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December 4, 2025
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Increasing Read Time Delay for PDFs

  • December 4, 2025
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Hello, 

 

I am working on some accessible PDFs, and have already implemented Paragraph styles and a Reading order. However, when I export the PDF to Acrobat and test out the Screen Reader I find that it reads the document much to quickly, and in most instances cause it all too run on together. 

 

I've tried searching with no luck. Can anyone tell me how to add a delay between my components (H1, H2, P, etc), so that the screen reader reads the document at a normal pace, and doesn't cause it all to run on together and become incoherent? 

 

Thanks! 

Correct answer Mike Witherell

If, by Screen Reader, you mean Acrobat Pro, then go to Preferences > Reading > Read Out Loud Options > Words per minute

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Mike Witherell
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December 5, 2025

If, by Screen Reader, you mean Acrobat Pro, then go to Preferences > Reading > Read Out Loud Options > Words per minute

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