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hyphenated words are read as two words in accessible pdf

Community Beginner ,
Mar 27, 2024 Mar 27, 2024

When exporting InDesign document to accessible pdf, hyphenated words are read as two words it happens only in tagged pdf. How to resolve this issue either in InDesign or acrobat.  

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Adobe Employee ,
Mar 27, 2024 Mar 27, 2024

Hi,

 

Sorry to hear about the trouble. Can you please share more details like the version of InDesign & OS along with a screenshot of the export settings? Is this happening with a specific file or multiple files?

 

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Rishabh

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Community Beginner ,
Mar 28, 2024 Mar 28, 2024

I'm using InDesign 17.4, it happens when create tagged pdf option is selected when exporting to pdf. This issue occurs in all files while reading in JAWS.

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Community Expert ,
Mar 27, 2024 Mar 27, 2024
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When exporting InDesign document to accessible pdf, hyphenated words are read as two words it happens only in tagged pdf. How to resolve this issue either in InDesign or acrobat.  


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Automatically or manually hyphenated?

 

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Community Beginner ,
Mar 28, 2024 Mar 28, 2024

It happens in both cases when reading in JAWS

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Adobe Employee ,
Apr 19, 2024 Apr 19, 2024
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Hi,

 

Sorry for the delay in response. I found a few similar issues while using JAWS when I googled this issue  have you checked with Jaws support team?

 

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Rishabh

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