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Use NVDA or another screen reader to test your PDF. Everything in your PDF should be read by the screen reader in order. If anything is skipped, be sure to fix the reading order or tab order or any additional issues you may run into. Once you are done, the PDF should be fully accessible, and you can share it with your student, or other faculty that need it.

Section 5.15: PDF Form Wizard

The Form Wizard scans your form and automatically add fields for you.

1. Open the Prepare Form Tool.

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2. Click Start, your form fields will be created.

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Section 5.16: Creating Form Fields with Text

1. Click Prepare Form Tool.

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2. Select Add a Text Field to add text.

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3. Draw a square where you want the text to be.

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Section 5.17: Creating Fillable Forms

1. Click the Prepare Form Tool.

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2. To add boxes to your table, click Add a Text Field in the panel above.

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1. To add a date box, click Add a Date Field in the panel above.

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1. To add check boxes, click Add check boxes to enable options the panel above.

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1. To check if all of these boxes are working, click Preview in the top right corner. You should be able to type in your name, choose a date from the calendar, and check boxes.

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Section 5.18: Creating a Checklist in PDFs

1. Click Prepare Form Tool

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2. Select Add Check Box Icon, this will allow you to create a list where the user can choose from a selection of choices.

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Section 5.19: Creating Buttons in PDFs

1. Click Prepare Form Tool

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2. Select the OK Icon, and create an appropriate name in the Field Name.

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3. This will create a button to activate an action. Like Printing, or Submitting

4. Select All Properties, and go to the Action Tab. In the Add an Action field, change Select Trigger to Mouse Up. For selecting an action, choose the appropriate action for your button. This example has a reset button so we will use the action “Reset a form”.

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Section 5.20: Adding a Calendar in PDFs

1. Click Prepare Form Tool.

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2. Select Add a Date Field, and place the box into a Date Cell.

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Section 5.21: Protecting your PDF

1. Click the Protect Tool.

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2. In the panel above, select Protect Using Password.

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3. Select your choice of needing a password for allowing viewers to see or edit the PDF.

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4. Create your Password and click Apply.

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