This short article is designed to give you tips for optimizing the Adobe Acrobat DC workspace for making accessibility changes. Download and open the example PDF (shortened URL: http://ow.ly/ZIkC30jFNBS), which contains all the elements we need in order to properly configure Adobe Acrobat DC. Next, follow each of the steps below:
- Enable Tools: Click on the Tools tab > locate Accessibility > click the Add button.
- Show Panes: Go to View > Show/Hide > Navigation Panes > and check Content, Order, and Tags.
- Table Editor Options: Right-click on the content within the table > click on Table Editor Options > and make sure all the checkboxes are checked:
- Check Reading Order: Click on Accessibility from the tools panel in the right side of Acrobat DC > click Reading Order from the list of Accessibility Tools > make sure the following options are checked/selected:
Hit the Close button when you are finished.
After following these steps, the Navigation Panes (on the left) and Tools (on the right) should look something like this:
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