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Accessible PDF

  • Basics
  • Troubleshooting
    • 01. Real content tagged
    • 06. Metadata
    • 07. Dictionary
    • 13. Graphics
    • 14. Headings
    • 16. Lists
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07. Dictionary

Tutorials for troubleshooting PDF/UA errors associated with failure conditions of checkpoint “07. Dictionary” of the Matterhorn Protocol.

Document title isn’t set

In the document properties of the PDF you can define whether the document is displayed with the file name or the document title. This appears in the window title bar of Acrobat (Reader) as well as AT uses this kind of information.

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Authoring Software

  • Microsoft Word
  • Adobe InDesign

Checkpoints

  • 01. Real content tagged
  • 06. Metadata
  • 07. Dictionary
  • 13. Graphics
  • 14. Headings
  • 16. Lists

Type of inspection

  • Automatic testing
  • Manual testing

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Basics

  • Defining PDF tags in InDesign
  • Defining PDF tags in Word
  • Create and modify PDF tags in Acrobat
  • Adjust logical reading order in Acrobat
  • General working with PDF tags in Acrobat
  • Structure with the help of multi-level headings
  • Add an alt text
  • Unimportant and decorative objects as artifact
  • Check semantics and logical reading order
  • Overview of the PDF tags

Troubleshooting

  • Document isn’t the top-level tag
  • Heading tags instead of TOCI within TOC
  • Tagged table lines
  • PDF/UA identifier is missing
  • Document title isn’t set
  • No Figure tag in compatibility mode
  • Tagged image in header or footer
  • Figure without Bounding Box
  • Image as block element
  • Skipped heading levels
  • List is not tagged as list

Glossary

  • accessible PDF
  • alt text
  • alternative text
  • assistive Technology
  • AT
  • automatic testing
  • logical reading order
  • manual testing
  • Matterhorn Protocol
  • order
  • PAC
  • PDF/UA
  • reading order
  • Tagged PDF
  • tags
  • WCAG
  • Imprint
  • Privacy
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