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melissa_5850
melissa_5850
Participant
March 31, 2026
Question

HOW?? Re WCAG 2.1 how to set PDFs so readers follow a vertical column of figures, not reading across.

  • March 31, 2026
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As a legislative body, we produce an abundance of public facing financial records. Currently the reader “Read Out Loud” reads across, not the vertical columns of figures and sums.  What’s the fastest way to correct that without changing the order for every single section of every single document every single time? 

    1 reply

    Meenakshi_Negi
    Meenakshi_Negi
    Legend
    March 31, 2026

    Hi melissa_5850,


    Thank you for reaching out.


    If you're looking to correct the reading order in your PDF, please refer to the following help document for guidance: https://adobe.ly/489butV.


    If you continue to experience any issues, please send us the original PDF, and we will check it to provide you with the correct information.


    Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further assistance.


    Thanks,

    Meenakshi

    melissa_5850
    melissa_5850Author
    Participant
    March 31, 2026

    Thank you, but it sounds like you have no experience with ADA for budgets/spreadsheets exported into PDF format. I turned to CoPilot which provided the information. 

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