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Overview: Tags are invisible labels that give semantic meaning to the document. Tags help screen readers and other assistive technologies know what each element is. It could be a heading, an image, a paragraph, anything. They convey this information to users as tags, then users have the ability to easily navigate the document and understand its structure.
There are two methods to manually add a tag:
Directly in the tag tree
Using the Reading Order Tool
When you tag directly in the tag tree you can either,
Create an empty tag and then associate the content with it. (Not recommended due to it taking longer.)
Create the tag and associate the content at the same time. (Much faster)
When you use the Reading Order Tool, the tag is automatically created and associated with the content at the same time.
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Section 5.1: Working with the Tag Tree
To see if your document has tags, go to the Navigation Pane and select the Tags Page. The Accessibility Tags pane will open and you will see one of two things.
There is a tagged tree with several tags for your document.
The words No Tags Available.
Section 5.2: Adding a Tags Root to an Untagged PDF
If there are no tags in the Accessibility Tags Pane, you need to start by creating a Tags Root. This is very similar to HTML’s Body Tag.
To create a Tag Root, click on the Options Button.
Click Create Tags Root. The No Tags Available alert will change to Tags. There is also an option to Autotag the Document, but that will be discussed later.
Section 5.3: Add Tags
Next, you need to add tags for the content in your project. To add tags,
Click on the Options button and select New Tag.
The New Tag popup box will appear. Choose the type of tag you want to make from the dropdown menu. Our example is a document, so the Type will be a Document Tag.
Add an optional title and click OK. This is the process for creating all of the tags available in Adobe Acrobat.
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Note: Instead of right-clicking the Root Tag, you can create new tags by opening the Options Menu in the Tags Pane. When using this method, ensure the appropriate tag level is highlighted or selected in the tag tree. For instance, if a Heading 1 level tag is selected and you create a new tag via the Options Menu, the new tag will be added as a child of the Heading 1 tag. To place a new tag at the top level of the tree, make sure to click on or select the Tags Root first. |
Section 5.1: How to Tag Manually
Tags are used in Adobe Acrobat to identify a contents value in a document so it can be read and interpreted by assistive technology. By tagging an object, we are assigning a hierarchical value to an element. For example: An <H1> tag is used for Headings Style 1 or the main heading for a section or chapter. <H2> is used for Heading Style 2, most commonly used for subsections. In a hierarchy, <H2> must be parented under <H1>. Paragraphs or <p>, but be parented under <H2> or in necessary order. Headings must always be higher than paragraphs.
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Open the Tag Navigation Pane. Click the Options drop-down menu.
Select Create Tags Root. A tag icon should appear.
Section 5.2: Adding Tags
Now we can start creating our tags for the document. To create your new tags,
Right-click the Tags Root.
Select New Tag.
For our Coastal Comforts Example, we will create a Document Tag.
Select the Type from the dropdown menu and choose Document.
Add a title
Click OK. Your tag will appear in the hierarchy.
Section 5.3: Editing Tags and Tag Types
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Double click the tag and type in the new tag.
Right click the tag, select Properties. In the Tag Tab select the Type of tag from the drop down menu.
Section 5.4: How to Move Tags
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Click the Selection Tool.
Select the content in the document pane.
Right-click the tag.
Select Create Tag from Selection.
Now a container with the content will be created inside that tag.
Section 5.8: How to Create a Tag and Add Content to a Tag at the Same Time
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Click the Selection tool.
Select the content.
Click the Options menu.
Select Create Tag from Selection.
Select the Type of tag from the drop-down menu and click OK.
Section 5.9: Finding Tagged Content from the Document Pane
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Click the Selection Tool.
Highlight/select the item with your cursor.
Open the Options Menu in the Tags Pane.
Select Find Tag from Selection.
The tag will be highlighted/selected in the tag tree.
Section 5.10: Using the Reading Order Tool
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Go to Tools then Accessibility.
From the drop-down, select Add Shortcut.
You'll then see it appear as a purple icon in the right-side Tools Pane.
If you've previously created this Accessibility shortcut, you can just access it directly from the Tools Pane.
Select Reading Order.
This tool doesn’t offer all possible tag types, so if you need one that isn’t listed, you’ll have to create that tag in the Tags navigation pane.
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You can also turn items that have already been tagged into Artifacts. This is often necessary when you’re working with an automatically tagged document during manual touch-up.
Open the Tags Pane.
Right-click the content that needs to be labeled as an Artifact (not the tag itself, but the content within it, which is next to the container icon that looks like a little box).
Select Change Tag to Artifact.
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Click the Options menu in the Tags Pane.
Click Find.
Artifacts will already be selected as the first option in the drop-down menu.
Select Search Page or Search Document.
Click the Find button.
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