
About accessibility and Adobe PDF documents
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 incorporates two distinct sets of accessibility features--that is, features
that assist users with blindness, low-vision, and mobility impairments. The first set of
features helps authors create accessible documents from new or existing PDF documents.
These features include simple methods for checking accessibility and adding tags to PDF
documents. (See
Making existing Adobe PDF documents accessible
Other, more complex features allow authors to fix accessibility and reading-order
problems by editing the PDF file structure. (See
Checking a document's reading order
making PDF documents more accessible to users, authors may help their organizations
meet government standards for accessibility and broaden their readership.
The second set of accessibility features helps readers with motion or vision limitations
navigate and view PDF documents more easily. Many of these features can be adjusted by
using the Accessibility Setup Assistant. (See
Setting accessibility preferences
.):
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Keyboard alternatives to mouse actions. (See
Using keyboard shortcuts for menu
.)
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Support for assistive technology (such as screen readers and screen magnifiers) that read
content and convert it to speech or braille output. (See
Outputting accessible text for a braille printer
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Visibility customization to make text and images easier to view. (See
.)
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Reflow capability for text, to view at high magnification or on Portable Device Assistants
(PDA). (See
Reflowing the contents of tagged Adobe PDF documents
.)
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Speech functionality on systems without assistive technologies. (See
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Navigation through documents using automatic scrolling, to reduce keyboard actions. (See
For more information about creating accessible PDF documents and for using accessibility
features in Adobe Acrobat to read PDF documents, visit the Adobe website at
.
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Page 37: ...What s New in Adobe Acrobat 3D New features ...
Page 95: ...Finding Adobe PDF Files Using Organizer Using the Organizer window ...
Page 184: ...FORMS About Adobe PDF forms Setting Forms preferences ...
Page 241: ...Collecting Data from Submitted Forms Collecting form data by email ...
Page 316: ...SECURITY About security Viewing the security settings of an open Adobe PDF document ...
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Page 508: ...Optimizing Adobe PDF Documents Using PDF Optimizer ...
Page 571: ...SEARCH AND INDEX About searching Adobe PDF documents ...
Page 602: ...PRINT PRODUCTION About print production in Acrobat ...
Page 729: ...SPECIAL FEATURES About document metadata About JavaScript in Acrobat About Digital Editions ...
Page 738: ...Working with JavaScript Working with JavaScript in Acrobat ...
Page 762: ...ADOBE VERSION CUE About Adobe Version Cue Getting help Key features of Adobe Version Cue ...
Page 809: ...Tutorial Version Cue Getting started with Version Cue ...
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