Adding a reading order (for accessibility) to a secure pdf?

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Hello all, hope everyone is well.

Apologies if this seems like a daft question..... but is it possible to add a reading order (for accessibility / screen readers) to a secure pdf.

I've tried adding the reading order THEN generating a secure pdf, this results in adding the security settings but stripping out the reading order.

If I create the secure pdf first and THEN try and add the reading order, the options for reading order are ghosted out and not active.

Basically, I have a client who ideally wants secure pdfs but also wants a specific reading order (due to tables and columns) for screen readers.

Any help or feedback would be greatly appreciated.

try67 · Answer

Most likely no, as the security policy would prevent such changes to the file. This is something that should be done before security is applied.

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