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darlasanti81
darlasanti81
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March 21, 2019
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Reading order issues for accessibility

  • March 21, 2019
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I am working on converting fillable pdf documents to ADA compliant and the last step is the reading order that I keep getting stuck on.  When I move an item in the reading order it throws all of the other structure off. I cannot get the reading order to stay in place and was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on how to handle this issue.  I will be willing to accept any guidance, please.  I tried contacting someone from Adobe and recommended to entering my concern here.  

Thank you,

Darla

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a_C_student16379412
a_C_student16379412
Inspiring
April 9, 2019

The Order Panel is worse than useless. I always use the Content Panel instead. It gives a greater level of control and doesn't eff up the tag order.

darlasanti81
darlasanti81Author
Participating Frequently
April 17, 2019

Thank you for the response, I appreciate it. Could anyone help with the process of clearing a URL link within a document for ADA compliance?

Thank you,

Warm regards,

Darla Santillanes

darlasanti81
darlasanti81Author
Participating Frequently
April 18, 2019

word, Bevi. ...word.


All of you are so very nice and I appreciate all the information and advise that you give.

Have a great day!

Warm regards,

Darla Santillanes

    Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
    Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
    Legend
    April 2, 2019

    Since the original poster said the PDF has form fields, then there are 3 main reading orders she could be referring to:

    • The reading order of the tags tree/Panel
    • The reading order in the Order panel
    • And the reading order (aka tab order) of the form fields themselves.

    Generally, if you move items in the Order panel, their corresponding tags in the Tags panel will also change.

    But if you move items in the Tags panel, most likely nothing will change in the Order panel.

    And the order of the form fields isn't affected by either.

    Recommend viewing Adobe's new video recordings on working with accessible PDFs by Rob Haverty (one of Adobe's accessibility experts). They're free and give excellent guidance. https://events-ar.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/881497641/en/events/catalog.html

    |    Bevi Chagnon   |  Designer, Trainer, & Technologist for Accessible Documents ||    PubCom |    Classes & Books for Accessible InDesign, PDFs & MS Office |
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      yn68_2
      Inspiring
      March 22, 2019

      Just to help anyone that might be able to assist, can you provide a few more details?

      1. What tool/app are you using to edit read order?
      2. If Acrobat Pro, can you specifically define how you are moving items in the read order? Are you using the Tags View? The Order View? Other?
      3. Elaborate on how the structure is changed. Do you mean the visual layout on your form changes? Like, text disappears? Or do you mean that tags in your Tags View jump to different areas/pages in the Tag structure order?

      - noel

      darlasanti81
      darlasanti81Author
      Participating Frequently
      April 1, 2019

      Thank you for responding, I appreciate it. I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro and every time I move one thing the order moves and it is hard to get it in the right order. I appreciate any additional information.

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      Warm regards,

      Darla Santillanes

      Administrative Assistant

      San Juan College- Office of Financial Aid

      4601 College Blvd. Farmington, N.M. 87402

      (505) 566-3564

      Fax: (505) 566-3593

      santillanesd@sanjuancollege.edu<mailto:santillanesd@sanjuancollege.edu>

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      yn68_2
      Inspiring
      April 1, 2019

      Acrobat Pro, check!

      Can you go into detail on what exactly you are moving and how you are moving it? The reason I ask is to help troubleshoot, we need to understand exactly what you are see and doing. For example, are you literally moving text on a page? Or are you using the Acrobat Pro Tags panel to move tags around? Or are you using some other tool to move things? What order are you seeing change? Tags from the Tags View or content/page order in the Order View?

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