Making PDFs Accessible

Editing the Tags Panel

We want the tags to be neat and organized. Move through the document chronologically to verify all elements are nested and labeled correctly.

All content elements must be nested properly. The Appendix of this document provides examples of correct labels and order. The title will always be Heading 1 (H1) and will be the first heading in the tags panel.

To change a tag label: (E.G. from H2 to H3, or H2 to P) Right click on the element you want to change > select Properties > select the Type from the dropdown selection menu.
Dealing with or tags: if sections are nested in tags or other similar tags, you can select all the tags and bring them into the same line up as the others, taking them out of the sections and putting them in the exterior lineup. If you empty a tag, or make it an artifact, delete the empty tag to keep a clean interface.

Select the tag for the Table > right click > Table Editor
Header Cells: select the cell you want to be Header Cell > right click > Table Cell Properties >
Select Header Cell under Type > Select appropriate Scope from Select Drop Down menu > Give
the cell an ID under Attributes > OK
Data Cells: select the cell you want to be a Data Cell > right click > Table Cell Properties > Select
Data Cell under Type > Select the add button on the Associated Header Cell IDs > select the
appropriate associated headers from the drop down menu > OK
Tip: You can select more than one cell at once and assign the same IDs to them all, but this will
only work for cells that are identical at present, so choose your path wisely. You are going to have to go to each cell no matter what, so sometimes this is not helpful, but I find it nice when there are multiple header cells and I can just assign them all at once.