You can create a PDF file from within Adobe InDesign using several methods. Only one of those methods produces an accessible PDF file, however. See which one you should use by watching this video.
- [Instructor] Adobe InDesign provides a lot of power…and control for exporting to the accessible…PDF format and so it's important…that when we do create our PDF file…that we create it in the correct way.…Now this is probably second nature to most InDesign…users but in the past, it was pretty common…for users to generate a PDF file by going to the file…menu and choosing print and choosing the Adobe PDF…printer up here at the top.…
The reality here, is that this method,…using the print function will not pass…any accessibility information onto the PDF file.…So what we're going to do is cancel out of this…and instead of using the print function,…we're going to go to the file menu…and we're going to choose export…and I'm going to navigate to my chapter six folder…and I'll put this into the 06_01 folder…and I'll just name this file, generating.…
Now in the save as type drop down menu,…you can create an accessible PDF using…Adobe PDF interactive, or Adobe PDF print.…So I'll show you each method here,…I'm going to start with the Adobe PDF interactive.…
Author
Chad Chelius
Released
4/20/2018- What is accessibility?
- The screen reader experience
- Setting up Acrobat DC
- PDF remediation workflow
- Tagging content, including lists and tables
- Adding metadata, bookmarks, and alt text
- Generating a PDF with Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign
- Creating accessible PDFs from PowerPoint and Excel
- Adding hyperlinks
- Controlling tag and reading order
- Adding cross-references and tables of contents
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 4s
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What you should know4m 18s
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1. Understanding Accessibility
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What is accessibility?3m 3s
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Accessibility standards3m 30s
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Check PDF accessibility1m 24s
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The screen reader experience2m 31s
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2. Accessibility in PDF Files
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The PDF remediation workflow3m 20s
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Specifying order7m 2s
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Contrast between elements4m 31s
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3. Make an Existing PDF File Accessible
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Explore PDF Remediation3m 10s
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Tag lists9m 40s
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Tag tables6m 24s
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The Table Editor6m 54s
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Artifacting elements5m 49s
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Validate the PDF file5m 21s
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4. Create an Accessible PDF File from Word
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Layout considerations3m 43s
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Add metadata3m 39s
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Styles and outline levels7m 42s
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Add bookmarks2m 32s
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Tag tables for accessibility7m 52s
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Add hyperlinks6m 18s
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Footnotes and endnotes2m 43s
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5. Create an Accessible PDF File from Powerpoint and Excel
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General considerations6m 24s
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Add alternative text2m 57s
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Work with tables4m 40s
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6. Create an Accessible PDF File from Adobe InDesign
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Add required metadata4m 22s
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Control tag order6m 23s
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Control reading order5m 44s
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Create captions6m 2s
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Create a list7m 34s
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Artifacting objects6m 16s
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PDF bookmarks in InDesign6m 42s
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Footnotes and endnotes8m 11s
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Include an index3m 27s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 20s
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