When preparing a Word document for export to accessible PDF format, there are some design considerations you should keep in mind. Learn about those considerations in this video.
- [Instructor] There are some things…that you should keep in mind…when you're building a document in Word.…And if you consider these things…during the creation process, you'll make life…a lot easier throughout the PDF remediation process.…Let's just go over a few things before we dive in.…Now, I'm beginning this video with the Layout Word document…already open on my computer.…You can see that this is very similar to the document…that we were working on in the previous chapter,…although it looks slightly different…because Word has certain limitations…that are inherent to the application itself.…
So, what we've done in this document…is we've created an employee manual…based on the functionality contained inside of Word.…Now, Word has a very natural top-to-bottom flow to it.…And, because of that, it really makes it easy…to define the order of objects when they're exported to PDF.…As you see things on the page,…and as I click and drag, you can see…this content is basically flowing from top to bottom,…and as you're going to see a little bit later,…
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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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