Tagged Pdf x Acrobat Read Aloud (New Version Option)
- June 1, 2026
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I’m faced a new problem with tagged pdf, I´ll put in topics to be the clearest possible with this issue :
Overview
I'm developing a layout that requires the use of accessibility tags and there are a lot of currency values to be read.
The idea is that this value will be read by the "Text Aloud" feature in Acrobat Reader (free) or any kind of pdf reader with this functionality.
In the example attached to this ticket, I've included an image with a monetary value.
To illustrate, I created a simple test layout and added an image using the "Role\Figure" tag and the "Alternate text" feature with the plain text "one hundred sixty-two thousand seven hundred fifty-seven dollars and thirty-three cents".
The result
As a result, the text is expected to be read in its entirety as written, however, what happens is that the audio reading simply ignores some words; in this example, the words "hundred" and "seven" are ignored.

Like a workarround I disable the “New Acrobat” option, this way works fine.
Is ther a way to correct this problem for the new version of Acrobat reader ?
Note: I attached the tagged pdf that I used for this test.
Kind regards
Marcos Silva
