Remove all Figure Tags for Accesssbility

Is there a way to set all tags as decorative instead of clicking 276 times  = 138 x 2. You have to click the next button, then move your mouse over to enable decorative figure. Even a key command for next buton would help.

Fixing these PDFs for ADA likley wil not help disabled people that much, but could bring me to insanity doing this to over 1200 PDFs on our website, and get carpal tunnel. 
​@Anand Sri Bhattacharya  ​@Tariq Ahmad Dar  

Is there a way to find all Figure tags? Google Ai suggest there is under Tags >btu that may have been in an older version. To manually find each tags is very time consuming and fixing one for example 51 page PDF with over 141 tags manually is alot of work. Any is hard to see what is selected to even decide what to name it.

I do not think many people are taking seriously updating their PDFs for ADA compatibility, and do not see a way they will be able to enforce, except for removing fudjing to government sponsored companies.

This is all my find shows.

Hello ​@Mike_Gondek10189183,

I would be cautious about deleting all of the Figure tags in bulk.

A Figure tag is used to identify non-text content such as images, charts, logos, icons, and other visual elements. If you remove all Figure tags, screen readers may no longer be able to identify content that could be important for users with disabilities. In other words, deleting the tags could make the document less accessible rather than more accessible.

The accessibility checker is reporting that these Figure tags are missing alternate text. That does not necessarily mean the Figure tags themselves are incorrect.

Before making any changes, I would recommend saving a copy of the PDF and testing a different approach:

1. Save a copy of the file.
2. Open Preferences > Accessibility.
3. If available in your version of Acrobat, enable Use cloud-based services for document tagging.
4. Return to Prepare for Accessibility and run Automatically Tag PDF on the copy.
5. Review whether the results reduce the number of figures requiring manual attention.

After re-tagging:

• If a figure contains meaningful information, keep the Figure tag and add alternate text.
• If a figure is purely decorative, consider marking it as an artifact so screen readers ignore it.
• If the PDF was created from another application, such as Word, InDesign, or Express, it may also be more efficient to correct the source file and create a new PDF rather than manually editing a large number of tags.

Can you tell us what application was used to create these PDFs and whether the flagged figures are actual images, logos, icons, or decorative design elements? That may help identify a more efficient workflow.

Also, wait for more information from experts in the community.

~Tariq