Space characters appear when trying to make accessible

[Patrick39031314z52u]

I wrote my thesis on Overleaf using LaTeX and then downloaded the final document as a PDF. In order to submit it, I need to add certain accessibility features to the document using Acrobat, including language, title, and alt text for the figures. The first two of these went fine, but when I clicked Prepare for accessibility > Add alternate text, Adobe told me that there were no figures in the document. Then, when I clicked Autotag Document and let it tag everything in the document including figures and paragraphs, it found the figures but added a bunch of unwanted dashes between words, which I take to be space characters that have for some reason been unhidden (see attachment).

How can I

1. Eliminate all of the space characters/dashes from the document, or

2. Add alt text to figures without running Autotag Document,

whichever is easier?

[Tariq Ahmad Dar]

Hi @Patrick39031314z52u, 

Sorry for the delayed response and troubled experience. 

With the limited information you provided, it is hard to guess what caused this effect on the document. 

If you are still experiencing this issue and need assistance, please let us know if you could share the original PDF you created initially. 

We are fully committed to addressing issues like this and ensuring the app functions smoothly for all users. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us improve, and we’re actively working to resolve this problem.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to make things right.

~Tariq