If you want the file to open in the selected format after saving, select the Open file after publishing check box.
Click the drop down arrow in the Save as Type box and click PDF (*.pdf) - I f you don't see this as an option in the menu, make sure you have the free Adobe Reader software installed on your computer.In the File Name box, enter a name for the file if you haven't already.Click Save As (choosing Save As keeps your original version and allows you to save an additional copy in another file format.).Open the document you want to save as a.Important: Once you have saved a document as a PDF file, you cannot convert it back to a Microsoft Office file format without specialized software or a third-party add-in. Today almost everyone has a version of Adobe Reader or other program on their computer that can read a PDF file. Essentially, the format is used when you need to save files that cannot be modified but still need to be easily shared and printed. If this is a sufficient technique for a success criterion, failing this test procedure does not necessarily mean that the success criterion has not been satisfied in some other way, only that this technique has not been successfully implemented and can not be used to claim conformance.PDF stands for "portable document format". That specifies the tab order setting to open the PDF document Use a tool that is capable of showing the page object entry Use the tab key to traverse the focus order in the document. Verify that the tab order is correct for focusable content by Use a tool that exposes the document through the accessibilityĪPI, and verify that the reading order is correct. Read the PDF document with a screen reader or a tool that reads aloud, listening to hear that each element is read in Verify that the content is in the correct reading order by one Commonįorm fields missing from the tagged content.įorm fields in the wrong location in the PDF content e.g., atĮxamples Example 1: Creating a 2-column document using Microsoft Word 2007 When a PDF document containing form fields has a correct reading order,Īll form fields are contained in the tab order in the appropriate order,Īnd in the correct order relative to other content in the PDF. These inconsistencies must then be corrected with repair tools Other elements may not convert to tagged PDF in the correct reading Layouts with graphics, tables, footnotes, side-bars, form fields, and The simplest way to ensure correct reading order is to structure theĭocument correctly in the authoring tool used to create the document,īefore conversion to tagged PDF. To bottom, across both columns, interpreting them as one column. Not properly tagged, a screen reader may read the document from top To sighted users as flowing from the top to the bottom of the firstĬolumn, then to the top of the next column. For example, someĭocuments use multiple columns, and the reading order is clear visually Users may not be able to understand the content.
If the reading order is not correct, keyboard and assistive technology The reading order of a PDF document is determined primarily by the tag order of document elements, including interactive elements, but the order of content within individual tags is determined by the PDF document’s content tree structure. Logical structure is created when a document is saved as tagged PDF. The tab order must reflect the logical order of the document. Tab order through content, including interactive elements (form fieldsĪnd links), determines the order in which these users can navigate For keyboard and assistive technology users, the Correct tab and reading order is typically accomplishedįor sighted users, the logical order of PDF content is also the visual Through content in a logical order that is consistent with the meaning
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