In addition to tag order, reading order is also important for PDF accessibility. See how to control the reading order of content in this video.
- So once again we get in to a slightly confusing topic…when we talk about order inside a successful PDF file.…And we know that the tag order is what Assistive Software…uses to read the contents of a document,…so the order in which the tags appear in the exported PDF…controls the order that Assistive Software is going to…to read that information.…The other order that we have is what's called…reading order, but I like to refer to this as flow order,…because it really doesn't control how the content is read,…but more how the content would be re-flowed, which is often…something used by low-vision users.…
So, let me demonstrate what I mean here.…I'm going to go ahead and export this file as a PDF,…so I'll put this in the 06 folder,…and I'll call this Reading Order.…I know this gets a little confusing,…so I'll go ahead and save that.…So if I look at the Tags pane, we can see that the order…that these are in are exactly what we're looking for.…And everything is looking pretty good,…exactly what we want.…And remember, that is the tag order, not the reading order.…
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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
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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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