Accessibility help: Can you edit the text in a container in the tags tree

[ambert12698468]

I'm working on remediating a PDF that was created in InDesign that I'm now correcting in Acrobat. I ended up having to rearrange some things in the reading order which forced some of my text behind the artwork, which I then had to manually go in Acrobat and move to the front. 

Doing this messed up my tags, so I had to go in and highlight the text and create a new tag for it. Since I'm using a lighter color of the same text to help the text stand out against the backround, it's picking up both text blocks and then confusing them in the container in the tags tree. (Screen shot). Is there a way to manually edit the text in the container in the tags tree? I don't see how I can only select the top version of the text so that the type isn't repeating. 

[S. S]

Hi @ambert12698468

Hope you are doing well. Sorry for the trouble, and the delayed response.

A few suggestions here, which might be helpful:

If the lighter text is purely decorative, mark it as an artifact:

1. Use the Reading Order Tool (View > Tools > Accessibility > Reading Order).
2. Highlight the lighter text in question and mark it as "Background/Artifact."
3. This excludes it from the tags tree and ensures screen readers skip it.

Manually Create or Edit the Text Tag

1. Highlight the correct text block with the Selection tool.
2. Right-click in the tags tree and choose Create Tag From Selection.
3. Assign it the correct tag type (e.g., <P> for paragraphs, <H1> for headings).
4. Edit the tag properties as needed to ensure the reading order and semantic meaning are correct.

Hope this helps.

-Souvik