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September 1, 2015
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How do you get the tabbed buttons on screen to highlight? This is important for 508.

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Am I missing the function that allows button on screen to highlight on screen when I tab through the buttons? This is important for 508 compliance. The toolbar buttons highlight no problem. The rollover options do not work with tabbing.

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Justenuf2bdangerous
Inspiring
September 29, 2015

Go to File>Publish Settings. for reasons unknown to rational beings, Adobe has set the default setting to hide the selection rectangle you need for accessibility:

Uncheck the box and your interactives will now be highlighted as you tab through. The bad news? Adobe has set the default color (which can only be changed by diving into the .css files) to pale blue. Apparently, a high contrast color as required by 508 standards is too much to ask for (although i have, repeatedly, done just that)

Justenuf

Participant
January 31, 2018

Thanks Justenuf, this was super helpful!

RodWard
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 1, 2015

I'm curious.  Where in the 508 compliance rules does it state that rollovers need to be highlighted in a given colour?

Participant
September 1, 2015

When you tab through all of the available options, it provides no indicator on any button screens which one you are on.

RodWard
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 1, 2015

Perhaps.  But a blind user wouldn't notice that was missing would they?  They'd be using a screen reader software app anyway.

So, where is the answer my original question.  Where in the 508 documentation does it require this?