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The Navigation Pane contains several sub-panes. If a specific pane isn’t visible, you can display it by right clicking on the Navigation Pane. An expansion menu will appear with several items to choose from. A checkmark indicates that that pane is visible in the Navigation Pane. When you click on a new sub-pane, it will appear in the Navigation Pane. The 3 most important panes (relevant to accessibility) in the Navigation Pane are Content, Order, and Tags.

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  • The Content Pane is used to address reflow issues that cannot be resolved with the Reading Order Tool. It allows you to adjust the stacking order of visual elements in Reflow View. These concepts will be explained further below and in later sections of the course.

  • The Order Pane specifies the sequence in which content appears in Reflow View.

  • The Tags Pane enables you to create, edit, and review the document’s tags.

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In the Tasks Pane, we’re interested in the Prepare for Accessibility section, which includes many tools such as the Fix Reading Order Tool and the Full Check for Accessibility to identify accessibility issues.

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Reflow View

When zooming in on content, the fixed visual layout of PDF documents can make reading difficult, as users often need to scroll horizontally across the full width of the document in addition to scrolling vertically. The text reflow option addresses this by allowing users to magnify text within the limits of the viewport, reducing the need for side-to-side scrolling. Reflow view is significantly more convenient and easier to read, especially at high magnification levels (Acrobat supports zooming up to 6400%).

Before enabling content reflow, the original document’s layout remains fixed, which can pose challenges for users who need to zoom in.

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To activate text reflow,

  1. Go to the View tab.Click on Zoom in the View expansion menu. bottom right corner of the screen and click on the Display the Page at 100% Magnification.

  2. In the expansion menu, click More at the bottom to show the full list of options.

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  3. Click on Reflow at the bottom of the Zoom expansion menu.

    The Reflow button with a paper icon to the left of it.Image Added
  4. After activating reflow, the document shows as a single column: Although it may not look great when viewed at full width, the real advantage of displaying text in a single column is that it improves the experience when zoomed in, because it eliminates side to side scrolling.

    A document in Acrobat with Reflow active. The text is in a single column.Image Added

Section 4.2: Tools Used to Review/Assess PDFs

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