Adobe Acrobat XI - Manual (Page 442)

435
Accessibility, tags, and reflow
Last updated 1/14/2015
Check accessibility of PDFs (Acrobat Pro)
A good way to check the accessibility of a document is to use tools that your readers will use. Even if you do not have
access to those tools, Adobe Acrobat provides an automated way to check the accessibility of a PDF file. The Full Check
feature in Acrobat checks a PDF for many of the characteristics of accessible PDFs. You can choose which accessibility
problems to look for and how you want the results reported.
Select Start Checking. The results are displayed in the Accessibility Checker panel on the left, which also has helpful
links and hints for repairing issues. If you created a report in step 2, the results are available in the selected folder.
Because the Full Check feature can't distinguish between essential and nonessential content types, some issues it reports
don’t affect readability. It’s a good idea to review all issues to determine which ones require correction.
The report displays one of the following statuses for each rule check:
• Passed: The item is accessible.
• Skipped By User: Rule was not checked because it wasn't selected in the Accessibility Checker Options dialog box.
• Needs Manual Check: The Full Check feature couldn't check the item automatically. Verify the item manually.
• Failed: The item didn't pass the accessibility check.
1 Choose Tools > Accessibility > Full Check.
Note: If you don't see Accessibility on the Tools panel, choose View > Tools > Accessibility.
2 In the Report Options section, select options for how you want to view the results. You can save the results as an
HTML file, or as comments that are located where the accessibility problems are detected.
3 Select a page range if you prefer to check individual sections of a document.
When you have a large document, running a full check one section at a time can be more efficient.
4 Select one or more of the Checking Options.
5 Select Start Checking. The results are displayed in the Accessibility Checker panel on the left, which also has helpful
links and hints for repairing issues. If you created a report in step 2, the results are available in the selected folder.
Because the Full Check feature can't distinguish between essential and nonessential content types, some issues it
reports don’t affect readability. It’s a good idea to review all issues to determine which ones require correction.
The report displays one of the following statuses for each rule check:
• Passed: The item is accessible.
• Skipped By User: Rule was not checked because it wasn't selected in the Accessibility Checker Options dialog
box.
• Needs Manual Check: The Full Check feature couldn't check the item automatically. Verify the item manually.
• Failed: The item didn't pass the accessibility check.