Redacting signatures AFTER making an accessible pdf

[dean_spouszta_5622]

I made a pdf accessible using the Accessibility Wizard and then went to redact signatures after the fact. In doing so, I've lost all of the accessibility changes, is this normal? How can I redact signatures on an accessible pdf without losing the accessibility changes?

[Tariq Dar · Accepted solution]

Hi @dean_spouszta_5622, 

Sorry for the delayed response and troubling experience. 

When you make the file accessible, the accessibility data stored in the file is stored as metadata. I am assuming that when you redacted the file and ran the redaction tool, you may have cleared the metadata as well, hence the problem. 

To know more about metadata, please read this: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/pdf-properties-metadata.html 

Let us know if you have more questions. 

~Tariq

[dean_spouszta_5622]

Thanks Tariq. So perform the redaction first then run the accessibility wizard?

[Tariq Dar]

Sadly, that is the way to make it easier @dean_spouszta_5622!

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions in the future.

~Tariq