
  • Verify that all form fields are in place

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Add Tags to Form
  • Close form editing mode
  • Tasks Pane gt Close Form Editing
  • Add Tags Advanced gt Accessibility gt Add Tags to
    Document
  • Tags Panel displays on screen

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Reviewing Tags and Order
  • Open Tags and Order view
  • Expand tags and verify that form fields are
    tagged correctly
  • Notice the reading order should display form
    fields
  • Edit as necessary
  • Save document when you are done editing

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Summary
Create Accessible PDFs
  • Create an Accessible source document
  • Convert into PDF correctly
  • Review and Correct
  • Save changes
  • Make available once accessible

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Need More Help?
  • Contact
  • Cryssel Vera
  • Instructional Materials Specialist
  • cvera_at_csus.edu, 278-2847
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