Setting accessibility preferences
If you start Adobe Acrobat for the first time in Windows while a screen reader or screen
magnifier is running, the Accessibility Setup Assistant, a wizard, starts to help you set
Acrobat preferences for better accessibility. Indicate the type of assistive device that you
use to present the best options for your system. If you use Mac OS or want to change your
preferences later, you must start the Accessibility Setup Assistant from the Advanced
menu. The wizard presents accessibility preferences that most affect users with screen
readers and magnifiers. Additional preferences may be set manually in the Accessibility,
Reading, Forms, and Multimedia panels of the Preferences dialog box. (See
To set accessibility preferences with the Accessibility Setup Assistant:
1. Start the Accessibility Setup Assistant by doing one of the following:
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Choose Advanced > Accessibility > Setup Assistant.
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(Windows only) Start Adobe Acrobat while a screen reader or screen magnifier is running.
2. Select the option that you prefer:
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Select Set Options For Screen Readers if you use a device that reads text out loud or sends
it to a braille output device.
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Select Set Options For Screen Magnifiers if you use a device that makes text appear larger
on-screen.
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Select Set All Accessibility Options if you use a combination of assistive devices.
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Select Use Recommended Settings And Skip Setup to use the recommended settings for
accessibility.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to select accessibility options. (See
.) If you click Cancel at any point, Acrobat uses default settings for accessibility
(not recommended).
4. Click Done.
To set additional accessibility preferences in the Preferences dialog box:
1. Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat > Preferences (Mac OS).
2. Select Accessibility. To improve compatibility with documents that don't specify a tab
order, select Use Document Structure For Tab Order When No Explicit Tab Order Is
Specified. Select any other preferences you want. (See
3. Select Forms, and then select background or highlighting colors for form fields.
4. Select Multimedia, and select the accessibility preferences that you want.
5. Select Reading, and select the Read Form Fields option and other appropriate options.
(See
.)
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