Remediate PDFs in Adobe 杂技演员 Pro

介绍 to Remediating PDFs in Adobe 杂技演员 Pro

PDF documents are a common fixture in both academic 和 professional settings, but they are often inaccessible scans of physical documents. These documents often contain artifacts from the original scan that can impede the readability of the document for all especially those using screen readers. The resources on this page consist of a video tutorial 和 text instructions outlining the process of using Adobe 杂技演员 DC remediate PDFs.

密歇根州立大学丹佛 faculty, staff, 和 students have access to Adobe products with your 密歇根州立大学丹佛 account.

• Faculty 和 staff who use Windows can use the 皇冠体育官网Windows软件中心 安装Adobe产品.
• Faculty 和 staff who use Apple devices can use the 密歇根州立大学丹佛自助服务中心 应用程序来安装Adobe产品.
• 学生可以 visit the ITS website to request Adobe access.

 

基本指令 for Remediating PDFs in Adobe 杂技演员 Pro

1. 开放 PDF格式的文件 Adobe职业.
2. Select 在侧边栏中单击“编辑PDF”.
3. 滚动 through the document page-by-page to initiate Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on each page.
   • 请注意: As you scroll the document review the OCR results 在 page. 确保y are correct 和 coherent. 杂技演员 will fix orientation issues automatically.
4. 删除 needless or distracting items like highlights 和 other artifacts.
5. 编辑 any incorrect material like incomplete recognition or limited visibility.
6. 创建 labels 和 titles to go with chapters 和 sections using the 阅读顺序 在 可访问性工具.
   1. 确保 阅读顺序 是准确的.
7. Add a title to the PDF 和 set it to display in 杂技演员.
   1. Select 文件 然后 select 属性.
   2. 在 描述 选项卡，输入PDF的标题.
   3. 在 初始视图 选项卡 窗口选项 节, 显示 下拉菜单可设置为 文档标题 so that when the PDF is open in 杂技演员, it displays the title instead of the file name.
8. 在URL链接中添加Alt-text.
   1. 如果还不可见，打开 可访问性标签 的面板 选择 视图,然后 显示/隐藏,然后 导航窗格，然后 可访问性标签. This adds the tags pane to the left side of the screen with other navigation panes.
   2. 定位 Link 标记在标记树中，然后 右键单击/ alt-click 在 Link 标签,然后 select 属性; this will open a new window.
   3. 在 标签 选项卡中输入替换文本 替代文本 盒子. Screen readers will read this text instead of the URL.
9. 点击 在 文件选项卡 和 徘徊 在 另存为
10. Select Archivable PDF /
11. Select 你的目的地.
12. 点击 保存.

现在, a screen reader such as the Adobe Reader Read function, 读和写, JAWS可以访问您的文件. Don’t forget to set or adjust the reading order.

Additional External 资源 on PDF 可访问性

There is actually a lot more to PDF Remediation to ensure everything is read 和 interpreted correctly such as making sure headings, 段落, 和 lists are properly identified using PDF 可访问性标签.

Generally, remediating PDFs consists of at least the following areas:

• Setting the document properties (step 7 above)
• 标签 the PDF (headings, lists, tables, images, artifacts, etc)
• Ensure all images or graphics have alt-text (or possibly Long 描述s appended)
• 确保 reading order is correct throughout the entire document
• For long documents, create bookmarks
• 对于带有链接的文档, ensure link tags have all tag elements (including Link-OBJR) 和 navigate to the correct place
• Ensure tables with structure 和 tags are correct

For more information on identifying, 或“标记,在PDF中正确地显示文本, some external resources are listed below:

• WebAIM: PDF 可访问性 – Defining PDF 可访问性
  This starts off with defining what “PDF tags” are 和 然后 has more tutorials on remediating. 具体来说, Reviewing 和 Repairing 可访问性 in 杂技演员 c在s using the 阅读顺序 Tool.
• Creating accessible PDFs in Adobe 杂技演员 – Help article by Adobe on creating accessible PDFs.
• 所有WCAG 2.PDF技术| WAI | W3C
• PDF培训视频| Section508.政府